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Louis Guilbault, winner of the 1980 boxcar race

Five adults pose with a child seated in a small wooden racing car.

Photo: Marcel Guilbault, Armande Nobert G., Marie Mayrand, Lise Guilbault, Louis Guilbault and Benoît Guilbault.

Source: Yvan Guilbault Collection.

With a medal around his neck, Louis Guilbault poses with his family. His boxcar, built by none other than carpenter Jacques Mayrand, was crowned the winner of this quirky race. An event like no other, the boxcar race was organized as part of Grondines’ tricentennial celebrations.