Category: Wheel Tracks
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1967 Austin Healey 300 Mk III
A love story for the “VAE Books”. When John Spencer sent pictures to Wheel Tracks, he was asked about the young lady. He replied, “That is the girl I chased with my Healey!” The young lady is Jane Spencer. John purchased this Austin Healey 3000 Mk-lll in 1970 and his plan worked… what a car… what a catch! …
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Shuffle off to Buffalo? No, silly. Your list!
Have you ever noticed how things get lost in the shuffle? From the extra sock in the laundry room that hasn’t found its mate, to the health savings card sitting on your desk that needs verification on how much money is left on it, to the pile of stuff at the bottom of the stairs that needs…
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Life Changes
For as long as I can remember, the previous generation or generations have had changes, that they were very vocal about, said changes not being right or not needed. “Things had never been done that way and it makes no sense to change them now”. One of the ‘biggies’ was the automobile. Stories have been…
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The Auto Technology Program at Cold Hollow Career Center
Meet a few of the folks in the Auto Technology Program at Cold Hollow Career Center in Enosburg Falls: Baxter Weed, pictured 2nd from left, is the instructor in the Auto Technology Program at Cold Hollow Career Center in Enosburg Falls. Pictured with him are four students of the 14 in his junior level class…
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1931 Buick Series 91
From what you see to the left… To the “Buick Beauty” above…. With just two flicks of Bill Billado’s fingers! Well, maybe not just 2-flicks of Bill’s fingers…. Bill Billado’s Buick project really started, some 40 to 45 years ago. Dale Lake was a VAE member from the early 50s. He lived in the house he was born…
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Fix Your Old Starter
Guest W. Jones this month shows you how to….. The starter motor is heavy, sturdy and unlikely to get much attention, but a faulty one will be a real headache. Often located in the depths of the engine bay, making it hard to access even in a workshop, it’s not the sort of component that…
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Spring Anxiety
It’s that time of year again, when I feel overwhelmed with chores. This happens every year about this time. What few spring cleaning chores I feel I need to do in the house always have to wait until mud season is over. Muddy boots and muddy dogs make it difficult to accomplish much in the…
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1967 Plymouth Belvedere II Convertible
A new addition in the family of Angle and Jeff Vos. One of 1552 Belvedere II Convertibles now lives in St. Albans, Vermont. You can see the pride in Jeff Vos’ face anytime he mentions his ‘67 Belvedere. Most likely, when he was growing up in the North East Kingdom of Vermont, this red convertible…
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Rebuilding Brake Calipers
Years ago I would routinely rebuild brake calipers. Caliper rebuild kits seemed to approach the cost of purchasing a rebuilt caliper. For decades I would routinely purchase rebuilt calipers and exchange my old caliper as a core. Over the past few years, I have had rebuilt calipers fail, and I have been less than impressed…
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This and That
It’s May – yeah! “April showers bring May flowers” and, hopefully, a lot of old “normal” for all of us. Did you know that phrase, according to George Latimer Apperson’s “Dictionary of Proverbs,” can be traced back to an 1886 saying “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers”? But if you do a…
