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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.
Apr 9, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Apr 1, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Mar 26, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Mar 24, 2021 1:33 AM
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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.
Mar 23, 2021 10:35 AM
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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.
Mar 19, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Mar 16, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 AM
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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.
Mar 5, 2021 6:48 PM
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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.
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 AM
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