Canadian cars in U.S. mags 50's and 60's
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Hillmans and Austins in Vancouver
Great shots of the rodded Hillman and Austin ,parked all together.There was quite a few hot rodded English cars around Van. and the Valley back in the sixties.Anglias weren't the only candidates,but not many other makes seemed to have survived .I remember this guy in Mission that put a 312 Ford into a Vanguard and raced it at Westwood,a real one of a kind but went pretty good.
Austins were kind of neat but terrible stock suspension and very easy to roll as I once found out.
Dan
Great shots of the rodded Hillman and Austin ,parked all together.There was quite a few hot rodded English cars around Van. and the Valley back in the sixties.Anglias weren't the only candidates,but not many other makes seemed to have survived .I remember this guy in Mission that put a 312 Ford into a Vanguard and raced it at Westwood,a real one of a kind but went pretty good.
Austins were kind of neat but terrible stock suspension and very easy to roll as I once found out.
Dan
b-bob
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Car Craft March 1964. The Harry Dashevsky '32 with a new owner.
1962 BC plates....mmm.....this vehicle is in the Langley area in pieces...
I know exactly where it is.
b-bob
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This was originally owned by Jim Grant, i just heard he has just bought it back.
b-bob
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Brian
Richard's dads name is Gary Nelson and he is still into Model A's and was at
the Old Car Centre bBQ when the Canadianrodder tour came thru in July.
He went to my school but was a couple years ahead of me. He had a channelled fenderless A tudor with a flatty. This photo of his car from my high
school annual. Semiahoo High in White Rock, B.C.
I had coffee with Gary yesterday, he hauled the A coupe back up to Winfield for the new owner. Was interesting hearing some stories of the old days.
b-bob
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Found these and had to post pics of the "shrine". The holy Grail. hahaha. Pat.
Pat i just recently saw an advert. that said Wah-Lee's is re-opening again a few blocks from the original site.
no_fenders
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Jims T
I think Jim got the T around 66 or 7 ,,He had the 32 sedan when we were still in school in 64 ,, heres a couple of early pics from 1970 on a racing trip to Vernon and Penticton ,,the T was the trophy car and one onXmas day 70 ,,it snowed about 10 minutes later and a few of his 32 from the Loafers reunion in 07
http://s408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/nofenders/JimWinter/
http://s408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/nofenders/JimWinter/
b-bob
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N/F, I thought he said '64, but you may be right. I see him at lunch on Wed. quite often i'll ask him. Another guy and i rode home from Seattle in that pick up box back in '74! That was an adventure.
I have only seen the 32 once, when he brought it to lunch just before Deuce Days.
He is absolutely dedicated to working on this no-fender law, and he says things are going well.
I have only seen the 32 once, when he brought it to lunch just before Deuce Days.
He is absolutely dedicated to working on this no-fender law, and he says things are going well.
67Sprint6
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Anybody know this car?
This car was featured in a magazine in the early 1960's. It was rescued from an auto wrecker in the interior of BC in the early 90's and resurfaced as shown around 2001 in Williams Lake after an 8 year rebuild. Not sure of the original colour or finish but it sure took home a lot of trophy's the way it is now.
This car was featured in a magazine in the early 1960's. It was rescued from an auto wrecker in the interior of BC in the early 90's and resurfaced as shown around 2001 in Williams Lake after an 8 year rebuild. Not sure of the original colour or finish but it sure took home a lot of trophy's the way it is now.
wayne
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on page 4 roadster
WOW! No one would ever recognise Gordie's roadster now. More of a resto-rod, and the quality has really improved a lot.[/QUOTE]
(page 4) When Norm abrahams own the roadster where did he live in 70-71 and do you know where he got it?? ( if this is my old roadster would like to know??)
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WOW! No one would ever recognise Gordie's roadster now. More of a resto-rod, and the quality has really improved a lot.[/QUOTE]
(page 4) When Norm abrahams own the roadster where did he live in 70-71 and do you know where he got it?? ( if this is my old roadster would like to know??)
This car was featured in a magazine in the early 1960's. It was rescued from an auto wrecker in the interior of BC in the early 90's and resurfaced as shown around 2001 in Williams Lake after an 8 year rebuild. Not sure of the original colour or finish but it sure took home a lot of trophy's the way it is now.
67Sprint
That car is sure familiar to me. Will have to search thru my little mags to see if I can spot it. The fins are unusual on that car, so that is what sticks in my memory.
I think this car, or one very similar was parked in a farm yard between Penticton and OK Falls this was a couple years ago
This car was featured in a magazine in the early 1960's. It was rescued from an auto wrecker in the interior of BC in the early 90's and resurfaced as shown around 2001 in Williams Lake after an 8 year rebuild. Not sure of the original colour or finish but it sure took home a lot of trophy's the way it is now.