Darrell Fox is taking the summer to rekindle memories of his brother Terry's Marathon of Hope and raise money for cancer research on the Terry Fox Tour of Hope. During his stopover in Cambridge Friday he posed with a picture of his brother and the two vintage vehicles taking part in the tour.

The spirit of Terry Fox came alive for hundreds of people last Friday as the minivan he used on his Marathon of Hope rolled into Cambridge.

The 1980 Ford Econoline van was found in British Columbia where it was used by a touring band. Ford rebuilt the van for the Canadian Cancer Society and with the assistance of Scotia McLeod it is touring Canada from St. John's Newfoundland to Victoria British Columbia.

Accompanying the van on its journey is Terry's brother Darrell, who accompanied the runner back in 1980.

"One of the interesting things about this van is its connection to Cambridge," Fox said.

"It was built by Funcraft, which was at one time a big company here."

The van was apparently returned to the company after the Marathon of Hope was cut short in Thunder Bay and then sold to the Bill Johnston family in B.C. who kept it for years before turning it over to one of their sons for use by his band.

"It's sort of ironic, because music was always a big part of Terry's life. He loved country music and we'd play that when he was in the van. I was younger, so of course, I like rock 'n' roll and our driver Dan, he didn't like music so when he was driving there was no music at all."

Johnathan Rigby of Scotia McLeod said the aim of the Terry Fox Tour of Hope is two-fold.

"What we are doing is introducing Terry Fox to a new generation of Canadians who may never have heard of Terry before and to help raise money for cancer research," he said.

Just like the original tour, the Ford van is being escorted by police on its journey. In this case the OPP is riding along.

"We are glad to have been asked to be a part of this," said acting Sgt. Mark Foster of the OPP's West Region Headquarters. "We had an old cruiser we could use. On the Marathon of Hope we used a 1979 Crown Victoria but the closest thing we had in the museum was this 1989."

As in the original tour, Foster said the escort detail is being handed off from one OPP unit to another.

In this case, the old cruiser will be driven across the province by six officers.

Foster said the tour's journey from Scotia Bank to Scotia Bank across Ontario had been uneventful until Thursday night.

"We were staying in Woodstock last night and when we came out in the morning the car was like this," Foster said pointing to two kicked-in door panels.

"We've already informed the commissioner and we'll be taking a break over the weekend, which will give us a chance to get it fixed."

The tour started May 22 in St. John's and is slated to wrap up in Victoria in September.

Meanwhile, Terry Barlow, chair of the local Terry Fox Run, is thrilled to see the Tour of Hope come to Cambridge.

"This is great publicity for us," he said. "It's a reminder for people about what our run is all about."

The next Terry Fox Run will be held Sept. 14 in Riverside Park.