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JUNE 2025: A 1957 CHEVY BEL AIR 2-DOOR HARDTOP GETS FREED...
One of the most iconic cars in the hobby is the 1957 Chevy, arguably the most popular model in the famous Tri-Five (1955-57) Chevy...
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JULY 2025: 1909 SEARS MOTOR BUGGY—A ¾ SCALE TRIBUTE
You won’t see many 1909 Sears Motor Buggys at car shows.
That’s why this ¾ scale tribute was such an important history lesson.
Garry Anderson built...
SUNDRE 2025—THE PERFECT VENUE FOR A CAR SHOW
Sundre, Alberta Canada is located in the foothills next to the Rocky Mountains.
This is one of the most scenic venues in the world for...
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JANUARY 2025 STARS OF THE SHOW–FILES FROM YEARS AGO
Sixteen years of car show photo files produces a massive library so this month's Stars of the Show features a trip to the past.
Some...
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JUNE 10, 2015: YES THERE IS A PLACE CALLED MOOSE JAW AND IT HAD...
The name Moose Jaw has long been associated with an outsider’s vision of Canada.
Moose Jaw conveys a notion of big game, log cabins and...
AN AMAZING DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND ON THE CAR SHOW CIRCUIT
One of our favorite events on the annual car show calendar is the Rock’n August automotive festival in St Albert, Alberta.
The Rock’n August...
MAY 27, 2015: WHERE HAVE ALL THE OLD CARS GONE? LONG TIME PASSING…
Peter, Paul and Mary had a great big hit back in 1962 when they released ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”.
This was basically a...
THE CORVAIR IN ACTION! – A PRE-RALPH NADER PROMOTIONAL FILM BY THE GENERAL
Corvair was General Motors’ answer to this question in 1960: how did the Germans manage to outgun us after World War Two?
The problem for...
GLENNIFER LAKE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY THROWS A GREAT CAR SHOW
Glennifer Lake is a welcome sight in Central Alberta because it’s a lake in an area where lakes are not a common entity.
Glennifer Lake...
OCTOBER 23, 2015: “AND A HALF”… THE FAMOUS MID-SEASON CARS FROM 60S DETROIT
Fractions matter to car guys.
Think of a body panel that is half an inch out and you will have an angry car guy with...
MAY 5, 2015: A STEP BACK IN TIME WITH THE MAY 1950 POPULAR SCIENCE...
All things were possible in 1950 at the dawn of a new decade and most of the ideas hit the pages of Popular Science...
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FIVE PICKS FOR THIS YEAR’S MICHENER-ALLEN COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
There's an annual tradition every July where Jim and I preview the Michener-Allen Collector Car Auction.
It’s like Christmas in July because every year you...
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FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ST ALBERT’S ROCK’N AUGUST
St. Albert Rock'n August is one of the premiere events of the summer car show in Canada.
This is a massive event and it takes...