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Boys and Their Toys

Some 400 car buffs cruised on over to Caledon in September for the grand opening of Hot Night's Hot Rods.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Ron Fellows ZR1 Performance Driving School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada

Where can you eye more than 1,600 makes and models of Chrysler cars and trucks dating from 1924 (a Dodge Brothers classic from Muncey, ON) to the present?

If you're looking for some family fun this fall, you might want to join the 80,000 classic-car enthusiasts heading to the 2010 Frankenmuth Auto Fest.

Every July, some 80,000 classic-car enthusiasts converge on the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse NY for the Syracuse Nationals.

Aficionados of classic sports cars found plenty to fuel their passion at the recent Canadian International AutoShow.

“Guy is out cruising in his Vette,” begins the message on Guy Peters' voice mail. We're not sure which one, however, as he has owned over a dozen Corvettes so far—and counting.

Looking for something cool to do on a hot summer evening? Check out the classic cars at one of the community cruise nights that are happening throughout the summer in the GTA.

“Dune Bashing,” one of the most popular recreations in the United Arab Emirates, is an adrenaline rush that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Nicholas Ledson is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with on kart tracks around Ontario, chalking up 10 podium fi nishes in 13 races and finishing third overall for the season.

The Corvette Club of Ontario (CCO) made its yearly appearance at the Performance World Custom Car and Truck show, March 9-11 at the International Centre.

Anyone in the market for a collector car will want to take in the Barrett-Jackson auction, held every January in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Evan MacKinnon, president and CEO of MacKinnon Transport Inc., and his spouse, Linda Miller, have been hooked on biking since they bought their first motorcycle six years ago.

One fine day in June, collectors and enthusiasts converged on fellow enthusiast Steve Plunkett's 120-acre country estate for the Fleetwood Country Cruize-In.

It was the thrill of a lifetime for Paul Waite, vice-president of intermodal at CN, when he was invited to spend two days aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

On a snowy weekend last February, “sledheads” and “wannabes” gathered in Bracebridge, Ont., for the first annual Glasvan Great Dane Sledfest.

At first glance, you might think: who is this group of unsavory characters gracing the pages of the summer issue of “Report on Transportation?”

The Trailcon contingent, accompanied by their classic cars, relaxes in downtown Pontiac, Michigan, along the route of the Woodward Dream Cruise.

John Cyopeck, President and CEO of Canpar Transport LP, always yearned for the 1962 Chevrolet Impala Convertible that he had owned as a teenager in Welland, Ontario.

I began working on cars at a young age at my father's repair shop in west Toronto, about 35 years ago. Whereas it used to be a job, it's now turned into a passionate restoration hobby.

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