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Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)
Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)

Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)

Date2/28/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas; This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers can drive cars and trucks legally with 1977 stickers.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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More than a Million to go, The line-ups at motor vehicle license bureaus are starting to thicken as Feb
More than a Million to go, The line-ups at motor vehicle license bureaus are starting to thicken as Feb
2/20/1978
Winter ritual. The to renew car licenses is running year. As the deadline for buying 1979 permits draws closer, Metro the 495 College St. office are g(...)
Winter ritual. The to renew car licenses is running year. As the deadline for buying 1979 permits draws closer, Metro the 495 College St. office are g(...)
2/26/1979
Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon
Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon
5/29/1986
License Collector Bruce Rawlins, 26, of Willowdale holds one of the prizes in his collection - a rare porcelain plate issued by Ontario in 1911 - to s(...)
License Collector Bruce Rawlins, 26, of Willowdale holds one of the prizes in his collection - a rare porcelain plate issued by Ontario in 1911 - to s(...)
3/28/1973
Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
1/15/1991
Gas Guzzlers, Taxed by the pound
Gas Guzzlers, Taxed by the pound
11/18/1974
The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)
The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)
5/8/1989
Explosive and corrosive cargoes travel Metro's streets every day - but no one can say how dangerous they are
Explosive and corrosive cargoes travel Metro's streets every day - but no one can say how dangerous they are
1/7/1982
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
The Cheaper Way
The Cheaper Way
9/6/1991
Soft heart for soft-top: Sandy Sinclair's bright-red convertible 1949 Austin Atlantic really took Bill Taylor's heart at British Car Day last weekend
Soft heart for soft-top: Sandy Sinclair's bright-red convertible 1949 Austin Atlantic really took Bill Taylor's heart at British Car Day last weekend
9/17/1990
Plug-in Chevette Although it doesn't show it, this car cost General Motors of Canada Ltd
Plug-in Chevette Although it doesn't show it, this car cost General Motors of Canada Ltd
2/4/1980