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    • VCCCInformation
    • ChaptersDirectory
    • 2023 MAY TOUR INFORMATION
    • JUDGING GUIDELINES
    • EventsTours & Meets
      • Judging and Awards 2019 May Tour
      • Judging and Awards 2018Pictures of the vehicles and their awards from the 2018 May Tour
      • 2017 CANADA 150 TOUR
      • May Tour 2016 PicturesAn album of pictures from ‘Crusin the Okanagan’ May Tour
      • Judging and Awards 2016Results from ‘Crusin the Okanagan’ May Tour
      • Judging and Awards 2015Results of Judging at ‘Rally in the Valley’ May Tour
    • Scrapbook MuseumPhotographic Nostalgia
    • ClassifiedsCars & Parts
    • RegaliaEmbroidered/Silk Screened Apparel, Decals, Crests & Bars
    • BlogNews & Member Stories
    • LinksVintage Car Magazaine Supporters, Car Clubs and Organizations
    • Members OnlyDownloads – Roster, Vintage Car, Governor’s Mtg & AGM Minutes
    • Valve Cover Race Rules
    • Vintage Service Stations.

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia On Jan 10 2013

      A friend of mine sent me some terrific old photos of bygone era gas/service stations. They were fun to see and brought back some memories.

      I’m guessing that most guys our age worked pumping gas. For me, there was Harold Lehman’s Esso station at the corner of Broadway and Bayview, three houses away from my childhood home and…

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    • Leon Rumpf’s ’25 Buick Restoration

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia / Projects tagged with Buick / Engine Rebuild / Project / restoration On Dec 20 2012

      The story behind this McLaughlin Buick started for me in September of 1977 when I was living and working out of the small town of Bassano in southern Alberta. My job allowed me to travel throughout the rural area and encompassed several other small towns in my district. It was on one of my travels that I spotted the car in a deserted old farmstead. I recognized it as a…

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    • Henry Ford’s Jungle Ghost Town.

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia tagged with Brazil / Ford / Fordlandia / Ghost Town On Nov 26 2012

      In 1927, Henry Ford was the richest man in the world. The Brazilian rubber industry was booming as a result of the industrial revolution and rubber prices had begun to rise. As the Ford Motor Company relied heavily on rubber tree plantations the decision was made to break the Brazilian rubber monopoly by building a factory smack in the middle of the Amazon forest. Due to a…

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    • Old Modern Technology

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia tagged with 1958 / Cadillac On Nov 08 2012

      When I attended the Ontario College of Art in the early 70’s, one of my teachers was an interesting guy named Richard Beal. He taught design…

      One day, when I was heading into the school, I noticed Richard parking his car in front of OCA on Beverly Street in the Dundas and University Avenue area. His car was a stunning and quite rare

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    • A Toyota Rarity: The 2000GT

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia tagged with Classic / Toyota On Nov 02 2012

      Built as a collaboration between Toyota and Yamaha, there were only ever 337 2000GT’s produced between 1967 and 1970. Its 2.0L inline 6 produced 150 horsepower, and fitted with the appropriate 4.375 ratio axle, the car could reach…

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    • Festival Automobile De Mulhouse.

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Event Coverage tagged with Bugatti / Festival / Festival Automobile De Mulhouse / France / Schlumpf Collection On Sep 04 2012

      During my travels, I happened to be passing through Mulhouse, France on Canada Day.  Unbeknownst to me, it was the third day of a local city-wide car festival, where streets were cordoned off for the sole purpose of parading beautiful classic cars, and multiple exhibitions were being held – the biggest of which was outside the Schlumpf Collection at Cité de l’Automobile.  The Schlumpf Collection itself consists of

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    • 1910 Buick Engine Rebuild.

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia / Projects tagged with Buick / Engine Rebuild / Project On Aug 03 2012

      This is the story of my 1910 Model 17 Buick engine failure and rebuild project. Last July during the Babe Run my engine experienced a catastrophic failure when, with a loud bang and shudder, the centre main bearing in the engine crankcase broke.Upon taking the engine apart it was quickly determined that…

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    • Classics with Charm.

      Posted by Angela Holbrook in Nostalgia tagged with Ford / Jaguar / Mercedes On Jul 28 2012

      There’s a certain charm about driving around in a well-kept, well-restored classic automobile. Sure, the man driving his lime green Lamborghini Gallardo will turn a few heads downtown, but the man in the cherry red ’68 Mustang Fastback is going to have at least 3 people ask him about his car every time he parks it. I think it’s the subconscious mind of a gearhead kicking in and…

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