It was the last day for Winnipeg’s World of Wheels, and it was a doozie. Not only were the Best in Class awards handed out and placed by the cars, but thousands of great people came and filled the aisles, to see the awesome rides. Gordon Foreman, Manitoba director of the National Association of Automobile Clubs [...]
Today was the second day of World of Wheels, and what was so far the busiest. According to most regulars, Saturday is always the busiest day, and today was no exception. Of course, it didn’t help that car builder extraordinaire Chip Foose was in the house for one day, and one day only. My personal [...]
Yesterday was the official opening of the 2009 World of Wheels. Despite the slushy streets and cold temps, there was still a good turnout of people to view the nearly 200 cars in attendance. That’s it for today, but click here, here, and here for last month’s World of Wheels coverage. Or, click here for the 2009 MSRA-Rondex Rodarama indoor show. And [...]
Winnipeg World of Wheels opens today, which un-officially opens the car show season. Unlike most shows, this one ain’t free-$9, tickets available at the door or at any Piston Ring location here in town. It’s a small price to pay, considering what you get to see. And while you’re there, look out for the guy [...]
So I got talking with one of my co-workers today, and he mentioned something interesting: “Yeah, I’m waiting on that new Dodge electric thing, the EV it’s called? Yeah, I’d drive one of those.” This is the same guy who keeps a poster of a Ford V8 engine behind his desk, and he’s holding [...]
Hey all, First off, to all the faithful readers-thanks for coming back today. I really appreciate that you keep on returning every week to hear me ramble and spout off about the history of your favourite vehicle. Well, probably not your favourites. After all, it’s my blog, dammit, so we’re going to hear about [...]
SeaFoam Motor Treatment is God’s gift to engines. There’s almost no problem that can’t be solved with a half-can of SeaFoam and a video camera to capture the impending smoke show. There’s so many reasons why your auto technician would use seafoam, as listed on their website: “When your vehicle has a rough idle, hesitates, stalls, [...]
When the Mustang came along in 1965, it caught Chevrolet completely off-guard. The automotive press hadn’t clued them in, and their own “futurists” (people paid to predict the future) couldn’t grasp the concept of a pony car in time to create their own version. Ford’s Mustang had a complete monopoly on this new class of [...]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Carrie Von Cherry! Carrie is a talented model and skillful fence jumper (how else would she get her elbows on someone’s ‘58 Chrysler?). She’s also the partner-in-crime to Priscilla Pilgrim, one of our favourite pin-up photographers. Click Here to see the first time she was featured. Now, this [...]
Al Gore may blow (recycled) goats, but sometimes the greenies are on to something. Like electric cars. Granted, they’re not perfect-moderate range, long recharge times, rotten hippy kids leaning on your fender, etc. But when it comes to a practical set of daily driving wheels, comedy legend Rick Mercer thinks the Canadian-built ZENN city car [...]
