This one will certainly be an interesting challenge for whatever tech gets their hands on it – the second of two 1968 Ford Mustangs used in Steve McQueen’s famous “Bullitt” has been found, rotting away in a Mexican junkyard by a man named Hugo Sanchez, who promptly purchased the car, thinking it to be a good candidate for modification and custom body work, without knowing the significance of the car thanks to a new paintjob. First generation mustangs, while rare up here in the icy and salty north, are still quite common outside of the rust-belt, but what sets this ‘stang apart is it’s unique custom body, upgraded suspension, custom paint ... oh, and the seven-figure value. March 9, 2017
At the Canadian International Auto Show, there are always plenty of things to catch your eye. From new concepts, to revitalized classics, there’s something for everyone at the AutoShow. One of the most exciting and enticing exhibits this year, however, came in the form of Auto Exotica, which featured tens of millions of dollars of classic and exotic supercars from around the world. Lotus Canada, Pfaff Automotive, Ferrari Canada, and Grand Touring Motors were all present to show off their best and most desirable cars, making the room a veritable Disney-land for the automotive enthusiast. From an impressive array of McLarens presented by Pfaff, to a ridiculously rare Ferrari 365 GT/B ‘Daytona’, eye catching models were all over the floor. One of the most interesting cars to grace the floor, if not necessarily the fastest or most desirable, was a Singer-Built Porsche 911. March 2, 2017
Drivers and shop-operators alike will have to deal with a slew of new legislations coming this April, thanks to new legislation regarding drive-clean certifications on vehicles. The legislature will make some things easier and some things more difficult for consumers, as it hopes to fix problems with the previous rules, which have been virtually unchanged in the last few years. Chief among the changes, and perhaps of most importance to drivers and vehicle operators, is the fact that the occasionally required e-test will no longer cost anything for the first time. If the vehicle requires extra diagnostics or fails the first e-test, then the costs won’t be covered, but if it passes the first time, the owner of the vehicle won’t have to pay anything. This is part of the government’s push for an overall higher average aged vehicle fleet. Newer vehicles are usually better on gas and better on the environment, and with the exception of classics and vintage collector cars, the federal and provincial government’s would much rather newer cars on the road as opposed to older ones. February 27, 2017
Yosemite Sam is a living legend. He’s built bikes for Evel Knievel, been featured in Truckin’ magazine, and has sculpted for Tim Allen. He’s custom-built and painted thousands of motorcycles and cars in his time, and was even sued over his name, once. He won, after proving that he’d been “Yosemite Sam” longer than the popular Looney Tunes character. He’s painted concept cars for Chrysler, and almost painted a Chevelle for Thomas Hearns, the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions, but ended up kicking him out of his shop for being rude. He’s been named in the Mack Brush Pinstripers Hall of Fame, the Outlaw Customs Hall of Fame and was the winner of the inaugural Von Dutch Hall of Fame Award. Now, though, he’s changed his canvases from Cars and Bikes to fine sculpted art, garnering him places on several art councils and in countless galleries around Canada. But how did a poor kid from Detroit come to be such a prolific figure in the automotive and autobody world? Not through a formal education, that’s for sure. February 13, 2017
