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This 1962 Volvo PV 544 Sport is owned by Bill and Bernice Clark of Springfield, Vermont.  Several years ago, my wife, Bernice, and I went on a car tour with the Mountain Slowspokes. My father-in-law, Richard Hurd, offered us the use of his 1957 Nash Metropolitan. After the tour I said to Bernice, “That was so…

Ralph Shepard lives in Ferrisburgh, VT not far from Otter Creek where his steam boat resides most summer days. Ralph is pictured at left. Ralph and Pat’s home is one of those special places where you want to stay for a while because there is a lot going on. Adventures can be felt all around! Thank you…

From Tammy…..  During my travels to England this summer, I participated in the Ellis Journey, a tour retracing the first British motorcar trip in 1895. The Honorable Evelyn Ellis traveled the original journey in a four-horsepower Panhard car. He traveled at 10 m.p.h. flagrantly disregarding the 4 m.p.h. speed limit. Today, only automobiles from before…

Workhorse or a Royal 4WD? We do not know her past, but today, this is Terry Hook’s workhorse and go-to-town vehicle.  When you get a new horse, you wonder what they’ve done and where they’ve been, but they’re not talking. It’s much the same with a “new” car. It’s got a history, but you just…

When the car sold new, the buyer paid $53,000 in today’s funds.  From the “Standard Catalog of American Cars (1805-1942)… Mr. Harry Jewett made his fortune in West Virginia’s coal industry and had the idea he could do the same in this new industry that involved automobiles. In 1909, he took a test-ride in a 3-cylinder, 25HP…

Bill & Marie Smith’s  1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is one of three station wagons known to be owned by VAE Members.  Bill Smith and his family began traveling from their home in Long Island in 1990 to our August car show. Since then, he believes they have attended at least 30 shows. Five of the trips…

The first couple of chapters of the existence of this 1939 Plymouth coupe have been lost to history. We can only speculate that the first chapter was that of a proud new owner caring for his prized new ride. The second chapter was most likely that of a used car owned by someone who also…

This is not a quiz, just a question… What country do you think built and exported John Malinowski’s Beautiful 2009 Pontiac G8?Plus, what is with “U” John? I grew up in Western New York, in a town called Elma. One of my first jobs was at a beer distribution company, I worked as a beer…

After much deliberation, we decided that the “spare” engine should move into the “boat anchor” category. You can see on the front page, we have installed the anchor chain. Despite being rebuilt in its past, the “anchor” appeared to have run many hours since. The deciding issue was the unacceptable amount of out-of-round and taper…

Bill Fagan’s beautiful 110-year-old Cadillac has some stories to tell. That includes being found in this Maine barn, to the left, when the 2nd owner came along in 1943 to buy it. There is a picture of the Caddy (below) when Bill became the 4th owner. Do you remember the Cadillac engine story from the…