[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Creemore Valley Classics VIP stories #75 We purchased this barn stored Tudor in 2009. The mice had been into it, headliner and rug were full of holes. After the purchase, We did over the interior, cleaned and waxed it up, so we could drive to the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]‘Baby Blue’ was purchased in 2014 from a collector after falling in love with the 190SL we brought home in 2007. Although unrestored, the color combination is stunning and attracts people wherever she goes … and she goes a lot! Like our other 190, this one is driven near...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Creemore Valley Classics VIP Stories #54 After seeing one of these 30 years ago in Muskoka – the sheer elegance of the machine never left my mind. In early 2005, I finally had the means to purchase one and so the process began; it started with research:...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Creemore Valley Classics VIP Story #22 My wife and I completed this trip of just over 4500 miles in my 1966 GT Mustang , along with my uncle and aunt in their 1968 AMX. The goal was to travel Route 66 in reverse and the Pacific...
I found this 1940 Plymouth Deluxe in a dilapidated garage during my graduate studies in Winnipeg in the early 90's. I had to borrow $150 from a friend because I didn't have enough money to close the $700 purchase. In Manitoba at that time, no...
An old friend of mine, Joe Dunleavy, bought this car back in the late 50's or early 60's for $100. I believe it had been used before then at a northern fishing camp to transport guests who arrived by float plane to the lodge. Joe...
I found my Cougar on the internet, still being driven in Seattle, Washington. The female owner was willing to drive it to Vancouver, where it was shipped by rail to Winnipeg. I drove it from there to Thunder Bay (at that time home) I stripped...
After being purchased in October 1958 by an electrician, then sold to a house painter, the car was stored in a barn in Melsungen, Germany in November 1966. In March 1991, while on military operations the barn was chosen as a temporary Headquarters for our...
Driving home from South Carolina I bought a few old car traders to check out during my lunch at work. One of the guys at work was looking at one of the books a few weeks later and pointed to this van. My family had a...
We bought it out of triad 14 years ago . It took us 7 yrs to get it on the road , the more you dug the more your found that needed repair . The roof and trunk lid are original though . I know...
I acquired this beautiful 76 year old motorcycle 5 years ago from one of the more senior(80 plus years) members of our club. He knew I had a special place in my "DNA" for Norton motorcycles, since I had already owned a pristine 1974 Commando 850....
Thanks Bruce Moore for this submission....
I bought this truck around 2003, while looking for a project. I placed an ad in the paper and was contacted by a guy who said he had a '65 pickup for sale. I went to look and he had it in a tarp shelter....
My 1964 Dodge is neither barn or garage find, since I found it at Roe Hoyles Motors in Galt now Cambridge, in 1964, and bought it then. I heard many people from time to time say "I had one of them, and I wish I'd have...
In 2008 after deciding that the light duty one ton pickups sold on the market today are just not up to snuff for durability the hunt begun for a medium duty truck. The problem was, they don't come in 4 wheel drive. Can't have that...
I literally bought it off an old man in Stoney Creek who rarely drove it (or only drove it on Sundays), it was formerly a NYC Cab from New York before the older man bought it, he never got around to fixing it up and...
My friend Johnny found our bus Lucy down in Florida, he flew down and was interrogated at the border. Then bought the bus and started to drive it home. Second time he tried to start it the starter was gone! He jump started it the...
Last year, I noticed a 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car parked at a seniors residence in Barrie, Ontario. Upon investigating, I discovered that the owner wanted to sell it because he owned second vehicle, and was only allowed parking for one car. The car was...
The Car that was built in Canada by Canadians for Canadians. The car was built in Oakville Ontario late in 1954 and was then shipped out west to Regina Saskatchewan to a Lincoln Mercury Dealership. It remained in Saskatchewan for the next 38 years and came back...
Our 1934 Austin Nippy is a member of the Austin 7 family of cars. "7's" were produced between 1922 and 1939. The Nippy was a model built between 1934 and 1937. There were only 682 Nippys produced! 7's in general were the most popular car...
1969 was the last year for A-Bodies Barracuda's. We are the second owners, with all documentation including 2 build sheets from the manufacturing plant, original bill of sale and application for credit by the first owner. This model was a major part of the Muscle...
I bought my 1953 Monarch in Guelph several years ago, at that time she was green and temperamental. After several summers putting up with her stalling and over heating, I decided to do an off frame restoration including rebuilding the Flathead engine. When I was...
The 1993 Cadillac Allante was the last year of a short 6-year production run for this, Cadillac's first attempt to build a luxury two-seater sports convertible to compete with the likes of Jaguar & Mercedes. This final year of production was the only year the Allante...
Pictured is the hand built Bonneville Salt Flats car that we raced in 2009 at Speedweek in Utah. The car is 1932 frame with a 1927 T Roadster body and has a 181 cid Mercury block that has been dyno'd at 382 hp to the...
As far as we know this is the only existing roadster left. There are about 25 other models in US and Europe. John Magill Photos courtesy of Stan Schuman ...
My first car was a 67 Dodge Monaco 500. It was black and survived my early driving days. Sadly I sent it to the bone yard and always regretted it. When I turned 50 in the fall and middle age crazy set in, I decided that...
Have you ever had difficulty hunting down the original color code or chips for a restoration job or a clean, older model in need of repair? Like most painters, we would bet you have. Out of print color chips are extremely difficult to obtain, and getting harder...
This is the 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan built for and owned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and is the only one currently in running & in road worthy condition. The car is in exceptional condition, with the interior and even the frame looking great. All...
I've always had an interest in classic cars. I was going to the car shows with a friend who belonged to Barrie Thunder Classics, a local car club. I wanted to join the club and buy myself a ride. the problem was I only had...
I doubt this car will be on hand for this years Copper Kettle Classics but it sure is historically significant. I can only imagine what this car would be worth if it ever went to auction. Not only is it a sweet Aston Martin that...
While this is one of millions of VW Beetles produced in Germany, it's historical significance comes by way of ownership. This car was purchased in 1990 from a farmer in Port Colburne Ontario who had imported the car from Buffalo NY. The farmer had intentions...