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Bill Vance: Little Henry J didn't last long in big-car loving U.S.

Bill Vance: Little Henry J didn't last long in big-car loving U.S.

Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer were keen to cash in on what they knew would be a huge pent-up demand for cars after the Second World War鈥檚 automobile production interruption. Both were successful businessmen.
Driving school installs cameras in bid to ensure safety during lessons

Driving school installs cameras in bid to ensure safety during lessons

A local driving school has installed cameras in all its vehicles in the wake of sexual-assault allegations against the owner of another driving school. DriveWise sa国际传媒
Bill Vance: J-cars were GM's attempt to beat imports

Bill Vance: J-cars were GM's attempt to beat imports

General Motors was determined to do it right this time after several attempts. It had decided to build a smaller car as far back as the 1940s and developed the 1947 Chevrolet Cadet, but cancelled it before production.
John Ducker: Some ordinary drivers who became angels

John Ducker: Some ordinary drivers who became angels

We often tend to think the worst of the drivers around us. They cut us off. They drive too fast or too slow. Often they seem to move heedlessly in their 鈥渕e first鈥 universe. There is some truth in that.
John Ducker: Still a lot of work to be done on impaired driving

John Ducker: Still a lot of work to be done on impaired driving

It was disturbing to read last August that VicPD ran out of both tow trucks and officer time to process the number of impaired drivers they intercepted in downtown and Esquimalt road blocks. Twenty-four suspected impaireds in a matter of a few hours.
Bill Vance: Depression-era models eroded Packard's prestige

Bill Vance: Depression-era models eroded Packard's prestige

It鈥檚 more than 60 years since the last car bearing a Packard badge rolled off the assembly line, but in spite of this, the ex-owners who are left still remember and value them as fine automobiles.
Saanich condo owner helps fellow residents get electric-vehicle charging

Saanich condo owner helps fellow residents get electric-vehicle charging

A Saanich condo owner has made his building the first multi-family complex in the region to be retrofitted so that residents can have electric-vehicle chargers at their parking spots.
John Ducker: All road users have role in keeping safe

John Ducker: All road users have role in keeping safe

A trial in North Vancouver this past April saw a motorist acquitted of charges around the 2019 death of a cyclist who was killed by the sudden opening of a car door.
John Ducker: You never forget the post-crash silence

John Ducker: You never forget the post-crash silence

It was my first fatal crash scene. A Toyota Celica heading east on Fairfield Road had drifted sideways over the boulevard near Moss Street. The passenger door had slammed into a tree, bending the car into a near perfect horseshoe.
Bill Vance: 1959 Caddy epitomizes flamboyant era in car design

Bill Vance: 1959 Caddy epitomizes flamboyant era in car design

The 1959 Cadillac, the self proclaimed 鈥淪tandard of the World,鈥 was a garish end to a garish decade. It was a period in which Detroit produced some of the most flamboyant cars in its history.