Category: Wheel Tracks
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Thoughts…
Thoughts………………. There are a lot of eventful days in our lives which we will remember for all time or at least the time we have. One of those days, for me, was December 29, 2022, at 12:30 pm. I am sure that it wouldn’t be as important or eventful as “the day that would live…
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Oh Christmas Tree
Here we are once again, December, and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Thanksgiving is over and it’s all about leftovers and pumpkin pie for breakfast. Now it’s the craziness of Christmas. The grandchildren are all adults now and the days of board games and new mittens are a thing of the past. Now it’s gas cards…
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1939 Plymouth Roadking
The 2022 VAE President’s Restoration Award Goes to……Mike Felix & His 1939 Plymouth I never intended to own a ‘39 Plymouth. It was happenstance that wed me to this car. Let me explain. -Mike Felix During the summer of 1998, I attended a car cruise in Highland, NY and struck up a conversation with an attendee in an all…
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1922 Harley Davidson JA
Are there any guesses what this 2-wheeled vehicle is? Hint… it is now 100 years old. In 1901, 20-year-old William S. Harley drew up plans for a small engine with a displacement of 7.07 cubic inches and a 4-inch flywheel designed for use in a regular pedal-bicycle frame. It didn’t work very well. Over the…
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1901 Locomobile Steam Engine
And then there were two……. Bill Erskine, above left, can’t stand having only one of anything. So, he spent hours wearing down Wendell Noble, pictured above right, before finally buying his 1901 Locomobile steam engine. Bill Erskine found his first Loco steam engine at the AACA gathering in Hershey, PA, a few years ago. He…
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1925 Overland 91A
From life in a steel Quonset hut in Tennessee to Charlie Thompson’s loving garage in Colchester, VT. This 1925 Overland has many new adventures ahead. Charlie Thompson has been without an old car ride for a while now. His beloved 1930 Whippet has some engine problems and he needs to have it rebuilt. Most of…
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The Annual Olney Shuffle
All families have traditions, some with food at different holidays such as there would be no Thanksgiving without green bean casserole or Christmas without eggnog. You get the idea, right? I am sure that if asked, every family has something they do year after year and would not consider doing it any different or, heaven…
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1967 Plymouth Barracuda
The Story of “Ruby” the ’67 Barracuda By Chris Barbieri I must begin by admitting that I come from an extended MoPar family. My parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents all drove Plymouths and Dodges. Those hand-me-down cars carried me through school and until I was on my own. The first car I bought was a…
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Clutter? What Clutter?
A while ago, when the woodstove was going 24/7, which meant I couldn’t do any spring house cleaning, and we were dealing with mud season, I decided to do something with the mess in the cellar. We had accumulated stuff from Gael’s grandparents’ house, Gael’s mother’s house, my parents’ house, and our own personal pile…
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1955 Studebaker President Speedster
Gary Sassi’s life was really good before he was infected by the “old-car-bug”. His Dad, Gino, was a lifelong stone carver in Barre, Vermont and Gary grew up in his Dad’s shop, learning the trade. When the time came, Gary decided he wanted to go back to his family’s old country to further his training,…
