HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME AT THE ORIGINAL SYLVAN LAKE SHOW AND SHINE
2017 marks the 11th anniversary of the original Sylvan Lake Show and Shine run by the Sylvan Lake Customs and Classics car club.
The name...
REACQUAINTING MYSELF WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE GOD
I first became acquainted with legendary automotive writer Tom McCahill shortly after I learned how to read when I was a young kid.
He was...
JULY 2017: ’66 VALIANT— BAD BOY CANADIAN A-BODY ISN’T QUITE LIKE SIS’S SIGNET
Pat Sutherland grew up in a Mopar family.
His dad only drove Dodges and Plymouths so Pat developed a big affinity for all things Mopar—especially...
JULY 2017: A FACTORY PINK 1971 GMC PICKUP IS A RARE BEAST
Pink was a power color in the mid to late 1950s for Detroit’s finest.
Many cars from this era had pink paint jobs in either...
GOING COAST TO COAST-FIFTY YEARS LATER
The Coast to Coast automobile adventure began in 1967 as a Centennial idea to help Canada celebrate its 100th birthday.
The cross-country road trip has...
JULY 2017: LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT FOR A 1939 CHEVY TRUCK
Greg Garson was at a swap meet when he spotted a photo of a 1939 Chevy truck on a For Sale board.
It was a...
MSCC JULY 2 STAR OF ALL TIME: ’59 FURY—THIS ONE IS PERSONAL
MSCC JULY 2 STAR OF ALL TIME: ’59 FURY—THIS ONE IS PERSONAL
This will be the last MSCC Star of the Day but it’s been...
JULY 2017: THE PERFECT SESQUICENTENNIAL CAR—THE 67-X
Today is Canada Day and it’s also the 150th birthday of the country so this is a very memorable July 1st.
Canadians threw a massive...
JUNE 2017: A RARE 1969 GTX CONVERTIBLE GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
The 1969 Plymouth GTX was a more expensive stablemate of its younger Road Runner sibling.
The GTX debuted in 1966 and cornered the market on...
THE 1955 AND ’65 FORDS: YEARS OF BIG BLUE OVAL CHANGES
There is a world of difference in the ten years that separate a 1955 Ford from a 1965 Ford because a 1955 Ford does...
