Category: Wheel Tracks

  • 1913 Board-track racing Indian and 1910 Harley Davidson Model-F motorcycles

    1913 Board-track racing Indian and 1910 Harley Davidson Model-F motorcycles

    On the left we have a 1913 Board-track racing Indian motorcycle  – On the right, a 1910 Harley Davidson motorcycle This beautiful 1913 Indian board-track racing motorcycle is owned by Skip Weeks of Collinsville, Connecticut. He found a few parts of the engine for sale and decided to pass. Then a call came and he was…

  • Z Car Update

    Z Car Update

    Absent any questions this month, I will give a brief Z car update. The car is a 1972 Datsun 240Z receiving a total restoration. The car had significant rust in the lower body panels and floor. The left side was much worse than the right side. Work on the left quarter panel is progressing. The…

  • Preserving

    Preserving

    Rhubarb!! We are overwhelmed with it. There is just so much you can eat.Friends either really like it or really don’t like it, so I can only give away so much. I would love to freeze some, but the freezer is full. We just have the freezer that is with the refrigerator…no large separate one.…

  • 1937 Ford Flatback Sedan

    1937 Ford Flatback Sedan

    Is this the same #67 in both pictures?  Ken Gypson’s ‘37 Ford has been around creating history for 81 years and still going strong.  Hal Boardman’s diorama proves the car still inspires… From VAEer, Hal Boardman … Two years ago the VAE ventured south to Bennington for a Hemmings cruise-in and a visit to our hosts, Ken…

  • Time is Money

    Time is Money

    My Chrysler minivan got a little rusty over the winter. This vehicle is too old to be worth much, but still practical and useful. It is a great vehicle to make the weekly dump run, go to Home Depot and to run errands with. It is also fantastic in the snow with the all-wheel drive…

  • Cat Tales, etc.

    Cat Tales, etc.

    Spring! It will come, better late than never! Also, VAE car shows – Shelburne Museum, July 16th and 17th; , The Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet (formerly, Stowe Car Show) now taking place in Waterbury, August 10th 11th and 12th, just in case anyone has forgotten! Our Colorado daughter, Martha, has set us up…

  • 1957 Dodge D200 Pickup

    1957 Dodge D200 Pickup

    Paul & Barb Wagner’s 1957 Dodge D200 “For 43 years it was our Every-day farm truck. Today it is our car-show truck” Back in 1967, we decided to purchase a truck to support our small family dairy farm in Methuen, MA. The search led us to a gentleman who had a sewing machine business, and…

  • Sounds Good – A Bright Idea

    Sounds Good – A Bright Idea

    One of the headlights recently burned out on one of my Saabs. No big deal, this happens every so often. A set of premium brighter bulbs costs almost fifty bucks, and I have noticed they do not last as long as the regular bulbs. A pair of LED bulbs is only fifteen dollars more, and…

  • A Page from “The Willy Chronicles”

    A Page from “The Willy Chronicles”

    As I was rummaging among our winter coats the other day looking for something to wear to run errands, I was thinking how winter clothing has changed over the years. When I was young, a hundred years ago, I remember pea coats, knit mittens and galoshes. Gael still has a coat from the ’50’s that…

  • 1930 Chrysler CJ Roadster

    1930 Chrysler CJ Roadster

    Wendell & Mary Noble’s 1930 Chrysler CJ Roadster A Lot Of Money Goes A Long Way – from Wendell Noble A funny thing about my doing a car restoration, although I’m working toward a goal, when I get there, it’s a bit of a let down. I am happy with the results. If I weren’t,…