by Old Autos | Feb 28, 2020 | Features
If I asked the readers of Old Autos to draw a picture of an automobile enthusiast, I am sure the variation of pictures would be almost endless. Their only common trait would be an interest in all things automotive related. They would range from female to male, young...
by Old Autos | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Burlington, Ontario As a baby boomer, I was in my early teens when both of my “much” older brothers started buying cars. One went with British sports cars, the first being an early 1960s Austin Healey, (Frog-Eyed if British, Bug-Eyed if North American), Sprite. The...
by Old Autos | Dec 10, 2019 | Features
In the early days of the automobile, hundreds of people laboured in their shops and sheds, trying to come up with the perfect design to replace the horse. Most of them are long-forgotten, but Ron Foss of Burlington, Ont. is working to ensure that one is them is...
by Old Autos | Nov 12, 2019 | Features
ZURICH, ON – When an individual’s dream is to build and restore an antique vehicle, they are, in fact, bringing back a part of history. This story is narrated in two chapters. The first is the legacy of a woman, whose name is Alive Thiel. The second is Bev and...
by Old Autos | Oct 8, 2019 | Features
Chevrolet sales broke the one-million mark for the first time during the 1941 model year, on the strength of beautiful looking automobiles, that were packing some of the latest technology, although still equipped with a six-cylinder engine. Because of a curtailed...
