Category: Wheel Tracks
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Some Serious Cleaning!
Circumstances, here at home, have forced me to do some serious cleaning. I always said that Gael was the hoarder, but I have added my name to that list. When […]
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The 12,806 Mile Quest for Old Cars by a couple of VAEers….
Gary Olney and Vin Cassidy have “the old car syndrome” that most of us have. Our level might be called a “melody”, theirs might be called a “fever level”….just an […]
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A Celebration of Family
For eighteen years, the Austin extended family have toured the Northeast U.S in their old cars. Above is part of their 2006 tour that included the Champlain Transportation Museum in […]
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A Positively Good Idea
Recently I attended a SCCV driving event. Part of their pre-event inspection is verification of a cover for the hot battery terminal. I checked my car a few days before, […]
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25th Anniversary Milestone
Anne was unavailable this month for her column, so instead, we have gone back in the Wheel Tracks archives to the 1980s. Enjoys…… Al Ward’s 1982 “25th Anniversary Milestone” Poem. […]
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M37 Military Truck
Bob Chase seems the happiest when he is around Military vehicles, like this moment when he was unloading an M37 truck at the show field. He has been a co-chair […]
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1937 Dodge MC Pickup
Mike Felix’s 1937 Dodge MC Pickup From the build sheet I obtained from Historical Services at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, I have determined: My 1937 Dodge MC was built on June […]
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Birds of a Feather
Friday night (February 1, 2019) we lost a good friend and the area lost a knowledgeable, passionate historian in Ken Barber. Ken was a VAE member and has contributed to […]
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My rear disc brakes with the emergency drum brake
This was the good news! Something strange happened to me last week. I loaded the garbage and the recycling into the minivan to do the Saturday trip to the transfer […]
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How do I know I am getting a good upholstery job?
From CostHelper.com….. How much does it cost to reupholster a car interior? For car owners interested in a complete makeover, car owners can buy vehicle reupholstering kits for about $800, […]