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Hell on wheels
Hell on wheels

Hell on wheels

Date4/29/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hell on wheels: Montreal is hoping to relieve rush-hour congestion with an integrated transit plan including trains; buses and the subway. Motorists are up in arms because they will be saddled with 10 per cent of the tab through higher costs on downtown parking; autoroute tolls; gas and car registration.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105707F
This driver is hell on wheels, Showing how to beat the traffic during the transit strike, Hell Driver Buzz Bundy tips his car up on two wheels at the (...)
This driver is hell on wheels, Showing how to beat the traffic during the transit strike, Hell Driver Buzz Bundy tips his car up on two wheels at the (...)
8/26/1974
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
1/3/1990
Strut your stuff: Speed Sport, Key 590 rock radio and The Star's Wheels team are expecting between 800 and 1,000 cars to participate in the second annual Wheels cruise
Strut your stuff: Speed Sport, Key 590 rock radio and The Star's Wheels team are expecting between 800 and 1,000 cars to participate in the second annual Wheels cruise
7/31/1989
Brewster, the Queen says to me, do you think the wheel's going to come off? In an ancient democrat with wobbly wheels and springs sticking up through (...)
Brewster, the Queen says to me, do you think the wheel's going to come off? In an ancient democrat with wobbly wheels and springs sticking up through (...)
8/5/1939
Tread truths: Wheels tire tester John Mahler poses with the rubber he put through the wringer using Chevlot Diplomat alloy wheels and this trusty Toyota Corolla LE
Tread truths: Wheels tire tester John Mahler poses with the rubber he put through the wringer using Chevlot Diplomat alloy wheels and this trusty Toyota Corolla LE
10/27/1990
Big wheels: Magna president Fred Gingl (right) joins Horst Kukwa, chairman of Lemmerz-Werke, inside the new aluminum wheel plant their two firms have built in Collingwood
Big wheels: Magna president Fred Gingl (right) joins Horst Kukwa, chairman of Lemmerz-Werke, inside the new aluminum wheel plant their two firms have built in Collingwood
6/10/1988
Spinning wheels, Peggy Grigor works at the potters wheel while Barbara Elend examines the finished product
Spinning wheels, Peggy Grigor works at the potters wheel while Barbara Elend examines the finished product
4/24/1989
Hospital reunion: A nurse wheels heart transplant patient Ted Younger by the buffet table as he and five other transplant patients celebrated at a reunion yesterday
Hospital reunion: A nurse wheels heart transplant patient Ted Younger by the buffet table as he and five other transplant patients celebrated at a reunion yesterday
3/7/1986
Classics Galore: Nearly 600 owners of great cars of the past turned out yesterday at Scarborough's Malvern Town Centre for the Wheels Fresh Air Cruise
Classics Galore: Nearly 600 owners of great cars of the past turned out yesterday at Scarborough's Malvern Town Centre for the Wheels Fresh Air Cruise
8/28/1988
Three-to-go: A 1950s Messerschmitt three-wheeler, affectionately known as a bubble car, drew a lot of attention at Sunday's Wheels Fresh Air Fund Cruise
Three-to-go: A 1950s Messerschmitt three-wheeler, affectionately known as a bubble car, drew a lot of attention at Sunday's Wheels Fresh Air Fund Cruise
8/18/1991
A Sleek, red female fibre glass torso on wheels is the work of artist Don Bonham (in background) and can be seen in exhibition at 138 Yorkville St. Bo(...)
A Sleek, red female fibre glass torso on wheels is the work of artist Don Bonham (in background) and can be seen in exhibition at 138 Yorkville St. Bo(...)
3/6/1972
Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
4/9/1974