My friends Rod and Jane Cayer bought a Fiat 500 last spring. In fact, I’m reasonably certain they were among the first in town to lay the money down for one of these cute little Italian-inspired...
Editor’s note: When the crew from Willy’s Garage travelled to the north to film Season 3 of their television series, Willy’s Garage, the guys decided they needed to do a road trip. J...
More than a few years ago, a friend of mine told me his sister was looking to get rid of an old Toyota truck that was quietly rusting away on her driveway. She had owned it for many years, and althoug...
In case you missed it, cruising season officially kicked of last Sunday. The weather was great and the streets were filled with an amazing array of cool custom and special-interest vehicles. In additi...
Rain is the enemy of all who ride. Thankfully, when the fourth annual Motorcycle Ride For Dad rolled through town last Saturday, not a single drop fell from the sky. It’s a safe bet, however, a...
“I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member.” — Groucho Marx While there’s no evidence to support the idea that old Groucho ever rode a motorcycle,...
A few weeks back, while driving down a dark highway in South Dakota, a pair of fast-approaching headlights showed up in my rear-view mirror. They were very close together and very bright and almost lo...
YOU’RE on the way out of town to watch the grandson play hockey. You’ve never been to the small town you’ve carefully dotted on the map, but it’s only 75 kilometres from home a...
The snow around my shop is up to my waist but the end is in sight. The surest sign of spring is when the annual cavalcade of custom cars and big name stars rolls into town next weekend for Piston Ring...
Silly me — all this time I thought Manitoba’s classic and special-interest auto scene was a tight-knit bunch that looked out for one another. But, if you believe Manitoba Public Insurance,...
While the long weekend offered so many great car- and motorcycle-related events that it was tough to decide which ones to attend, Cousin Mikey and I finally opted to head west on Saturday to the Super...