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Bill Vance: 'Bread van' Europa both stylish and practical

Bill Vance: 'Bread van' Europa both stylish and practical

After successfully building and racing cars based on such mundane machinery as the tiny Austin Seven, English engineer Colin Chapman launched his modest Lotus Engineering Co. in 1952 to build small kit cars.
Bill Vance: Storied Jaguar grew from motorcycle sidecars

Bill Vance: Storied Jaguar grew from motorcycle sidecars

The Jaguar company grew from humble roots planted in 1922. It began when two young motorcycle enthusiasts named William Walmsley and William Lyons formed the Swallow Sidecar Co.
Bill Vance: Original Lincoln Continental was designed just for Ford president

Bill Vance: Original Lincoln Continental was designed just for Ford president

The original Lincoln Continental, now referred to as the Continental Mark I, is a classic automobile design. It was recognized for its outstanding styling qualities by no less than the New York Museum of Modern Art which placed one on display.
Drivers admit to using phones more during pandemic: ICBC

Drivers admit to using phones more during pandemic: ICBC

RICHMOND 鈥 A new study has found that sa国际传媒 drivers are using their phone more while on the road during the pandemic, according to ICBC.
Jack Knox: Honking great shift as Victoria drivers sound their horns a little too much

Jack Knox: Honking great shift as Victoria drivers sound their horns a little too much

Weekday morning. Rush hour. A driver coming off the Vic West end of the Bay Street bridge is stopped at Tyee, waiting to turn left. A sign reads No Left Turn, but the woman ignores it, causing vehicles to pile up behind her.
Bill Vance: Diesel had its heyday but future uncertain

Bill Vance: Diesel had its heyday but future uncertain

Diesel cars had some popularity in sa国际传媒 over the years until Volkswagen鈥檚 鈥淒ieselgate鈥 emissions scandal broke in 2015 and killed the diesel market. In the United States there was less diesel enthusiasm due to lower gasoline prices.
Bill Vance: Chrysler survived the '80s thanks to Lee Iacocca and the K-car

Bill Vance: Chrysler survived the '80s thanks to Lee Iacocca and the K-car

Lido (Lee) Iacocca achieved what few men have: he saved an automobile company from bankruptcy. In rescuing the Chrysler Corporation during the 1979 to 1982 period he displayed the same drive and spirit that Chrysler鈥檚 founder Walter P.
Age does nothing to slow down Victoria race car driver Bill Okell

Age does nothing to slow down Victoria race car driver Bill Okell

Bill Okell continues looking for more speed at an age when most people are slowing down. 鈥淚鈥檓 still driven to improve and get faster,鈥 said the 66-year-old auto racer.
Bill Vance: DAF made its mark with 'Variamatic' transmission

Bill Vance: DAF made its mark with 'Variamatic' transmission

Van Doornes Automobielfabriek (DAF) of Endhoven, the Netherlands, was far better known for commercial vehicles than for cars.
Bill Vance: 1931 Imperial was Chrysler鈥檚 stunning entrance into luxury-car market

Bill Vance: 1931 Imperial was Chrysler鈥檚 stunning entrance into luxury-car market

Chrysler has had its ups and downs over the years and in 2014 landed in the arms of Italy鈥檚 Fiat, becoming Fiat Chrysler. With the recent addition of the French PSA Group It is now named Stellantis.