SEPTEMBER 2017 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—SOME OF THE SIGHTS FROM SUMMER 2017
Summer 2017 was a spectacular time for old iron on the streets because there was one sunny day after another.
Car guys love warm summer...
CONFESSIONS OF A MILE-MAKER IN A METRIC COUNTRY
I live in Canada where the kilometer measurement became the law of the land in 1977.
The resultant confusion was newsworthy at the time because...
ENDLESS SUMMER (AND WHY TWINS DO NOT HAVE ESP) AT THE GULL LAKE CAR...
The annual Labor Day weekend show takes place once a year near the community center at Gull Lake, Alberta.
The show is all about vintage...
SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: A STOCK 1954 OLDSMOBILE 98 IS STILL WORKING HARD AFTER...
Two car guys were under the hood of a 1954 Olds 98 sedan and they were tinkering with the very original 63-year-old car.
Cars of...
SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: THE ORIGINAL CANADIAN COASTER—A 1929 CHEVROLET LANDAU
Regular MSCC readers are well aware of the Canadian Coasters Tour.
2017 marked the official start of the 50th Anniversary Tour but the Canadian Coasters...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: DEAD CAR BRANDS-AND WHERE THEY USED TO FIT...
The road to 2017 is littered with the carcasses of dead car brands.
Sometimes car manufacturers need to lighten the load just to make ends...
THE ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE
Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.
I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...
AUGUST 2017: A 1957 BUICK SPECIAL IS VERY SPECIAL FOR ONE FAMILY
The 1957 Buick Special was a real head-turner in 1957 because of its distinctive body style and unique tail fins during an era when...
AUGUST 2017: ’58 DODGE ROYAL SPRING EDITION—RARE EXNER ERA FINNED BEAUTY
There are few cars with more street presence than the Exner era fin cars.
Look under space age 1950s icon and you’ll see a picture...
TWO CAR SHOWS IN ONE WEEKEND-PLUS A CAMERA MELTDOWN
An early arrival at the Village of Pigeon Lake car show was a good game plan this past weekend.
No, it was a great plan...
