Chevrolet turns 100 years old Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of GM Canada   It’s ironic that the “Heartbeat of America” got its start in the small town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, a centre of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. Engineering skills like that required for watchmaking, would be a good start for someone looking to [...]

Modern new life given to an old classic Story by Budd Stanley, photos by Grant McAvoy   The muscle car culture curiously mimics nature, if you stand back and take a look at it closely. It is a culture in constant evolution, not so much in making cars more efficient or in technological advances, but [...]

By Nigel Matthews Raymond Loewy is not exactly a household name, but the products that he has designed are. Loewy was considered the father of industrial design and one of the most influential Americans of the 20th Century.   He was born in France in 1893. Having served in WWI and looking for work, he [...]

Canada’s only Toyota Supercar Story and photos by Budd Stanley   The Lexus LF-A is a masterfully exquisite combination of space age high tech and finely-tuned brute force, producing a vehicle that is much more than just a car. No, it is a vehicle that shouts to the Germans, Italians, British, Americans and even the [...]

Looking Back at the Jensen FF Story by Budd Stanley   There seems to be a strange connection between farm tractors and high-performance cars from the 1960s. Many know the famous rivalry between tractor builder Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. The resulting dispute led Lamborghini to build his own supercar company, resulting in his first [...]

2010 adventure: Bought for $500, the dash and seats weren’t cracked – only the gas tank   The three-day 2010 Spring Thaw Adventure tour along the scenic route from Hope to Squamish, via Osoyoos, Sun Peaks and the Duffy Lake road, attracted around 65 classic cars from all over B.C., Alberta, Oregon, Washington and one [...]

Supercar Grandfather - The worlds first mid-engine sports car Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Canada If one looks at the great thoroughbred driver’s cars of today, one thing starts to become clear. Cars like the Boxster S, the F-458, the Gallardo, the Elise, the R8 and even the Ariel Atom are all mid-engine [...]

The resurrection of a pre-war BMW 327/28 Story by Budd Stanley – Photos by Andrew Holliday   Every now and then, you come across something special in the automotive world. Yeah, we see our fair share of classic Shelbys and Plymouth Barracudas, or ultra-exotic Lamborghinis, or even a Koenigsegg or two. However, there is nothing [...]

Buy, sell, hold!: Reps from major auction houses weigh in on what’s hot, what’s not   By Nigel Matthews   My personal instincts of the state of the muscle car market before attending the auctions in Scottsdale, Ariz., indicated it was going to soften and level off due to the economic crisis. Having seen the [...]

Don’t call the smart fortwo small until you’ve seen this micro dot By Nigel Matthews   If you think the smart fortwo is small, you should see the 1984 Honda Zoe Zipper micro car. I would be more inclined to call it a scootermobile. It was originally built in Japan by Mitsuoka Motors, the same [...]