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Infamous Lemons: 1950 Rover Whizzard
The Rover Whizzard was a turbine-engine car, and was first unveiled at Silverstone Airport, in England, in 1950. That such a conservative automaker as Rover would come out with a […]
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State of the VAE
State of the club message for 2003 and the first 50 years of action since the club’s founding in 1953. Presented to the Board of Directors, January 5, 2004. First […]
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Automobiles: Wasp
Excerpts from the book by Keith Marvin © 1961 The Wasp was unique in several ways. For one thing, it was designed for those who wanted something, which would transcend […]
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Pass It On
The temperature gauge on my 1928 McLaughlin Buick failed and I knew Dick Evans had repaired it in 1991 so I tried to reach him. Dick was well known to […]
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Scholarship History
The following is some information about the formation of the scholarships given each year to students of the VTC. In 1979 I started a program of giving to needy causes. […]
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Shelburne 2004 Planning Underway
The 2nd meeting of the Shelburne Planning Committee happened Tuesday November 18th and was attended by, Hugh Bargiel, Andy Barnett, Ellen Emerson, Avery Hall, Bryce Howells, Joe Rigg, and Jim […]
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Early Automotive Milestones
1900 – Delco invents the first electrical distributor for automobile engines. 1901 – Olds begins production of the famous Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout. Speedometers used for the first time. Ettore […]
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The Presidents Perk
To yet again quote a VAE founder, Bob Jones, “A good president should do nothing.” This re-occurring thought has served this year’s President pretty well… thanks to the exceptional efforts […]
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Infamous Lemons: 1938 Phantom Corsair
The Corsair, based on a Cord automobile chassis, was more an out-right failure of styling than of design. The Cord Company had been responsible for some very good-looking automobiles. This […]
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Increase VTC Scholarship Donation
Vermont Life Magazine is partnering with the VAE to raise money for the Vermont Technical College Scholarship Fund. Vermont Life is offering VAE members a discounted price for a one-year […]