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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

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

Date11/3/1975
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127177F
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
A 1918 Pierce-Arrow is the pride of the collection of antique cars owned by Ron Fawcett of Whitby, and he drove it 1,200 miles on holidays last year. (...)
A 1918 Pierce-Arrow is the pride of the collection of antique cars owned by Ron Fawcett of Whitby, and he drove it 1,200 miles on holidays last year. (...)
6/17/1974
He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
11/4/1976
Imported cars head east, Sunlight is reflected from the roofs of imported Volkswagen cars being carried to market from the east coast, where they were(...)
Imported cars head east, Sunlight is reflected from the roofs of imported Volkswagen cars being carried to market from the east coast, where they were(...)
3/2/1975
Mini cars are his mini passion, Oshawa's Julian Stewart displays some of the miniature replica cars he and his family produce in the toy factory in th(...)
Mini cars are his mini passion, Oshawa's Julian Stewart displays some of the miniature replica cars he and his family produce in the toy factory in th(...)
11/11/1986
Niagara Falls from thew Canadian Side, showing Clifton Hotel and starting point of Niagara Belt Line Cars
Niagara Falls from thew Canadian Side, showing Clifton Hotel and starting point of Niagara Belt Line Cars
1910
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
12/13/1973
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
10/21/1954
Slot Cars, An old hobby is big again
Slot Cars, An old hobby is big again
3/31/1980
Big cars, little cars, smooth cars and crazy cars were all there in their glory at the show
Big cars, little cars, smooth cars and crazy cars were all there in their glory at the show
1/28/1966
Georgetown marks its 50th birthday, Majorettes, antique cars, bands and pipe-and-drum units take part in a half-hour parade through Georgetown to the (...)
Georgetown marks its 50th birthday, Majorettes, antique cars, bands and pipe-and-drum units take part in a half-hour parade through Georgetown to the (...)
7/2/1972
Those were the days, Antique cars like this 1929 Durant Model D66 being checked out by Sandra Mellow, 10, and Marco Mideiros, 11, of St. Henien's Cath(...)
Those were the days, Antique cars like this 1929 Durant Model D66 being checked out by Sandra Mellow, 10, and Marco Mideiros, 11, of St. Henien's Cath(...)
6/9/1988