Gerry Kuipers

Gerry Kuipers
Born
Gerhardus Kuipers II

July 31, 1935
Den Helder, The Netherlands
DiedMay 13, 2013(2013-05-13) (aged 77)
Edmonton, Canada
Other namesGerald Kuipers
Gerhard Kuipers
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, auto restorer
Children4, including Ronald A. Kuipers
AwardsPowerama Prize for Antique Car Restoration (2005)[1]
Not to be confused with Gerard Kuiper.

Gerry Kuipers (born Gerhardus Kuipers; 31 July 1935) was a Dutch-Canadian businessman and auto restorer active in the late twentieth century.[2][3] Kuipers was also the plaintiff in the 1976 Alberta Supreme Court lawsuit Kuipers v Gordon Riley Transport.[4] Following Kuipers' passing in 2013, many of his personal papers were archived in the Gerry Segger Heritage Collection at The King's University in Edmonton, Canada.[5]

  1. ^ "Model A Stands Out". The Montreal Gazette. May 25, 2005. p. 55.
  2. ^ "Rare Canadian-made Ford Model A Rescued". The Vancouver Sun. May 20, 2005. p. E4.
  3. ^ Witten, Jeremy (October 12, 2022). "Pilots North: Alberta and IMAX Dome film history". retroACTIVE. Government of Alberta.
  4. ^ Lieberman, Samuel Sereth (September 30, 1976). "Kuipers v. Gordon Riley Transport (1967) Ltd. 1976 CarswellAlta 69, [1976] A.J. No. 408, 1 C.C.L.T. 233". WestLaw Next. p. 14.
  5. ^ Bjornson, Bonita Schalk. "Gerry Segger and Gerry Kuipers". kingsu.libguides.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.