Category: Wheel Tracks
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Getting Ready for Winter
The other day I was thinking about what had to be done before the first snow started to come down and realized that the jobs had changed over the years. Having grown up on a farm, it seemed we were always “getting ready for winter.” I will not go into all the farm chores but…
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1978 Land Rover Series 3
Workhorse or a Royal 4WD? We do not know her past, but today, this is Terry Hook’s workhorse and go-to-town vehicle. When you get a new horse, you wonder what they’ve done and where they’ve been, but they’re not talking. It’s much the same with a “new” car. It’s got a history, but you just…
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Rain Barrel Songs
The other day, during yet another rainy spell, I was watching the rain gutter downspouts spill water into a flower bed and thought about rain barrels. I went on Amazon and, sure enough, they had rain barrels. I ordered one and it came two days later. It is now installed and works great. The mention…
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1922 Paige Lakewood Tourer
When the car sold new, the buyer paid $53,000 in today’s funds. From the “Standard Catalog of American Cars (1805-1942)… Mr. Harry Jewett made his fortune in West Virginia’s coal industry and had the idea he could do the same in this new industry that involved automobiles. In 1909, he took a test-ride in a 3-cylinder, 25HP…
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If Someone Gave Me a Lot of Money…
You have probably been asked this question many times; I know I have. If you had a lot of money……. The question next is… What is a lot of money? It probably depends on who you are asking. To some, a lot of money might be $1,000 or $10,000 or $100,000, or more. But it is…
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1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
Bill & Marie Smith’s 1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is one of three station wagons known to be owned by VAE Members. Bill Smith and his family began traveling from their home in Long Island in 1990 to our August car show. Since then, he believes they have attended at least 30 shows. Five of the trips…
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For the Love of Cats
We got our first “family” pet when our sons were in third and fifth grade. It had been brought to our attention many times that it would be wonderful to have a pet, and of course listened to all the promises of care and all they would do to make it a “no work” situation…
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1939 Plymouth Coupe
The first couple of chapters of the existence of this 1939 Plymouth coupe have been lost to history. We can only speculate that the first chapter was that of a proud new owner caring for his prized new ride. The second chapter was most likely that of a used car owned by someone who also…
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Do I Put It In The Recycle Bin?
If you’re anything like me, when you’re traveling a great distance, you stop at rest areas to take a break from driving, use the facilities, or maybe get a candy bar out of the snack machine. And just inside the door generally you’ll find a rack or two (sometimes three or four, or sometimes a…
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1925 Maxwell
What a deal!“Buy my house and I will throw in my 1925 Maxwell. I will throw in a free car if you buy my house.“ It sounded like a pretty good deal at the time. Buy a house on five acres, next to a golf course, only ten minutes away from the airport in Burlington.…
