Driving

By the time the mid-1960s rolled around, the Volvo Co. decided it was time to offer its loyal 544 buyers more luxury and style for when they felt ready to move up from their “1946 Ford look-alike.

Sunbeam’s history began in 1899 when John Marston Ltd., a tin-plater and bicycle manufacturer of Wolverhamptom, Staffordshire, England, built two small prototype cars.

If one were describing the ideal taxicab it would likely be a tall, roomy, durable vehicle with big doors, lots of space inside, an ample trunk and maybe a couple of extra seats.

General Motors celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008, having been formed in 1908 by a wealthy and charismatic Flint, Michigan carriage manufacturer named William “Billy” Durant.

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.

Although body-on-frame automobile construction once predominated, unit construction is now virtually universal.

A commentary by a teacher in the department of geography at the University of Victoria who chairs the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network.

Saanich council has voted ­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 ­province for a pilot project.

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.

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.