Category: Cars

Race Cars & Dream Cars

Today was a funny day, a sign of something no doubt, but I’m not going to try to figure out what, just in case the answer depresses me 🙂 At the edge of the Mary Lake subdivision where we live is an abandoned stock car track. A honest-to-gawd good-ole’-boy...
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In praise of “beaters” – my F-150

My old F-150 doesn’t get much use anymore. Other than hauling firewood, lumber, rocks or snow, she just sits in a portable garage hidden beside the house. This morning I took it into town to fix a gate at our rental house, though. As I was driving down the...
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Flying from Regina back to the Yukon

After a very eventful few days, we’re back home in Whitehorse. I headed back to work last night, 15 minutes after arriving home, Cathy’s back at it in a few minutes. Ah, reality….. We had a lazy morning in Regina on Wednesday, so did a bit of touristing, over...
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Winter prep – timing is everything

I got the snow tires installed on both cars yesterday. This is the first time that I’ve ever been able to do it myself, and saving $240+ for an hour’s work felt great! It takes a considerable investment in extra wheels, and having an air compressor makes the job...
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A new reason to visit Fairbanks – a car museum!

Fairbanks now has an antique car museum. Not a few old wrecks in a warehouse but a fine collection of classics! The museum has been established by Fountainhead Hotels, and is on the grounds of their Wedgewood Resort. Have a look at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum website for...
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The Power of One (Xof1) solar car is back in the North

Many of you no doubt saw the strange little UFO-looking Xof1 solar car when it was up last summer for a tour. Well it’ll be back in Whitehorse either late Saturday or on Sunday. In the photo below, the Power of One (Xof1) solar car is seen on the...
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Poor Subie…

When I get into “renovation” mode poor Subie loses her warm, dry bedroom – doesn’t she look like she deserves a trip to the Oregon coast?… or Phoenix… or Yuma… or Albuquerque…...
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The merciful god of truck repair

I mentioned yesterday that a brake had frozen on my pickup truck and it was stranded at our Granger property. I stewed about it all night, as the situation was made even worse by the fact that in all the fuss I hadn’t even thought about plugging it in...
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I love my Snowbear snowplow!

The sky yesterday morning was wonderful for a few minutes – these pastels are winter-only colours. Yesterday was a cleaning-up day, starting with clearing the snow that’s fallen the past few days. Not a lot but if you let it build up it gets tough to move. I thought...
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Beautiful ’91 4Runner for sale in Whitehorse

The nicest 1991 Toyota 4Runner in the Yukon is for sale Old Man Emu Lift, some other obvious stuff. Full Amsoil Synthetic Fluids Most receipts, well taken care of. 250,000kms, still lots left in her though. $6500 Email Steve for more information or to view – [redacted]...
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