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Bill Vance: GM founder Durant took on Model T with low-priced Star

Bill Vance: GM founder Durant took on Model T with low-priced Star

General Motors celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008, having been formed in 1908 by a wealthy and charismatic Flint, Michigan carriage manufacturer named William 鈥淏illy鈥 Durant.
Bill Vance: Brooks steamer a tale of deception with a Canadian angle

Bill Vance: Brooks steamer a tale of deception with a Canadian angle

By the 1920s the era of the steam-powered automobile was just about over. The White Co. of Cleveland, Ohio had given up on steam in 1911 to concentrate on gasoline engines.
Bill Vance: The road to lighter, safer automobiles began in 1922

Bill Vance: The road to lighter, safer automobiles began in 1922

Although body-on-frame automobile construction once predominated, unit construction is now virtually universal.
Comment: Better bikeways move city forward

Comment: Better bikeways move city forward

A commentary by a teacher in the department of geography at the University of Victoria who chairs the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network.
Saanich endorses pilot project to restrict speeds to 30 km/h on residential streets

Saanich endorses pilot project to restrict speeds to 30 km/h on residential streets

Saanich council has voted 颅unanimously in favour of limiting speeds on its residential streets to 30 km/h and is hoping other municipalities will buy into a regional pitch to the 颅province for a pilot project.
Bill Vance: Triumph Mayflower brought 'razor edge' styling to economy cars

Bill Vance: Triumph Mayflower brought 'razor edge' styling to economy cars

The British Triumph gained its North American reputation principally through sports cars, starting with the popular TR series which extended from the 1953 TR2 all the way up to the V-8 powered TR8 in the early 1980s.
Comment: Why the Richardson Street bike plan needs rethinking

Comment: Why the Richardson Street bike plan needs rethinking

A commentary by a retired transportation planner and a long-time transit, cycling and road-safety advocate who has lived on McNeill Avenue for 42 years.
Bill Vance: Beetle rival Dauphine offered four doors, better heater

Bill Vance: Beetle rival Dauphine offered four doors, better heater

One of the most attractive small sedans imported into sa国际传媒 and the United States in the 1950s and 鈥60s was the French Renault Dauphine.
Bill Vance: Jetfire a forerunner of today's turbocharged engines

Bill Vance: Jetfire a forerunner of today's turbocharged engines

Turbocharging has a seductive allure for engineers because it recovers 鈥渇ree鈥 energy that is otherwise lost.
Bill Vance: 1960s Lincoln Continentals set the trend for years

Bill Vance: 1960s Lincoln Continentals set the trend for years

The original Lincoln Continental was not intended to be a production car. It was created as a styling exercise by Ford stylist E.T. 鈥淏ob鈥 Gregorie for Ford president Edsel Ford鈥檚 use as his personal transportation.