Page 14 - Peter Epp News Today

Article content Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967. And so it’s interesting to spot a 1954 Chrysler Imperial, as was observed at the 2016 edition of the Old Autos car show in Bothwell. The four-door Custom sedan is owned by Dan Douglas of Strathroy and at the time had 49,180 original miles on its odometer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing ...

Article content Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967. And so it’s interesting to spot a 1954 Chrysler Imperial, as was observed at the 2016 edition of the Old Autos car show in Bothwell. The four-door Custom sedan is owned by Dan Douglas of Strathroy and at the time had 49,180 original miles on its odometer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing ...

Author of the article: Peter Epp Publishing date: May 19, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  Fords marketing people proclaimed its all-new 1957 Ranchero to be "More than a car! More than a truck!" And Ranchero was "more than a truck." It had a slightly higher cargo capacity than Fords half-ton F-Series pickup – about 50 pounds more. This Ranchero was on display at the Blenheim car show in 2017. Its owned by Rob McKinlay. Peter Epp photo jpg, SD Article content Legend...

Author of the article: Peter Epp Publishing date: May 14, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content Almost all of the major car companies have pledged to eliminate gasoline and other petroleum-based fuels from their new vehicles by the next decade at the latest, but until that happens most Canadians and Americans will be driving cars and trucks that depend upon the oil industry – and pipelines. And even when the car industry becomes all-electric, there will st...

Almost all of the major car companies have pledged to eliminate gasoline and other petroleum-based fuels from their new vehicles by the next decade at the…

Ten-year-old David thought he was old enough to go out for Halloween, but his father thought otherwise.

Ten-year-old David thought he was old enough to go out for Halloween, but his father thought otherwise.

Ten-year-old David thought he was old enough to go out for Halloween, but his father thought otherwise.

Article content Ten-year-old David thought he was old enough to go out for Halloween, but his father thought otherwise. Born into a family of six boys, David was third and admired his older brothers, Arthur and Edgar. They had been given permission to go door-to-door in their small Kansas town that Halloween, and David, having just turned 10, thought that permission was extended to him. It wasn’t. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. How a motherâ...

Article content One of the more interesting cars from Pontiac in the fifties was Chieftain, a model launched for 1949 and which continued through to 1958 before being renamed Catalina. Chieftain was Pontiac’s entry-level car and was built on GM’s A-body, a replacement for the inexpensive but beloved Torpedo. As such, it offered a lot of value for new car buyers, but usually without the bells and whistles. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. O...