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Bill Vance: Niche El Camino managed a nearly 30-year run

Bill Vance: Niche El Camino managed a nearly 30-year run

When the Ford Motor Co. introduced its 1957 Ranchero sedan-pickup it added a new car-like dimension to American light duty trucks.
Scooter is not a motor-assisted cycle, court rules

Scooter is not a motor-assisted cycle, court rules

A scooter is not a motor-assisted cycle, the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Court of Appeal has ruled in the case of a man charged with driving without a driver’s licence and with driving without insurance.
Bill Vance: Datsun 510 signalled Japan was coming for the car market

Bill Vance: Datsun 510 signalled Japan was coming for the car market

The Japanese automotive industry was anxious to get into car building following the Second World War.
Bill Vance: California boat builder the father of the fibreglass car

Bill Vance: California boat builder the father of the fibreglass car

Glass-reinforced plastic, popularly known as fibreglass, was developed by the Owens-Corning Co. of Corning, New York, just before the Second World War.
Bill Vance: ‘Father of Turbocharging’ set Chrysler on path to turbine car engine

Bill Vance: ‘Father of Turbocharging’ set Chrysler on path to turbine car engine

Gas turbines develop power in one smooth continuous stream, a far more elegant process than the reciprocating motion of pistons starting and stopping thousands of times per minute.
Bill Vance: 1949 Ford put company back on its feet

Bill Vance: 1949 Ford put company back on its feet

As the Second World War neared its end in late 1944 American auto manufacturers were planning their conversion to civilian production.
Victoria senior fearful of required road test to keep driver's licence

Victoria senior fearful of required road test to keep driver's licence

The family of an 88-year-old Victoria man who has to take a road test to regain his driver’s licence says the provincial government is endangering his life by putting him in a vehicle with a stranger for up to 90 minutes during the pandemic.
Electric-car drivers face charging fees in new year

Electric-car drivers face charging fees in new year

The free ride is coming to an end for electric-vehicle owners at public charging stations around the capital region. And that’s fine for David Grove, president of the 1,000-member Victoria Electric Vehicle Association.
Bill Vance: Austin A-90 Atlantic designed for North America

Bill Vance: Austin A-90 Atlantic designed for North America

When imported cars began arriving in North America after the Second World War, the English Austin nameplate initially became the best known.
EV owners to pay $1 per hour for charging vehicles in Saanich starting in January

EV owners to pay $1 per hour for charging vehicles in Saanich starting in January

Electric-vehicle owners using charging stations owned by Saanich will have to pay for the service starting Jan. 4.