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Just for cars: Everything about the automobile is on sale at new store devoted to books, models, etdc., on cars.
Just for cars: Everything about the automobile is on sale at new store devoted to books, models, etdc., on cars.

Just for cars: Everything about the automobile is on sale at new store devoted to books, models, etdc., on cars.

Date7/7/1983
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127030F
Criticizing the critics: Automobile dealer Martin Strarr complains about press reports regarding safety of North American cars
Criticizing the critics: Automobile dealer Martin Strarr complains about press reports regarding safety of North American cars
1/15/1981
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
1/2/1969
Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
2/13/1970
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
Waiting and hoping: AMC Canada president Maurice Fertey says he will know by the end of April whether the Brampton plant will build a new line of cars. The model could replace the Eagle, shown with Fertey, and create possibly hundreds of new jobs. The Bra
Waiting and hoping: AMC Canada president Maurice Fertey says he will know by the end of April whether the Brampton plant will build a new line of cars. The model could replace the Eagle, shown with Fertey, and create possibly hundreds of new jobs. The Bra
2/29/1984
Big three in Canadian sales of imported cars are Honda, Toyota and Datsun
Big three in Canadian sales of imported cars are Honda, Toyota and Datsun
10/20/1976
Mini thrills: Looking to thrill an auto lover this Christmas? Nick Tara of Just Wheels suggests a model car. They're priced for all pocket books.
Mini thrills: Looking to thrill an auto lover this Christmas? Nick Tara of Just Wheels suggests a model car. They're priced for all pocket books.
12/4/1991
No Parking: Guests of social functions that employ Luxury Car Park never have to worry about finding a place to put their cars
No Parking: Guests of social functions that employ Luxury Car Park never have to worry about finding a place to put their cars
6/24/1988
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
5/10/1984
Just Molly and me are all that are left after cars have killed two previous horses that hauled his tattered mail buggy during the last 23 years, says rural route postman Harold Miller, 74
Just Molly and me are all that are left after cars have killed two previous horses that hauled his tattered mail buggy during the last 23 years, says rural route postman Harold Miller, 74
9/15/1971
Hafty Hauler: The nearly 1,000 vehicles on display include an array of all-new models such as this GMC Suburban, plus concept cars, racers and classics
Hafty Hauler: The nearly 1,000 vehicles on display include an array of all-new models such as this GMC Suburban, plus concept cars, racers and classics
2/12/1992
New President of the ex, Jack Corrigan was first attracted to the giant fair 50 years ago. He received a midway pass for attending a summer Sunday school run by the then-president of the CNE. Corrigan has suggested that cars be banned from the central section of the Ex and the space landscaped.
New President of the ex, Jack Corrigan was first attracted to the giant fair 50 years ago. He received a midway pass for attending a summer Sunday school run by the then-president of the CNE. Corrigan has suggested that cars be banned from the central section of the Ex and the space landscaped.
2/3/1971