40th CVMG Paris National Rally

3nd CMA Vintage Rally

Paris Rally History

In 1973 the CVMG, which had grown from its inception in 1969, to about 70 members on its mailing list, held the first of the Annual Rallies at the Welland MCC Grounds with 37 entries.             

In the late 1970's all events, except the Annual CVMG Rally became the responsibility of a particular section. The Annual Rally, being very large even then, was to be done by a committee of volunteers from the various adjacent CVMG sections, operating under the guidance and supervision of the CVMG National Executive.

The Rally had been at Welland for the first few years, then went to Molson's Park at Barrie for some years, then one year at Cayuga, several years back at an expanded Welland Club site (which had unsolvable drainage problems for a large event) and for the last two decades at the Paris Fair Grounds. 2011 will mark the 20th year that the Rally has been held in Paris Ontario at the Paris Agricultural Society's "Paris Fairgrounds".

In 2010, the CVMG partnered with the Canadian Motorcycle Association, of which the CVMG is a longtime affiliate, and the rally became the first CMA Vintage National Rally as well as the 38th CVMG National Rally.   In 2010 the rally hosted over 650 rally registrants from across Canada and the USA and more than 2500 day visitors. It has become an event not to be missed.

To learn more about, or to join the CVMG go to:  http://www.cvmg.ca