We've had plenty of feedback from readers in response to our call for photos and stories of beloved cars from years gone by. Here are this week's entries, but it's not too late to tell us about your favourite - just send us up to 250 words and a (preferably) high-res image to [email protected]
1966 MORRIS 100
I am a retired, 72-year-old auto mechanic, who worked most of my years in a Ford dealership and drove Fords, but always had a hankering for the little Morris 1000 that some of my friends had. I was forced to retire at 65 by a nasty cancer operation and took some time to recover, so my wife Dianne said I should have a "project" to keep busy. I saw an ad in Vancouver for a 1966 Morris 1000 that the owner had owned for 27 years and, due to a stroke, was selling it. In short, we shot over and bought the car. It needed lots of work to get it to 100 per cent so I climbed in and after nine months, we have "Little Mo" in tip-top condition. She has 58,000 miles on the clock now and we pop around, on sunny days, to the mall or stores, just for the fun drive and the crowd that she always draws.
Jack Foster Saanichton
1960 CHRYSLER SARATOGA
I've been driving Chrysler Corp. "Forward Look" cars (1957-1962 models) since getting my very first car back in 1974. The one pictured, a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga two-door hardtop makes No. 7, and whatever one I am driving at the time is always my favourite. It was built in the Los Angeles assembly plant in November 1959 and resided in L.A. until four years ago when I acquired it. I never grow tired of driving these beauties, and this one turns heads wherever it goes. In 4 1 /2 years we've put nearly 17,000 miles on it, which has included driving it to Chrysler Club meets throughout Washington, Oregon and California. It features a 383 engine with a four-barrel carburetor, power steering, brakes, windows and power swivel front seats. What makes this one really enjoyable on long highway drives is the fact it has a vintage Mark-VII air conditioner that blows cold air when you need it. With its superior-for-the-day torsion bar suspension, front sway bar and rear leaf springs, it's a very capable handler for its size and can perform with the best of them. It will be with us for many years yet.
Ian Smale Victoria
1949 MONARCH COUPE
This is a picture of my '49 Monarch Coupe, which I have owned for 33 years. I had a black '49 Monarch in 1955. I traded it for a 50 Merc. convertible. I sold it - what a stupid thing I did. I had to have another one so I found this one in 1979. This one I'll keep. '49's forever. It was a good year with neat-looking cars and gas at 35 cents a gallon.
Fred Fredette Cowichan Bay
1949 MERCURY
I owned a '49 Merc in the late '50s and early '60s. Had the honour to drive the Esquimalt May Queen and her princesses in the 1959 May Day Parade in Victoria. It was a great car that I had purchased from a car lot close to the old Macs restaurant on Gorge Road near the old roundabout. Great car.
Bill Cauthers Victoria
1929 FORD MODEL A
This 1929 Ford Model A is old, drafty, but fun - and it has its original motor. A total and passionately accurate rebuild by my husband, Ted Richards. Seven years from rustbucket to road-worthy and eye-catching. Beacon Hill peacocks mimic the "bah-looga" horn as we drive through to Flagpost hill ... and Beacon ice-cream cones melt too fast.
Arlene Richards Victoria
