IIIF

They're off

Date8/9/1989

Names

Andrew, Cindy (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: They're off: Solar-powered cars compete for space with more conventional vehicles on Lawrence Ave. yesterday. The solar cars will travel 630 km (390 miles) to Montreal in the Canadian Solar Cup.

Subject

Motors

Energy consumption

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009920F

Discover More

Under Cover: Mechanical engineering student student Paul Yeh, 24, is almost hidden by the solar panels of his 380-watt fibreglass car, which took a year to build

8/9/1989

Ready to roll

5/27/1987

Few fill-ups

6/10/1986

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

Townhouses with solar panels under construction, off Dixie Road north of Highway 7. Brampton, Ontario

12/5/1981

Municipal handbook City of Toronto 1920

1920

Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto report on water supply and sewage disposal

1954

Metropolitan Toronto 1953-1963

1963

Playing a waiting game, When you really need a taxi there's never one in sight, but at Pearson International Airport they're lined up in dozens, waiting for customers, at slow times of day

7/17/1984

They're expensive

6/6/1990

Dashed against the rock

1894

Three men in white lab coats look at various pieces of very large equipment.

High tension set

February 1953