Daily Archives: March 19, 2000

Motoring Memories: Russell: a truly native Canadian car

1911 Russell KnightPhoto: Bill Vance by Bill Vance Canada has produced few home-grown vehicles. Most were foreign, usually American, designs. The Russell was an exception because it was designed and manufactured in Toronto, a truly native Canadian car. There was … Continue reading

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Motoring Memories: Pontiac GTO – first of the muscle cars

1964 Pontiac GTOPhoto: Bill Vance by Bill Vance Pontiac was not known as an exciting nameplate during the 1940s and ’50s. Side-valve six and straight-eight engines provided adequate, if uninspired, performance. All of that was to change near the end … Continue reading

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Motoring Memories: Packard Caribbean

1954 Packard CaribbeanPhoto: Bill Vance by Bill Vance In the first third of the century, Packard was one of the grand automobiles names. From the beginning, when the Packard brothers, J.W. and W.D. of Warren, Ohio, built their first single-cylinder … Continue reading

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