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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
