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MSCC MARCH 23 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD...
The automotive industry has a history of eating its young when it comes to cars that did not make the grade with customers and...
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BACK ALLEY=FUTURE GOLD
Alley-crawling is a favorite car guy activity because we all like looking for that ultimate automotive prize tucked away beside some guy’s garage.
It’s like...
SEPTEMBER 2025 MOPAR MUSCLE FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER—THIS 1973 CHRYSLER...
Australian cars are a mystery to North Americans because they’re like a duckbill platypus, koala bear, or kangaroo.
They’re only found in Australia.
This 1973 Chrysler...
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JULY 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR’S ROCK’N AUGUST
Rock'n August in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada is a highlight reel for me because it's such a well-run show.
This event takes place every year...
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STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LEGENDS
The bright lights of fame cast a large shadow for everything that is not in the spotlight.
Cars are no different because some of them...
CANUCK-ONLY FORDS: WHAT WAS IN A WEIRD NAME UP NORTH?
Ford of Canada was a Canadian-only car company right up to the 1965 Auto Pact that tore down the economic wall for cross-border automotive...
MAY 20, 2015: A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL 1964 BUICK WILDCAT IS AN EARLY CAR...
There were a lot of beauties at a recent car show, probably too many to list in one article, but one stood above the...
TIME FOR CAR GUYS TO HUNKER DOWN IN THE GARAGE AND WORK SOME MAGIC
Sure we mourn the loss of summer, but we also celebrate the impending arrival of winter with some very glad tidings: car guys now...
OCTOBER 7, 2015: THE FINE ART OF BUYING AN OLD CAR
One of the most dangerous minefields in the car hobby is how to find the right fit for an old ride.
"The wrong choice can...
CONVERTIBLES WITH THE ROOF UP—HAVE WE BECOME TOO SOFT FOR SOFT TOPS?
There was an era when virtually every car was a convertible.
It was called the horseless carriage era and very few carriages had a roof...
JULY 12, 2015: IN SEARCH OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 1968 DODGE MOPAR BARACOODA
I scan the automotive want ads on a regular basis in a number of places on the ‘Net.
We live in a lightning-fast world where...
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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...