SEPTEMBER 1 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’29 FORD-A LOOK BACK AT...
SEPTEMBER 1 STAR OF THE WEEK: '29 FORD-A LOOK BACK AT WHY TWENTIES IRON IS SO COOL Late 20s iron has always been a...
AUGUST 26, 2013 (SEPTEMBER 2013): ALL IN THE AMC FAMILY-1974 GREMLIN...
American Motors may well have the most devout fans in the world.
AMC fanatics typically know their cars from inception to final model year.
AMC...
AUGUST 23, 2013 (SEPTEMBER 2013):1968 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY-WHEN MUSCLE CAR...
There's no question far more kids rode in station wagons back in 1968 than Hemi Chargers because this was the Baby Boomer era.
Baby boom...
AUGUST 22, 2013: THE PAST ROLLS ME RIGHT DOWN MEMORY LANE...
I managed to visit the past in an unusual way during a recent visit to a small hamlet of about 50 people.
The main...
AUGUST 22, 2013: FROM THE DESK OF ANGUS SUTHERLAND:HOW THE VIPER...
As bad as it is now it was worse then.
I'm talking about 1992.
In 1991 I distinctly remember a kid in my grade seven...
AUGUST 21, 2013: THE LAST CAR SHOW-HOW CAR GUYS CELEBRATE A...
Car guys have an unspoken bond that is based on the blood, sweat and tears that come with the hobby.
Harley owners talk about the...
AUGUST 19, 2013: WE ARE WHAT WE HEARD OVER A CAR...
I have compiled a giant list of tunes via the MP3 route for general listening purposes while in a car.
The list crosses many...
MSCC AUG 25 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’62 PLYMOUTH WAGON-BIG, NASTY...
MSCC AUG 25 STAR OF THE WEEK: '62 PLYMOUTH WAGON-BIG, NASTY AND UNCIVILIZED KIDDIE-HAULER Station wagons were never cool. If Dad handed you the...
AUGUST 19, 2013: ONE-TON OF FUN OR BETTER–THE BIG TRUCKS FROM...
These days we see an amazing number of giant pickup trucks on the roads.
The age of the one-ton or more pickup truck is...
AUGUST 14, 2013: 1963 FORD GALAXIE-FROM THE “LOOK WHAT MY DAD...
Jackie Cutter is a car guy by lineage in much the same way that Prince Charles is royal by default.
She didn't inherit castles and...
AUGUST 13, 2013: THE WORLD OF SUMMER CAR SHOWS AND HOW...
We attend as many car shows as possible every summer because car shows are where we find most of our stories.
The car shows...
AUGUST 13, 2013: ‘I LOVE YOU FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS’–A SONG AND...
Nat King Cole topped the charts in 1946 with his hit song 'I Love You For Sentimental Reasons'.
His silky smooth vocals were the...
AUGUST 12, 2013: STEP BACK IN TIME TO A ’78 BANFF...
Many people regard the mid-late 1970s as the Dark Ages for music.
Car guys thought the same thing because engines were choked off by legislation...
AUGUST 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: VINTAGE SEAGRAVE FIRE TRUCK-THE ULTIMATE...
AUGUST 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: VINTAGE SEAGRAVE FIRE TRUCK-THE ULTIMATE NAME IN LIFESAVING Seagrave is a household name if you're talking about a...
AUGUST 11, 2013: MORE DAYDREAM BELIEVING–THE CARS OF MY UNFULFILLED KIDDIE...
I wrote an earlier piece about the cars of my childhood daydreams that helped me do my time in elementary school.
These were the...
AUGUST 8, 2013: DAYDREAM BELIEVING–THE BEST OF MY UNFULFILLED KIDDIE CAR...
The classroom was a great place to drift away from reality when I was a kid.
The idea of sinking my teeth into the...
AUGUST 8, 2013: ’72 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER-THE NON PRE-APPROVED MOPAR PROJECT...
Car guys know the drill with old iron.
Decide what you want, find what you want and most importantly...convince your wife she wants you...
AUGUST 5, 2013: A FEW BLASTS FROM THE PAST THAT MADE...
I have always been drawn to the old school cars even when they were new and I first saw some of them during my...
AUGUST 11 MSCC STAR OF THE WEEK: POLLY WANT A PLYMOUTH...
AUGUST 11 MSCC STAR OF THE WEEK: POLLY WANT A PLYMOUTH HOT ROD? There are few constants in life outside of various laws of...
AUGUST 4, 2013: A CHEVY TASK FORCE VIP MEMBER: THE 1956...
A big style change in Chevy trucks took place late in 1955 when the General unveiled a radical new look for its truck divisions....