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Pictured here Wendell Noble’s 1929 Plymouth Rumble Seat Roadster as it looked when he bought it (above) and as it looks now after restoration (below). Wendell is still waiting for a ride in the rumble seat. I fondly recall, as a kid, the thrill of riding with my brother in the rumble seat of our…

This ‘50 Ford Custom Convertible, fondly named “Duke of Earl,” is owned by Barry and Suzy Solomon, new VAE members from Westford, Vermont, and San Antonio, Texas. Beginning on page 6, you will read how Barry’s love of automobiles began when he was 15 years old. This car is almost identical to the one he…

In 1991, my father-in-law and two brothers-in-law loaded in my 1988 Astro conversion van and headed to Lawton, Oklahoma, to visit my brother-in-law in the army. I started looking around for a Chevy without much luck, but found this truck in the newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas. We took a ride down to check it…

Allen Begnoche’s brother originally bought this 1970 Volvo 1800E in Vermont in 2005 and it has been shipped back and forth several times from Mesa, Arizona. The Volvo now resides in South Burlington with its current owners, Allen and Erin Begnoche.  I am a fairly new member of VAE, and after reading through the latest…

Ken and Sandy Green of Cumming, Georgia are new VAE members. They brought their 1933 Cadillac Town Coupe to the August 2025 show in Waterbury and it was judged Best in Show – Prewar as well as 1st place in Class 3.  The original mission was to bring my freshly restored 1940 Roadmaster convertible to…

Robert Turner’s 1960 Ford F100 just happens to be for sale!  My 1960 Ford F100 that I call Fridge has a 223 inline six with “three on the tree.” Her engine was professionally rebuilt by RPM engines in Milton a few years ago, and has been very reliable. It is my summer daily driver. Whenever…

It all started back in 2017 at our 59th annual car show. Dave Sander had brought the 1990 Mazda Miata to the Stowe car show. I had been wanting to drive it, but I didn’t know how to drive a manual car. He got into the passenger seat and said, “Hop in!” We stayed on…

John and Maria Stoodley’s 1959 Ford Galaxie Sunliner was an eight year restoration project! John is President of the Automobilists of the Upper Hudson Valley as well as a VAE member. The Stoodleys are members of both the VAE and the AUHV, with John being the current president of the AUHV. The AUHV was founded in…

This 1932 Ford B79 Deluxe Panel Delivery is owned by Bill Josler, a VAE member from White River Junction, Vermont. See Bill’s Ford at the Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet in Waterbury in August.  Thank you, VAE, and the staff of Wheel tracks for this opportunity to showcase the 1932 Ford B79 deluxe panel delivery.…

Gene and Barbara Torvend’s 1968 Jaguar XKE  In 1967 Gene graduated from California Polytechnic and the first thing one does is buy a new car! So, while all of his buddies were buying new Corvettes, Gene went to Shadoff Cadillac/Jaguar in Los Angeles, traded in his ‘62 Austin-Healey, and ordered a New XKE which was in the…