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Travis Cook found this 1929 Ford Model A pickup, with a blown engine, listed for sale in Wheel Tracks six years ago. Since he had a fine “pickled” engine at home, he bought it. Here, you see the model A 3000 miles later, at our 2023 Waterbury Show. Evidence indicates this Model A might have…

This MGB beauty is owned by VAEer Jim Adams of Jericho, Vermont. Jim Adams writes: In the spring of 1983 on my daily drive to my office, I drove by Al Martin Motors which then was on the Williston Road. In the showroom was a reddish orange sports car just begging me to stop and…

Lloyd Davis’s Antique Car in 1953 was a 1925 Davis, one of 692 made that year in Richmond, Indiana. Lloyd is pictured above, not because of his car, but because he is one of the 29 Charter Members of the VAE. The VAE began 70 years ago, in 1953, with these 29 Members. Bradford Benson,…

Jim Shover Always Wanted a Show Pickup. He Found This One in a Field in 1973. Jim Shover has family all around him and they are very special to him. However, it does not take long to find another type of family in Jim’s life, and we believe if he could add the Shover surname…

Rita Codling and Alden Chapman owned this beauty, a 1930 Plymouth Roadster Our 1930 Plymouth RoadsterBy Alden Chapman (Written in 1980) Having had three roadsters previously and selling them for various reasons, we decided it was time to find another one, this time to restore and enjoy. At the 1974 Gypson Tour, mention was made…

(Pictured above is our former Wheel Tracks editor, Gene Fodor, and his beloved unrestored 1953 MG TD, both ready for the 2011 costume event.) The 66th VAE “Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet” is on August 11, 12 & 13. The Souvenir Tent The Souvenir Tent has a new organizer this year……… Lester Felch has…

This 1914 Cadillac Touring car began its life in Iowa Park, Texas when Ernst Goetze needed transportation.  Today, it is garaged in Ludlow, Vermont. Brian Wood is now the Cadillac’s owner/caretaker.  Mr. Goetze, an immigrant from Saxony, Germany, was a cattleman in Iowa Park, Texas. He had seen the two neighbor girls with broken arms…

I promise that this is the last time I’ll toot my family whistle in regards to the beginnings of the VAE. After all, Gary told me, “It’s about the car.” I’ve said in past Wheel Tracks that the Franklin was the car that inspired Anne Gypson to have Ken’s car friends over for his birthday…

Why a Ford Model T, Fred?  Fred Gonet’s first experience driving a model T was in 2017.  A friend in New Hampshire had asked him to come for a visit and work on some car projects he had. The friend also asked if he could tune up a couple of T’s that were to be…

Uncle French’s 45-year-old 1977 Buick Electra Limited is now in Eric Osgood’s garage. With only 11,000 miles on the odometer, this auto has a very long life ahead.  Originally purchased by my uncle Ernest French, it was an ordered-to-spec, new purchase in 1977. It is a red-on-red car with red velour interior, and all of the…