Category: Wheel Tracks
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Whack! Windshield Repair
Broken windshields are not fun. Left unrepaired, chips easily, turn in to cracks, which requires windshield replacement. Windshields for older cars are becoming harder to find. Modern windshields are glued in place, requiring professional installation. Windshield chips can often be easily repaired at glass shops. Some insurance companies will cover 100% of the repair. Insurance…
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Christmas Memories to Last One’s Lifetime
As I’m writing this, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and with that comes the Christmas holiday season, which has me feeling a bit nostalgic for past Christmases. My earliest memories, when I was a child, were spent Christmas Eve “tracking” Santa Claus (through the voice of weatherman Stuart Hall on WCAX-TV) as he made…
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1917 Studebaker Tourer
A Saturday Journey… “We are going to Hong Cong and then to the zoo.”A ride in an old friend! Ken Cota’s ‘17 Studebaker is still in service at 102 years old! This 1917 Studebaker Touring was the feature car in the March 2013 Wheel Tracks. Gene Towne of Milton had purchased the car from Dave…
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What’s On My Mind (the part I have left)
DUES ARE DUEAre you an active member;The kind that would be missed;Or are you just contentedThat your name is on the list?Do you attend the meetingsAnd mingle with the flock;Or do you stay at homeAnd criticize and knock?Do you take an active partTo help the work along;Or are you satisfied to beThe kind that just…
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Hot Spark Plugs Vs Cold Spark Plugs
In modern, computer-controlled cars, ignitions are reliable to the point where you rarely consider that they might fail. You have coil-on plugs, also called stick coils, snapped onto the tops of spark plugs, with not even a plug wire between them. The stick coils and plugs are typically hidden inside the engine under a plastic…
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1929 Chevrolet Roadster
Gael and Judy Boardman’s 1929 2-Door 2– passenger Chevy Roadster We know from the bill of sale, in 1999 Gael purchased the roadster from F.E.Rambo of Saginaw, Michigan. We believe, Steve Dana with his truck and trailer, joined Gael and brought the Chevy home to Vermont. We know, there was something else that Judy was suppose to remember, but she does…
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Don’t put off………
The phrase “Don’t put off ’til tomorrow what you can do today” keeps going through my head lately. Gael and I talked about becoming plus members of the 251 Club for years. We joined in the early 60’s, so it’s been over fifty years. Well, this sum-mer we were going to do it. Fred Gonet…
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A Franklin Automobile Enthusiasts
Do you remember the TV series Mash? Did you know those helicopters that flew in wounded soldiers were Bell 47s units….and the engines they used were Franklin engines? The Franklin O-335 air-cooled aircraft engines were six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed displacing 335 cu in with a power output of around 225HP. When the Franklin auto company went bankrupt…
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The Vermont Antique & Classic Automobile Show – 1957 to 2019
Not a lot was written about 1957 other than a race up the Mt. Mansfield Toll Road by a Stanley Steamer and a Model T. In the 1958 VAE Show, there were eleven cars registered. This year, we expect over 600 registrations in 34 classes. We have grown-up! The Stanley Steamer won the race in 1957. It turns…
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Driveshaft Fail – Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs
Absent any questions this month, I will share a story about how costly it can be to ignore warning signs and delay needed maintenance. A friend of mine has a towing and recovery business. He recently picked up a Subaru from out of state after it broke down on the interstate. The owner told him…
