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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Lawn Tractor Racing!
I recently went to a demolition derby in nearby Taber, Alberta (pictures of that to follow) that also included some lawn tractor racing. What fun it looked like it. I’d imagine its a pretty budget friendly way to enter into … Continue reading
Posted in Shows and Events
Tagged alberta, event, Lawn Tractor, Lawn Tractor Racing, Racing, Taber
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Lotus Seven (1957-1973) Spotting Guide
Another spotting guide I’ve written. Also posted on the Flickr Spotting Guide Group. LOTUS Seven Series 1 (1957-1960) LOTUS SEVEN SERIES I (Image by satchmoblue) LOTUS SEVEN SERIES I (Image by exfordy) Description: The Lotus Seven was sold in either … Continue reading
Posted in Spotting Guide
Tagged 7, british, car, classic car, guide, history, Lotus, Lotus Seven, race car, S1, S2, S3, S4, seven, sports car, Spotting Guide
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Oldsmobile Toronado RV
GM had a motor home with the Toronado front wheel drive train but this one uses the front of Toronado as well. Very nice. Found on eBay
New dash panel with a dash of class for the Niva
Very low (none) budget make over for the Lada Niva’s interior Continue reading
Ultra Low Miles Austin Marina GT
In North America the Morris Marina was badged with the Austin named. There where a few sold and very few survivors today. This one might just the world’s best export market Marina GT. Speaking of the GT it is basically the same as a home market Marina TC with the MG B’s twin carburetor 1.8L B-series engine. The extra weight over the A-series engine is reputed to give it lots of under steer however. I love the oddness of the random cat picture thrown in at the end. Continue reading
Posted in Found For Sale on the Internet - eBay, craigslist, etc
Tagged Austin, Austin Marina, british, coupe, for sale, GT, Marina, Morris, Morris Marina, TC
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Pontiac YellowBird
I recently came across a 1980 Pontiac YellowBird in Calgary. I seem to recall seeing a few Skybirds (the blue one – they couldn’t call it BlueBird due that name was in use by the bus company) when growing up and perhaps a few YellowBirds but none lately. There was also a red one called RedBird. I’d forgotten about them as I suspect most had. They are not performance packages so probably over shadowed by the Trans Ams but they are very visually distinctive. They are also interesting in that they where likely aimed at the female market with the feminine styling touches. Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Web Sites, Local Finds
Tagged 70s, car, Classic, classic car, f-body, Firebird, Pontiac Yellow Bird, Pontiac YellowBird, RedBird, SkyBird
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Triumph TR7 & TR8 Spotting Guide: 1975-1982
Spotting Guide for the Triumph TR7 and TR8. Identify yearly changes. Continue reading
Posted in Spotting Guide
Tagged british, car, classic car, guide, Spotting Guide, TR7, TR8, Triumph, Triumph TR7, Triumph TR8, wedge
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Adler Trumpf Jr on eBay
Very rare and interesting Adler Trumpf Jr on eBay. These are a little known German car with front wheel drive. The Trumpf Jr is a smaller engined (995cc) version of the Trumpf. The seller description is a little short Pre-war … Continue reading
Could have been a classic
Take a look at this hood intake … any idea what car it belongs to? You’d probably go through a lot of guesses before arriving at the answer. One more hint. The Isuzu Impulse – this one a RS with … Continue reading
Posted in Local Finds
Tagged 1991, Asüna, AWD, car, Classic, find, interesting, Isuzu, Izuzu Impulse, Izuzu Impulse RS, Piazza, Turbo
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Canadian Car Trivia
I stumbled across Trivia from the Oil Spot Eh? a few samples Automobiles were banned from Prince Edward Island from 1908 until 1913 because they disrupted the Islanders’ way of life. Lada imported 277 of its Russian-made Niva 4x4s into … Continue reading
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