Category: Wheel Tracks
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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 Plattsburg. The young-ones are “trying out” the museum’s pedal car collection.There is something always planned for everyone, young and older. A Celebration of Family, from…
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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, and realized the positive battery terminal was not covered. I spent a minute thinking of all the possible ways the positive terminal could be accidentally…
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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. Some 25 years ago at a lovely place called Stowe Stood five old cars pushed all in a row. The occasion of which was a…
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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 of our August show since 2004. Duane Leach joined him in 2010 and together, they have exceeded all our expectations. The two live on opposite…
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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 23, 1937 at the Chrysler Corporation, Dodge Truck Division, Hamtramck plant in Michigan. When it left the factory it was shipped to Perth Amboy, New…
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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 Wheel Tracks many times. If you didn’t know him, I wouldn’t be surprised. He didn’t inject himself in the running of the operation, not 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 station, and the right rear wheel locked up when I backed up. As this happened, the rear axle made unpleasant noises. I thought the parking…
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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, plus an additional $750 for a professional to install, Zalewski says. A custom upholstery for an entire car can cost about $2,500. There are also…
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I do what they call a rolling stop…
It must have something to do with the fact that I’m getting old, or am already old, but I find more and more things really irritate me. The first thing that comes to mind is road rage. I think I’d go mad if I had to drive in a metropolitan area on a regular basis.…
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1968 Ford Mustang Coupe
The Mustang was the right car at the right time Hello fellow enthusiasts, I know what you’re thinking, oh great another story about a Mustang. A dime a dozen at the car show, just like a Model A or Camaro. We’ve seen them before and there’s nothing more to see and I suppose for some…
