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Whiners whine about Oshawa Mayor’s Home Town Ride

August 6, 2009

Today’s Toronto Star has a story that just makes my blood boil: some misguided constituents are upset with the mayor of Oshawa’s new ride. That’s him, John Gray, up above with his brand spanking new 2010 Chevy Camaro SS.
Some holier than thou “political watchdog” has taken it upon himself for stirring the pot because he [...]

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GM Canada wins another quality award

June 22, 2009

For those south of the border who might question why GM decided to keep the plant here in Oshawa, today’s news is pretty clear. This is one of the best auto manufacturing facilities in the world! JD Power has awarded Oshawa with the Silver Plant Award for quality. This is not the first time either. [...]

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Cruising in miniature

June 6, 2009

Sometimes cruise night isn’t all about the big toys. Sometimes, the big boys toys are a tiny bit tiny but their owners still want to show them off. At cruise night earlier this week, one fellow brought out his collection of diecasts for all to see. Pretty cool stuff.
Gallery after the break

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Gallery: Wednesday night cruise in Oshawa

June 3, 2009

Now that the weather is finally warming up and the sun sticks around a little longer in the evenings, cruise season has finally begun. Here in Durham region, there are several cruises a week to choose from thanks to the Road Legends Cruisers. Wednesdays are at a pool hall called Le Skratch in Oshawa, just [...]

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2008 Chevrolet HHR SS: Retro boogie

July 1, 2008

As we headed towards Mosport for the vintage festival last week, it seemed fitting that we were cruising in Chevy’s retro styled HHR. Fortunately, this was no plain Jane grocery getter either. We were headed for some twisties where the turbocharged 2008 HHR SS could get it’s boogie on. With pie wagon styling, substantial chrome [...]

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RM Auctions to sell off Fawcett movie cars: Without reserve!

September 5, 2007

Few car enthusiasts manage to make the trip through the town of Whitby without noticing Fawcett Motor Carriage. Set in an ages old drive shed and attached to an almost as old hanger type garage, there is always a rich assortment of classic cars on display. They typically range from rusty old shells to the [...]

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Mosport Road Show Visits Oshawa Center This Weekend

April 26, 2007

If you live in Durham region, this weekend is your chance to get out and see the Mosport Roadshow. On display will be a Nascar Canada car, Cup Lights car and a late model. There will also be daily draws for free tickets. The event begins today, so if you’re lucky you might even catch [...]

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2008 Dodge Challenger to be built right here in Ontario

February 16, 2007

It looks like Ontario is set to become the muscle car capital of North America. Following The General’s decision to build the next generation Camaro in Oshawa, Chrysler has announced that it’s new machine will be built at it’s Brampton plant. When production begins in the summer of 2008, that will bring the total models [...]

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Could Challenger be built in CANADA?

July 4, 2006

With news coming last weekend that DaimlerChrysler has given the new Challenger concept the green light, plant workers all over North America must be drooling at the thought that they may get to build the beast. The blogosphere is alive with the news and so is traditional media. Over at Leftlane News, they have reported [...]

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Surprise Tuner Show

May 14, 2006

One thing you can count on in Durham Region is lots of car shows. Just down the road, Oshawa is home to one of GM’s highest quality plants. Having that many autoworkers in the region pretty much assures that there will be car buffs of all kinds. It’s odd that few of these shows are [...]

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