MSCC JULY 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW—VARIETY COMES IN MANY FORMS AT A SHOW
MSCC JULY 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW—VARIETY COMES IN MANY FORMS AT A SHOW
There are two philosophies at a car show.
The most common format...
HERE’S TO YOU BABY: IT’S COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY
There are too many days to celebrate every year on this planet.
Most of these alleged celebrations are just a cheesy attempt to shed light...
JULY 2017: A 1949 MERCURY M-47 CANUCK TRUCK WEARS ITS HISTORY
Moe Thomas is pretty specific when it comes to his 1949 Mercury M-47 pickup truck.
Moe is the second owner of the built-only-in-Canada truck and...
JULY 2017: ’68 BARRACUDA—THIS BIG HOT CUDA HAS A DEFINITE FEMALE THEME
The car hobby is dominated by males but this is changing.
Women are buying into this exceptional pastime in growing numbers and that’s a positive...
JULY 2017: A 1978 HONDA CIVIC IS MUCH OLDER THAN ITS NEW OWNER
The Seventies was a time of big changes when it came to cars.
The 1973 Arab oil embargo shut off the taps for North American...
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...
