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60 Years Behind the Wheel : The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960

Bill Sherk

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Winner of the 2004 International Gallery of Superb Printing Bronze Award for Superb Craftsmanship in Production, and the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association Excellence in Print Awards, commended for the 2004 Honourable Mention for Superb Craftsmanship in Production

From rumble seats and running broads to power tops and tailfins, 60 Years Behind the Wheel captures the thrill of motoring in Canada from the dawn of the twentieth century to 1960. There are intriguing stories of cars with no steering wheels, and fascinating photographs of historic vehicles from across the country. From the Studebaker to the Lincoln-Zephyr, from the showroom to the scrapyard, here are over 150 vehicles owned and driven by Canadians.

Table of Contents

Title Page
Page 3-3

Copyright Page
Page 4-8

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 9-12

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Foreword
Page 13-14

Introduction
Page 15-16

"Look, Ma! No Steering Wheel!"
Page 17-18

Winton Runabout, Toronto, circa 1904
Page 19-20

Cadillac Truck, Toronto, circa 1906
Page 21-21

Breakdown Near Sarnia, circa 1908
Page 22-22

Engineless Car, Leamington, circa 1908
Page 23-24

Born to Sell Newspapers, circa 1909
Page 25-26

Fred Foster's 1908 McLaughlin
Page 27-28

"Why Not Own an Automobile?" 1909
Page 29-29

Instant Grandstand, Weston, 1910
Page 30-30

More Cars than Horses, Toronto, 1910
Page 31-31

Two-car Garage, Leamington, 1912
Page 32-33

Motorcycles and Sidecars, Toronto, circa1912
Page 34-34

New Model T Touring, 1912
Page 35-35

1912 Model T Touring, Leamington, 1939
Page 36-37

Russell Torpedo, Toronto, circa 1911
Page 38-39

Car and Trailer, Leamington, 1913
Page 40-41

Cadillac with Horses and Chickens
Page 42-42

Before Traffic Lights, circa 1914
Page 43-43

McLaughlin Touring, Charlottetown, circa 1914
Page 44-45

Grandfather's Centre-door T, 1926
Page 46-46

Ian Marr's Rockne Convertible, 1944
Page 46-46

Toronto Water Works Trucks, 1914
Page 47-47

Car Loses Wheel, circa 1914
Page 48-48

Licensed As a Car, 1914
Page 49-49

On His Majesty's Service, circa 1915
Page 50-50

Canadians Celebrate Armistice Day, 1918
Page 51-52

Hauling Telephone Poles, British Columbia, circa 1920
Page 53-54

Press and Movie Photogs, 1919
Page 55-56

Going Nowhere Fast, 1920
Page 57-57

Railway Station, Ayton, circa 1920
Page 58-58

Licensed As a Motorcycle, 1922
Page 59-59

"Buy Your Tires Here!" 1921
Page 60-60

"Slow Down and Live" 1922
Page 61-62

"Toronto Welcomes You" 1924
Page 63-63

Repair Garage, Beeton, 1925
Page 64-64

"Your Money Is Safe in Here" 1925
Page 65-65

Camping at Point Pelee National Park, 1925
Page 66-67

1927 Model T Roadster, Pelee Island, 1927
Page 68-68

"Where's My Car?" 1926
Page 69-69

Emancipated Woman Driving Studebaker Roadster, Alberta,circa 1926
Page 70-70

GM Expands its Line of Cars
Page 71-71

Visitors to Canada, circa 1928
Page 72-73

Top-down Motoring, 1929
Page 74-75

Did This Car Get a Parking Ticket? circa 1930
Page 76-77

After a Snowstorm, 1929
Page 78-78

Repair Garage, Toronto, circa 1930
Page 79-79

Model A Fords in Family Album
Page 80-80

Downtown Traffic, Toronto, 1929
Page 81-81

A New Brunswick Model A
Page 82-83

Car Races Train and Wins, Quebec, circa 1930
Page 84-84

New Car Dealership, Toronto, 1931
Page 85-85

Barney Oldfield Comes to Toronto, 1931
Page 86-86

Remember 'Tree-lined Streets?
Page 87-87

Model T Coupe, Manitoba, 1932
Page 88-89

Ivor Pascoe's Model A Ford
Page 90-91

Styling in Search of Sales
Page 92-93

Glen Ubclacker's 1932 Oldsmobile Convertible, Wasaga Beach, circa 1941
Page 94-95

Author with Glen Ubelacker
Page 96-96

Car Wash, Toronto, 1933
Page 97-97

Nova Scotia Snowstorm, 1934
Page 98-98

1934 Ford Deluxe Sedan Delivery
Page 99-99

No Grease Pit Here, Quebec, 1934
Page 100-100

Goodyear and Hupmobile, 1934
Page 101-101

Springtime on Bay Street, Toronto, 1935
Page 102-102

The Innocents Went West
Page 103-106

Downtown Traffic, 1935
Page 107-107

1934 Pontiac, 1936
Page 108-108

A Tale of Tvvo Running Boards
Page 109-110

Harry Weale's 1935 Oldsmobile
Page 111-111

Kent Weale's First Car
Page 112-112

Manitoba Farm, circa 1936
Page 113-113

Fraser Canyon Road, British Columbia
Page 114-114

On the Road in Quebec, circa 1938
Page 115-115

Durant Roadster on Fishing Trip, 1937
Page 116-117

Long Live the King! 1937
Page 118-118

British Columbia Convertible
Page 119-120

Loaded with Extras
Page 121-121

Side-opening Hood on 1937 Buick
Page 122-122

"Alligator" Hood on 1937 Ford Coupe
Page 123-123

Aunt Constance and Her 1938 Graham
Page 124-124

Ron Morgan's 1938 Graham
Page 125-126

Winter Snow and Slush, 1939
Page 127-127

Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, 1939
Page 128-128

Checking Under the Hood
Page 129-129

Plymouth Introduces Power Top for Convertible, 1939
Page 130-130

War Hero Rides in 1939 Plymouth Convertible
Page 131-131

McLaughlin-Buick Convertible, 1940
Page 132-132

Bathing Beauty on 1940 Mercury
Page 133-133

Dick Riley's 1940 LaSalle Convertible
Page 134-135

Directing Traffic at Sunnyside, early 1940s
Page 136-136

Young Couple in 1939 Mercury Convertible, Quebec
Page 137-137

Calgary Service Station, circa 1941
Page 138-138

Bob Chapman's 1931 Chrysler Roadster, Toronto, 1941
Page 139-142

Bus Service for War Workers
Page 143-143

Customized 1936 Ford Roadster, 1942
Page 144-144

Alex Horen's 1932 Ford, Windsor, 1943
Page 145-145

Alex Horen's 1921 Gray-Dort Touring, circa 1958
Page 146-147

Hauling Coal in a Rumble Seat, 1945
Page 148-149

Blonde Pushes Truck Uphill, 1945
Page 150-150

Free Parking at King and Parliament, 1946
Page 151-151

Tractor Out to Pasture, 1946
Page 152-152

Trunk or Rumble Seat? 1946
Page 153-153

Danforth Used Car Alley, Toronto, 1946
Page 154-155

Spinning its Tires on Avenue Road Hill, 1947
Page 156-157

"We've Been Everywhere!"
Page 158-158

Wash This Car!
Page 159-160

Sitting on a 1947 or '48 Buick
Page 161-161

New 1949 Monarch, Leamington
Page 162-162

"Step-down" Hudson, Novar, 1949
Page 163-163

Saskatchewan Youth Buys First Car
Page 164-165

1949 Triumph 2000 Roadster, Toronto, 1956
Page 166-166

Jim Featherstone's 1941 Plymouth
Page 167-168

Janet Reder on 1941 Dodge
Page 169-169

Not the Better Way, 1952
Page 170-170

Manitoba Adventures with a 1938 Plymouth, 1952
Page 171-172

1928 Chevrolet Roadster, Carlisle, 1953
Page 173-174

1953 Chevrolet Convertible, Kingsville, 1954
Page 175-176

Thorncrest Ford-Monarch Dealership, Toronto, 1953
Page 177-178

Bob Downey's 1956 Meteor Convertible
Page 179-180

Ontario Automobile Dealership, Toronto, 1953
Page 181-182

1947 Ford Sportsman, Quebec, 1954
Page 183-186

1954 Meteor "Niagara" Convertible
Page 187-188

Canada's Answer to James Dean, circa 1954
Page 189-189

Norm Lightfoot and Friends
Page 190-190

Three Fellows in a Nash Metropolitan
Page 191-191

1952 Pontiac Hardtop, 1955
Page 192-192

1949 Pontiac in 1956
Page 193-193

1949 DeSoto from Alberta
Page 194-194

1957 DeSoto Convertible, 1958
Page 195-195

White Rose Gas Station, Blytheswood
Page 196-196

B-A Service Station, Toronto Area, late 1950s
Page 197-197

Bringing Home the Groceries, 1958
Page 198-198

Hungry for Horsepower, 1959
Page 199-200

New Brunswick Memories
Page 201-205

Ten-year Drop in Price to 1960
Page 206-207

1931 Chrysler for $30
Page 208-209

Ron Fawcett with Two Model T Fords
Page 210-210

Customized 1960 Meteor Convertible at Autorama, Toronto, 1960
Page 211-211

Mike McGill and the Etobi-Cams
Page 212-212

Unusual Engine Swap
Page 213-213

Rust in Peace ...
Page 214-214

Photo from Bob Kirk's Family Album
Page 215-215

Calling all Cars
Page 216-216

Special Thanks
Page 217-217

Notes
Page 218-218

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Book Details

Title

60 Years Behind the Wheel

Subtitle

The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960

Contributors

Bill Sherk

Publisher

Dundurn Press

Publication date

2003-10-01

Pages

214

Print ISBN

9781550024654

eBook ISBN

9781770706927

LC Subjects

Automobiles - Canada - History.

Audience

General/trade, General/trade

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