Category: Wheel Tracks
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1968 Jaguar XKE
Gene and Barbara Torvend’s 1968 Jaguar XKE In 1967 Gene graduated from California Polytechnic and the first thing one does is buy a new car! So, while all of his buddies were buying new Corvettes, Gene went to Shadoff Cadillac/Jaguar in Los Angeles, traded in his ‘62 Austin-Healey, and ordered a New XKE which was in the…
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Adding Overdrive to an Old Jeep
Anyone who has driven an early Jeep can tell you they are very fun little vehicles that will go pretty much anywhere. They can also tell you they are very underpowered and slow on modern roads. When my father owned my Jeep, he remedied the first problem by replacing the original 4-cylinder engine with a…
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Women In My Life
If you are reading this article, Mother’s Day will have come and gone, so it will have to be a “Women Day” piece. As I was taking care of the left-over ham from Easter, I was thinking about what I paid for it and how many meals I will have gotten from it. I do…
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1962 Volvo PV 544 Sport
This 1962 Volvo PV 544 Sport is owned by Bill and Bernice Clark of Springfield, Vermont. Several years ago, my wife, Bernice, and I went on a car tour with the Mountain Slowspokes. My father-in-law, Richard Hurd, offered us the use of his 1957 Nash Metropolitan. After the tour I said to Bernice, “That was so…
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Thermodynamics and Theology
Thermodynamics is a word we’ve probably all heard but don’t use much. Certainly, many of us aren’t sure what it means. It would be good if we did because, after all, it’s the law. Actually, there are four laws of thermodynamics, of which two are worth talking about. The first law is most likely to…
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Ashes and More Ashes
With another cold spell approaching, it’s probably time to empty the woodstove ashpan once again. For those of you who don’t have to do this chore, lucky you. Over the years, we have had a variety of heating sources. When we built our house in 1969, electric heat was the way to go. It was…
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This, That & the Other
Cheyenne Martindale took off like a rocket out of Bradford last year! Her destination was Lincoln Technical Institute. She graduates this September and her grade point average is in the 90s; in other words, she is loving it. She is difficult to catch up to, so her dad gave me a few details. The transition…
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The Duster Coat
The Duster Coat first caught my attention when my daughter, Tammy, decided to make one for a friend. She obtained a pattern from Etsy online and fabric from Joann’s. She completed sewing the duster in time for her friend to wear it driving his 1903 Cadillac for a car tour in England. One of the first…
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How Do You Make Antifreeze
One of the most effective coolants for water-cooled engines is, you guessed it, water. Water is a good heat conductor and has a high heat capacity, meaning it can absorb a lot of heat. However, as we all know, it freezes solid at low temperatures, becomes ineffective as a coolant and downright destructive as it…
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The Times They Are A-Changin’
Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the watersAround you have grown… I will let you google the rest of the song if you wish. It wasn’t really the subject I had planned on reporting. It is February 5, 2025, today, and my birthday. About 3:15 am, I turned 77! I will never be 76…
