Category: Wheel Tracks
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The Upside…
There probably isn’t one of us who hasn’t said, “I wish I could do this or that but just don’t have the time”. Well, now, chances are you do – have the time. I have heard people say that they would like to make their own bread, make a quilt, or just finish those projects…
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1946 Ford Tudor
“I just really like Fords” was Dave Martin’s response to “Why a Ford?” Dave Martin is a retired carpenter and now has the extra time to work in his home shop in Newbury, Vermont. He is very close to finishing up a 1940 Ford Tuder that started out with a broken frame and seized engine.…
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Ethanol Gas & Gas Mileage
Dave, I want to share, with you, my story on ethanol gas. As I recall you have done pieces on this topic in the past, however, I thought I would share with you my totally unscientific finding. I religiously try to use the non-ethanol in my old cars, lawn mowers, weed whacker, chainsaw, etc. Last…
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I was in the car the other day…
I was in the car, the other day, running errands and having a conversation with myself (Dixie, my dog, was not with me that day). I was muttering about the depressing state of affairs in the nation and world, when I found myself singing a song that just popped into my little brain, “Keep On…
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1914 Cadillac Engine
“It is way too nice to put in my car, I am going to make a coffee table out of it…..” The words of engine owner, Bill Fagan, after seeing Fred Gonet’s beautiful work. Fred’s business is G&G Restoration of Proctorsville, Vermont. Many years are needed to reach this level of restoration ability and Fred…
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“Free” Inspections
Many new car dealers offer “free state inspections” for life when you purchase a vehicle from them. Why would car dealerships offer this? The answer is to get you into the service department after the sale of the vehicle. If you were to have the dealership perform scheduled maintenance and repairs, they would make money…
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Flowers
I love flowers! I am addicted to gardening! There. I’ve admitted it for all the world to know. It’s my #1 passion (well, besides Donald and Millie, hubby and cat respectively, though some days I’m not sure who outranks whom). So this time of year my mind starts wandering…….. I’ll let you all in on…
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1906 Orient Buckboard
The 1906 Orient Buckboard continues to make history in its quiet way. Pictured here is the Orient introducing itself to the school children of Island Pond in May of 2015. Sorry, but Wheel Tracks has no name for the pretty young lady, seated. Left is the Orient’s engine being restored today in a machine shop in…
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Christmas Past
Most of us have just ‘signed off’ on another Christmas and are packing away the decorations and ornaments and dragging the tree to the curb. We were late with the tree and decorations this year, so we will leave them in a bit longer. Can’t wait too long, as a lady at church today said…
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1930 Packard Standard Eight
Gene and Gina Wescott gets a visit from Hemmings. Hemmings wanted all the details on the Wescott’s Beautiful 1930 Packard Standard Eight. Gene and Gina Wescott’s Packard looks a little different in one of its former lives. She is pictured here in 1996 when the couple purchased her from the estate of Dr. Carlos Otis. The Doctor practiced for many years…
