J.H.Boland

I remember seeing that sweet GMC pickup a dozen or so years ago sitting out by the road for sale here in southern Ontario. Nice to see it being preserved as found. Thanks for all the great photos !

The local St. Thomas , Ontario Lions Club hosts an annual Father's Day car show in beautiful Pinafore Park. My wife and I attended with our '78 GMC Caballero. I don't know how many cars were there, probably at least 600. Of all the cars there, a sweet little '64 Pontiac Acadian Beaumont convertible caught my eye more than anything else. An unusual Nash pickup was seen, too. I don't know the back story on it. Perhaps a modified sedan for dealer use. Also present was this nice '53-'54 Corvette. Having my son and grandson stop by was also a highlight !

That only happened (in reverse) with the Caballero !

Our church is preparing for it's annual yard sale and the spare rooms are filling up with donated stuff. Sunday morning on the way back from the men's washroom, I spotted this diecast 1/18 scale 1932 Lincoln NIB, sitting right out in plain site where the ladies figured I'd see it ! They had already priced it at the no haggle price of $25 (CDN). I almost felt guilty.

I see it has the extremely rare fringe top too !

I still have a hard time considering my '78 GMC Caballero an "antique" vehicle, even though we've been together for 45 years ! Photo shows it parked in front of the New Sarum Diner established in 1943.

It's been the rule for years that safety glass is a must have to participate in Historical Automobile Society of Canada events. One of the main reasons this was passed was due to a head-on collision between gawkers and a '34 Chevy. Both the driver and his wife were ejected through the plate glass windshield and required multiple plastic surgeries .The club also has annual inspection meets to check for cracked tires, brake and steering function, etc. All it would take is one serious accident caused by an old car's mechanical failure to put our entire hobby in jeopardy.

There was an optional rear bumper, which looked like the attached photo. (Nice find !)

When I bought my '72 Chevy C20 pickup in 1984, it was just a well used old truck. I restored it in 1988 when it was still only 16 years old. Nearly all the trim moldings, new correct tailgate, and other such stuff was still available at the GM parts warehouse , which was conveniently located in London, Ontario (where I worked) at the time. It makes good sense to buy a "used car", refurbish it to your liking now, and keep and maintain it until it eventually becomes collectable. That's my plan with my '99 Jeep TJ Sahara. It took a while to find the right one, but I have it where I want it and unless someone pulls in front of me (again), it's a keeper.

My first old car was a 1939 LaSalle sedan. In 1961, it wasn't really old, but compared to a '61 model, it LOOKED old to me (at 14 years old). I never had another four door vintage car. Four door cars were my expendable winter beaters. In 2000, I bought a near mint '92 Buick Park Avenue. I used it as my summer car until I retired. Now it's an antique ! I guess I'm going to end where I started.

Yes, it's a Greenlight "Blue Collar" model.

In the 45 years that I've owned my '78 GMC Caballero Laredo, I've only encountered one other the same color, and that was about 42 years ago. One rainy day recently while surfing the net, I came across my Caballero , albeit shrunk to 1/64 scale. It's the same year, color, model, and has the matching painted cap. Of course, now I have one.

That Type 11 cab Canadian Military Pattern boom truck needs to finally find a good home.

I'm sure the owner of this Willys "woody" would sell it to you for far less money !

The truck is a 1929-30 Chevrolet.

That collection would keep the boys of "Dirty Old Cars" busy for weeks !

"Christech" completely rewooded a '34 Chevy pickup in the "Our Cars and Restorations" section of this forum a while back. He showed step by step photos and may be able to help you. Jim

I'd hate to restore a fire engine now ! My '31 Chevy was red from the frame up, and then there was all that gold leaf !

The fellow I sold my '29 McLaughlin-Buick Master club sedan to also has a '38 McLaughlin-Buick Roadmaster sedan. His '65 Chevy looks quite out of place. Jim

I was a GM parts man for 42 years (one of the lucky ones that didn't end up in a padded room ! ). GM sells an additive called EOS (engine oil supplement) that works wonders on noisy lifters. It satisfied many of my customers. That's assuming of course, you don't actually have a weak part.

I first posted a photo of my then newly acquired '25 Buick Standard Six Four Passenger Coupe in 2017. Figured it's time for an update. US built Buicks at the time didn't come supplied with bumpers. I was lucky enough to find a complete front unit on Ebay. It was easily recognizable by the Buick Standard only front brackets. A year or so later I found a set of rear bumperettes that were a close match. Brackets had to be fabricated, using a few pieces of original ones as patterns. The door handles that came on the car were incorrect "T" handles. Again on Ebay, I sourced a correct pair of stirrup handles. The front passenger seat was missing, A friend gave me a jump seat from a seven passenger touring car, which was modified to exactly duplicate the missing one. Front turn signals were added, using a second pair of cowl lamps mounted to the bumper with custom brackets. Rear turn signals look much like the single tail light. Details. Details. Pictures attached.

An old friend of my dad's, when he heard that I was working on a 490 Chevy, gave me this vintage socket set. It came in handy with it's sockets in 32nd of an inch gradients .The old nuts and bolts have larger heads than now. He was once a Model T Ford mechanic in Alaska. The set was made by the Bethlehem Spark Plug Company.

'Tis the day I go by my Gaelic name, Seamas O'Beollain !

My son runs a shop that specializes in wraps ,window tint, and stone guard. They also do ceramic coating. I had them coat the hood on my '72 Chevy pickup. It was painted back in 1988 and the paint on the hood was getting dull. The process made a notable improvement. Time will tell how long it lasts, but the truck is tucked away in the garage most of the time.

I'm no expert,but I think leather was used on open cars of the era.