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Volume 2 - Issue 2 of Vancouver Island's VI Performance Magazine. Featuring hot rods, racing, motorcross, calendars, and more!TRANSCRIPT
SPRING 2013 | Vol 2 - Iss 2
FREAKSHOWCHOPPERS
FREE
JET-FUELED DRAGSTERMOTORCROSS MAYHEM
RACE SCHEDULESEVENT LISTINGS
04 Custom Harley SportsterRoyston’s own metal artist builds amazing beauty within his talented hands!
08 Orange Blossom SpecialCody races Plymouth Coupe.
11 Rebirth of the BuggyIsland Volks brings the popularity of the buggy back to life in a VW show & shine.
12 Freakshow ChoppersWild ideas come to fruition in Jay’s hands during the making of his custom choppers.
18 BC Classic & Custom Car Show
Some highlights from the show
20 Outlaw Run pre’76 vehicles banned on the streets...what would you do?
25 Publisher’s 2 CentsA little note from the publisher.
22 The Wilde One1930 Ford Coupe from Victoria
26 1971 GTO Judge White convertible beauty.
28 Motor X MayhemCatch all the motor x mayhem at the Nanaimo Wastelands this season!
34 Nash MetropolitanHistory & personal story
38 The Subaru Guy A collection of Paul Carin's fav's and a custom he built his son.
42 Powder Puff Vixen Pin-up Photography
Flashy wheels and sexy women: It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.
46 Motorcross Calendar
47 Van Isle Event Listings
48 Centerfold
50 NITA Racing Registration
51 Show & Shine Coverage
52 Thunder in the Valley Pics from 2012, plus 2013 Schedule
54 Tri-Port SpeedwayPics from 2012, plus 2013 Schedule
56 Port McNeill RacewayPics from 2012, plus 2013 Schedule
58 Island Off-Road RacingPics from 2012, plus 2013 Schedule
60 Jet Fueled DragsterShow maker out of Chilliwack, BC
62 Not a Rat...Old School, YesOld school design on this one of a kind low rider pick up truck.
65 Cherry Bomb’s Pin-ups & The Blacktop Bombers
BC Babes model sweet rides!
71 Hot-Rod Art Contest
72 ‘66 Velocette Venom Clubman
A good ol’ classic bike!
76 Honda Re-uses BatteriesHonda figured out an enviro-mentally friendly option to re-use batteries!
78 Rambler’s RevengeThe ugly duckling from Volume 1 - Issue 2 of VI Performance Magazine gets a make-over, coming back with a vengence!
80 Kelly Black’s “Every Joy Pop” A volkswagen dream
82 Ernie’s Calendar of Events
84 Cruisin the Dub EventsA&W Cruise-ins
87 Western Speedway Schedule
89 Clubs, Societies, Swap Meets & Charity Events Listings
92 Business Directory
95 Business Card Wall
CONTENTS
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Freakshow Choppers
12page
VI Performance magazIne Is fully funded by It’s adVertIsers, keePIng It free for you!
Distributor’sSPRING 2013VOLUME # 2| ISSUE # 2
AMAZING TEAMGRAPHIC ART/DESIGNShelby Glasstetter, Mona-Lisa, Garnet Kulhavey, Don MacKay, Jim Weicherding & Brent McNeil
PHOTOGRAPHERSSAGO Photography, Pure Pho-tography, John Burrage & Lilou
Photography, Cherrybomb Photo-graphy, Powderpuff Vixen Pin-up Photography, Ken Hutton & Vince
Sponselee.
WRITERS/REPORTERS/EDITORS/PHOTO-
JOURNALISTSSeehorse Creative Media, Illusi-on Photography, Alexis Gilchrist, Morgan Van Humbeck, Gord MacKay, Mona - Lisa, Jeni
Gunn, Kimberly Laws , Wanda Lambeth, Katie King & Brent
Matsalla
PUBLISHER/PR & MARKETINGMona-Lisa Carstensen
www.viperformance.ca
A&W Cruise-Ins in BCwww.aw.ca/cruisin-the-dub
Chapters | Indigo | Coleswww.chapters.indigo.ca
Lordco Parts Ltd. www.lordco.com/locations
V.I. Public Librarieshttp://virl.bc.ca
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Custom Harley Sportster: Amazing Beauty within Talented Hands!
The Principle of KISS- Keep It Simple Stupid- is exemplified in both the approach and design of Sebastian Pietrzak’s
custom Chopper with the Sportster platform. Pietrzak bought the 1983 Harley Davidson Sportster in 2010, and in a short time he brought it from a stock, non-running bike to a judge’s favourite at the Cumberland Show & Shine, taking home 1st and 2nd place two years running. The compelling modifications
Pietrzak made to this Sportster, with its electronics and battery handily concealed in a leather equestrian saddle bag and a re- purposed police spotlight as the headlight, is a far cry from his first pass at a customization. As a teenager his ambition took the form of modifying and repainting a 400 Kawasaki, using the living-room as a shop and his mother’s kitchen, the designated paint booth. He came by his love of bikes naturally. You could say motorcycles are in his blood,
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“I’ve always been passionate about motorcycles and older vehicles. I spent many hours, as a child, sandwiched between my Mom and Dad on a motorcycle. It was the only mode of transportation they had when I was born in Poland, and the first vehicle I was on as a baby.”History is like a wheel. And these days he’s the parent to an “overzealous five year old” who has been known to assist with a “hammer and a big wrench”, and unsurprisingly- likes to “go fast”. With another baby on the way, he’s in a handy situation to pave the road for the next generation of out-of-the-box thinkers. Granted, with the deliberately non-conforming seat design, Pietrzak won’t be taking any cross-country trips on the bike any time soon. However, it is the evidence of his unique vision, not how many kilometers are on the gauge, that is the appeal to his bike. He built it himself, and what he didn’t fabricate, he incorporated.
Unconventional and found items all fit together to create a stunning design. The blending of unrelated materials doesn’t always translate into a unified piece, and in fact can go terribly awry. Look at the cobbled together confusion of the platypus. It appears to have been constructed, in the dark, from spare animal parts, but this bike is virtually seamless. Integrating thrift store finds, custom parts, scrapyard metal, and even a portion of a 12-gauge double barrel shotgun, Pietrzak joked, saying the only thing missing is, “really….another gear and a transmission.” Advice to others considering a similar project? “Avoid the clichés of building a bike. Build it the way you like it.” Pietrzak certainly follows his own advice. And we like it. Current projects include the development of a website to promote his metal fabrication business and art sculptures, a 1929 Model A sedan and a Yamaha XS 650. Contact: [email protected]
–By Jeni Gunn
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1938 PLYMOUTH COUPE
Wayne owns the car a n d
has raced it since t h e
90’s, for a l o n g r u n of 22 years. He raced many places, including: Port Alberni, Ashcroft, Mission, Seattle, and Oregon. He had timed it once at 131-132 mph in 11.5 seconds at ¼ mile from a dead stop. The car is
w e l l -known throughout the North West, and one time took first place in the Hot Rod Class in Seattle. Wayne’s grandson, Cody Therrien, a welder-fabricator, has raced the “Special” for the past two years. Cody took 2nd at Port Alberni in 2012.
Wayne now races his front-end dragster, which is a 392 Bone hemi, orange in color as well. It’s been raced all over North and South
California, Oregon,
a n d
Arizona, boasting a top speed of
201 mpr in 6.21 seconds. So yep, he now has a new ‘favorite’, but loves all sorts of race cars.
What makes the “Orange Blossom Special”? The “Special” was built
t o replicate a 1960’s Gasser, and
ran in the 60’s Straight Axel Class. An interesting note is that there are only 5 or 6 straight axels left in BC. The 392 Chrysler hemi comes from Superior Engine in Duncan by Sam Henio, and a 727 Chrysler transmission from Duncan Auto and Transmission. The cab includes 2 bucket seats, and the rear end is a Chrysler 8 ¾”. The car has been fitted with 615 front racing tires, and 33/12/15 slick back tires, and disc brakes all around. Aside from the parts s u p p l i e d , Wayne built the rest by
h i m s e l f , a n d
finished t h e
“Special” with a decal of a train with slicks on it.
Orange Blossom Special
Owner – Wayne Lamontagne
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“THE ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL”
…that Fiddle Tune ...
…..provided the inspiration for naming Wayne’s “Orange Blossom Special”, or simply, “The Special”, and is often called “the fiddle player’s national anthem. Lively, fast-paced and famous, the tune was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917-1981) in 1938, and the original recording was created in
1939. As musician Robert Russell “Chubby Wise” tells the story, he and Ervin decided to visit the Jacksonville Terminal in Florida and tour the Orange Blossom Special train…..
“…..and even though it was about three in the morning we went right i n t o
the Terminal and got on board and toured that train, and it was just about the most luxurious thing I had ever seen. Ervin was impressed, too. And when we got done lookin’ er over he said, “Let’s write a song about it”. So we went over to my place…and that night she was born. Sitting on the side of my bed. We wrote the melody in less than an hour, and called it
Orange Blossom Special. Later Ervin and his brother put some words to it.”
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The Lyrics go like this:
Look a-yonder comin’Comin’ down that railroad trackHey, look a-yonder comin’Comin’ down that railroad trackIt’s the Orange Blossom SpecialBringin’ my baby back
Well, I’m going down to FloridaAnd get some sand in my shoesOr maybe CalifornyAnd get some sand in my shoesI’ll ride that Orange Blossom SpecialAnd lose these New York blues
“Say man, when you going back to Florida?”“When am I goin’ back to Florida? I don’t know, don’t reckon I ever will”.“Ain’t you worried about getting your nourishment in New York?”“Well, I don’t care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die”.
Hey talk about a-ramblin’She’s the fastest train on the lineTalk about a-travellin’She’s the fastest train on the lineIt’s that Orange Blossom SpecialRollin’ down the seaboard line ‘Devil’s Dream’, and fiddle played upside down, ‘Orange Blossom Special’ are old-time tunes mentioned in Johnny Lee’s song, ‘Cherokee Fiddle’…which is also
called a “squawk box”, because old fiddles squeal, like the engine brakes. Of the big old locomotives, she was the fastest train around!
(That’s all she wrote) Yours truly,
–Alexis Gilchrist
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Rebirth of the BuggyMeet and greet... Nanaimo VW Club and Van Isle VW Enthusiast’s @ Islandvolks Automotive Ltd. in Nanoose Bay on march 3rd , 2013 provided by Island Volks.
Last March brought many Volkswagen owners to a meet and greet that turned out to be a great success.
Island Volkswagen has been so kind as to share their photos of the show & shine for your viewing pleasure.
Summer is lookin’ good for more bugs on Van Isle! Be sure to check out the upcoming shows to be a part of this new movement...
After all, who doesn’t love a BUG?
June 9th on a Sunday again we will have
another meet @ Islandvolks Automotive Ltd. with BBQ and Cruise after for Van Isle VW Enthusiast’s and Nanaimo VW Club ..
Also, we are starting to work on a car show for Sept 15 of this year :)
We will keep you posted!
...There is More to come
UPCOMING SHOWS...
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From the instant I walked into ‘Freakshow Custom Choppers’ I could tell it was a freaking awesome operation. Six or eight super clean Harleys lined up on the floor and another three in progress on stands indicated a lot of good work was being done here. Then I realized I was only seeing one of three rooms! Owner Jay Burnham
greeted me and apologized that it was ‘customer appreciation’ night, which explained the dozen or more people sharing a few ‘Lucky Lagers’ in the shop. Another classy touch. Motorcycles, especially Harley Davidsons and Customs, are a way of life - it shows intelligence when a business owner recognizes this and invites his customers to come in, hang out, and talk shop...I’m sure it’s good business. Jay and I went and sat in a separate room that was kind of like a bar, but with world class, award winning custom bikes on display. A long, illuminated shelf behind the bar displayed dozens upon dozens of trophies and awards that Freakshow has won, and the walls were covered with framed magazine covers their bikes have been featured on - well known magazines too, like ‘American Iron’,
‘Revolution’, ‘American Bagger’, and ‘Barnett’s’. Before I could go any further with the interview I had to get a handle on just where Freakshow stood in the realm of custom chopper building
Freakshow Lucky in Love &
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and showing. It didn’t take long to realize they are among the best in the world...and they do it all right here in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island! The focus of attention in the room was shared
by the bike Jay credits with ‘starting it all’ for them, ‘Fantasma Del Lago’, and their newest creation, ‘Santa De Muerte’. You just know that when a motorcycle has a Spanish name it has to be something special...and these bikes are! These top of the line, completely custom (fabricated from the frame out) bikes have appraisal values of over $100,000, but even that number is conservative if you put a real replacement value on the time spent to build them. Jay has logged over 1,500 hours building one bike! We all have some idea what shop time is worth these days, so you can do the math...and that’s just the labour! These are very valuable bikes, and clearly some of the best in the Canada and beyond. The list of awards the original Freakshow bike , Fantasma Del Lago, has won is long and impressive. It includes the ‘People’s Choice Award’ at Las Vegas Bike Fest in 2007 and winning the ‘Canadian Championship of Bike Building’ in 2008. The new bike, Santa De Muerte, is off to a possibly even more impressive
show life. It has already won the ‘Ultimate Biker Build Off’ in Seattle, the ‘Ultimate Builder Prize’ in Sacramento, and ‘Best Radical Custom’ at the Easy Rider’s Roadshow. In fact, Freakshow
Custom Choppers: Freaking Awesome!
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took 1st and 2nd prize in the Radical Custom class at the Easy Rider’s Roadshow! The ‘fit and finish’ on these bikes is impeccable. The meticulous body fabrication by Blair Chamberlain has imperceptible, hair’s width tolerances and the phenomenal paint by ‘Mike’s Tattoo and Airbrushing’ jumps out at you without stealing the bike’s thunder...it’s all very tasteful. Beautiful leather touches are added by Barry Dale, and a guy simply called ‘Sharkey’ rounds out the team. All Freakshow custom bikes are built around a 100” Revtech engine and put out over 100 horsepower. Jay has tried many different motors, but believes the Revtech motor supplies the biggest bang for the buck and it comes with the best warranty. Jay describes the design and building process as being entirely collaborative. He will often give a customer a pile of magazines to look through to get ideas, and then the team takes over from there. Many of the best ideas and decisions, Jay says, are inspired by late night discussions and ‘Lucky Lager’! Like I said, it’s a way of life.
There is that old saying that, ‘if you love what you do, you will succeed’, and this couldn’t apply more to Freakshow. For the guys involved in producing these motorcycles it’s not really a job, it’s a labour of love. Jay and Blair both live on the property where the shop resides and Barry Dale has his leather workshop above the main shop.
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Work at Freakshow is not a 9-5 kind of thing. Often the boys will be hard at it late into the wee hours of the night, working many successive twelve hour days (or more) to get the work done. The shop obviously has busier years and slower years, the recent downward economy has curtailed business a little, but it has steadily grown since its professional inception in 2003. They produce, on average, about twelve ‘full builds’ a year mixed in with all the smaller jobs they do. Yes, although Freakshow is best known for their custom builds they’re also happy to change your oil or any other bike related job you need done. They are a full service shop, but building ‘one-off’ bikes for customers is what they live for. The value of these bikes can vary dramatically depending on what’s involved, but customer bikes generally fall into the $20,000 to $60,000 bracket. Although Jay says his favourite kind of bike is ‘Pro-Street’, which he describes as ‘long, low, and radically custom’, he’s quick to point out that the current trend is toward ‘Baggers’. Baggers, for the uninitiated, simply categorizes bikes with bags in one big group. Baggers are traditionally thought of
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as being ‘Road Kings’ and other full dress Harleys, but Freakshow has developed a conversion kit for their latest Pro-Street bike that converts it to a long, low, radically custom....bagger! They also have ready fabricated bagger parts for sale. Jay attributes this rise in popularity to the higher ‘functionality’ of the bagger, and
a growing (and aging!) demographic of riders who want to be able to ride further and do more on their bikes...and do it more comfortably! Pro-Street bikes, by Jay’s own admission, are easy on the eyes but tough on the back!
F r e a k s h o w C u s t o m C h o p p e r s generally attends six or more shows per year, but the bike show business has fallen on hard times since the economy crashed. While there are still some smaller shows in B.C. and Canada they attend, Freakshow has
outgrown the domestic scene for the most part and needs to travel further abroad to find the calibre of bikes and shows their choppers merit. There is no doubt these machines deserve to be on the biggest of stages alongside the very best in the world. It’s crazy to think all this started in Jay’s two car garage after he retired
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250-597-1666
www.rockabillys.com
from his pipe-fitting job! It just goes to show ya’ that if you love what you do, you will succeed. It just so happens that what Jay and his boys love to do is build freaking awesome choppers and go to shows! They’ve been very successful. You could say they’re Lucky in Love!
–Seehorse Creative Media
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B.C. Classic Custom Show
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*SPONSORS*
GeneWinfield
ChoppingA car with
A local youthFor the Cut Program in Langley, BC
Miss Marteeny looks tiny from the sheer size of the engine
on the tractor puller!
Gene Winfield’s custom work
Eye Candy: For Future Issue...
To be seen in a Future Issue...
Gene Winfield was a pleasure to talk
with about a Custom Program for Youth on
Vancouver Island
Patrick Rooney Photography
MacKay Photography
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richardt for including VI Performance Magazine in Western Canada’s largest Show &
Shine! It was a privilege to be part of something with so much eye candy! As a professional tire biter, I found it difficult to remain in my own booth as there was so much to drool over.
This is merely a minuit smidgen of the rides displayed at the show. I could fill the magazine with the event, but obviously need to keep the variety of content, so here’s the peek of some of the vehicles at the show. Gene Winfield was a huge part of the show, and my favorite subject
because of the work he is involved in to help at risk youth restore their lives through the restoration of vehicles.
It’s a dream of mine to help youth in the same way, so I was very impressed with the CUT program in Langley, BC and want to be part of something similar on Vancouver Island. A story on this program is yet to come, no worries!
A big thanks goes out to the sponsors who support this event, helping to make it such a huge success.
–Mona-Lisa Carstensen
The “Terminator” Jet Car providing a warm welcome! See Story on pg.60
The show’s own Hot Rod Hotties at our booth with Gord MacKay’s Hot Rod!
MacKay Photography
Outlaw Run
I bet you’re thinking a car magazine is the last place you’d find a book review or promotion. To tell the truth, I do all my reading online and never read any fiction. But, when this story landed in
my lap, I was totally hooked on the book’s concept and couldn’t put this work down, and it left me wanting more.
About 10 years ago, Burrillville, Rhode Island native and award-winning author, artist, CARtoonist, and publisher, James Weicherding, was attending a car show in New England. James would attend many car shows and events as a writer for MOTORHEAD MAGAZINE (http://www.getmotorhead.com). James would always see one particular car owner with his muscle car, attend each show with his ‘trailer queen’ muscle car. James approached him to ask him why he never drove his car and he replied that he didn’t want to ruin his vehicle traveling to each show. So James asked him,
“What if they ever abolished the rights to drive classic cars and trucks on our roadways, would he regret not driving his classic on the road while he had the chance and didn’t do so?” He said the government would never do that. James then said, “What if they did?”, and he didn’t have an answer. James immediately went back to his 1965 Pontiac GTO Convertible, grabbed his clipboard and pen, and the idea for the book OUTLAW RUN was born. After many writes, re-writes, edits and re-edits, it was April of 2012 when James’ book OUTLAW RUN was ready for sale.
James currently only sells his book off of his website, http://www.outlawrun.us and directly at car shows, cruise nights, events, parades, comic book stores as well as live book signing events. In less than a year, he’s sold over 3000 copies. His fan base grows monthly as he’s invited to attend car shows and events across the New England area and New York State to sign his
books and to meet his fans. His fan base will also increase once national car magazines, like MOTORHEAD MAGAZINE and THE LEGEND MAGAZINE (http://www.gtoaa.org), begin featuring his OUTLAW RUN content and artwork this summer and fall. We are proud to announce that VI PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE will also carry James’ work in our future issues.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, the book, OUTLAW RUN, is a story about the main character, Etch, and his black on black 1969 GTO. The US government ‘outlaws’ any pre-1976 cars with heavy fines, license suspensions, and then their car is then confiscated and crushed if they get busted from driving on any US roads. Etch cannot resist driving his 800hp OUTLAW GTO as he takes the reader on one wild ride after another to stay one step ahead of the law. The book contains many twists and turns with excitement on every page to keep the reader always wanting more. So much so, that James began
Beyond the Book
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writing an OUTLAW RUN series for magazines that compliment his book and to serve the wanting needs of his fans.
James’ book appeals to millions of car guys and gals around the globe. Reading just a few pages made me see the movie in my mind, and that just might happen too. James has recently hired an Intellectual Property Agent to represent his book, OUTLAW RUN, and has talks in progress with Hollywood Movie & Television, Cable and Satellite Production Companies as well as toy companies such as Mattel and Hasbro Toys for licensing rights to the OUTLAW RUN IP for an OUTLAW RUN Movie, TV/Cable/Satellite Weekly Series and toy sets that would feature the vehicles in his book. The applications for the OUTLAW RUN IP are endless and it has many levels of applications for kids and adults worldwide.
James is currently doing a frame-off resto of a ’69 GTO and bringing the star of his book to reality. He purchased a 1969 Pontiac GTO in December of 2012 from Ohio and it was delivered to the build shop, LAV’S CLASSIC CAR RESTORATIONS (http://www.lavsauto.com) in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The builder is a long time friend of James’ and is an award-winning classic and muscle car restoration specialist that now has the task of building
this celebrity muscle car. James has many sponsorship opportunities for automotive businesses and parts manufacturers to brand with the OUTLAW GTO project build and to have their namesakes and logos appearing wherever the OUTLAW GTO is showcased next year and also included this year, with all the actual build photo-documented articles, features and content in car magazines and on car-related web sites. OUTLAW RUN is gaining many support systems in the world of publishing and everyone is watching and waiting for this celebrity OUTLAW GTO muscle car to appear at major car shows across the USA in 2014.
Millions of Muscle Car, Classic Car and Truck enthusiasts are faced with a story that could very well become a reality someday, and that interests and hooks in every single reader. It asks and answers the questions
under one cover; “What
if this really happened? Can this fictional story really become our reality? So what happens next for the OUTLAW GTO and its owner?” To find out those questions, the reader just has to get the magazines mentioned earlier, get the next issue of VI Performance Magazine or tune into James’ weekly blogs for HOT RODS AND MORE (http://www.hotrodsandmore.com) and read the next series, or possibly purchase the next book sequel to OUTLAW RUN.
– Brent Matsalla
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This beautiful 1930 Ford five window Coupe is owned by Bill and Wanda Wilde of Duncan BC
and was first built when Bill was only nineteen years of age. Purchased in
1962 , body parts included the cowling, roof, doors and trunk. Fenders and other parts came later, but it did include a dismantled 1954 Oldsmobile engine. The original build took two years and the car
1930 Ford Coupe
The Wilde One
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Over its existence the car has gone through three rebuilds with the final stage completed in 1994. This car is an original 60’s era car with a long list of ‘’Peoples choice’’ “Best In Show” and “Best In Class” trophies both in Canada and the United States.
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Over its existence the car has gone through three rebuilds with the final stage completed in 1994. This car is an original 60’s era car with a long list of ‘’Peoples choice’’ “Best In Show” and “Best In Class” trophies both in Canada and the United States.
had a three-speed Oldsmobile standard transmission. Bill later changed it to the Olds four speed hydramatic. The car sat for a couple of years. He went from Edmonton to Lethbridge to pick the car up and forgot about the transmission change and didn’t pull the driveshaft. After towing back to Edmonton, the transmission was fried. The car then sat untouched for a considerable length of time. In 1987 Bill tore it apart and again started to rebuild the car with a new rear end and some new chrome but never completed it. Moving from Alberta to Vancouver Island, Bill had the car shipped to his new home in Duncan where it sat until 1992 when he began reassembling it. The frame is a boxed Model ‘A’ chassis with an 18’’kick over the narrowed Ford 8’’positrac rear end. The front end sports a 1947 Mercury front axle with rack and pinion steering. The engine is a 1957 Oldsmobile Rocket with a J2Tri-carb manifold with progressive linkage and cranks out 360 horsepower. The transmission is a four speed Oldsmobile Hydromatic. The all steel car has a four-inch chop and 8’’ full fendered channel.
The rear fenders have been widened and raised up into the tubbed bodyline to handle the wide B.F. Goodrich 255 70 R 15 tires and set the stance. The front end sits on B.F. Goodrich 215 70R 15 tires. The taillights are from a 1951 Studebaker while the headlights are zoops. The hood is Model ‘A’ with 1962 Corvair bezels added giving the hood a distinctive look. Check out the detail feature in the roof!! Both the hood scoop and the headers are functional with the pipes leading to a collector under the fender. The grill is from a 1935 Chevy and required sectioning to fit. The bumpers were hand made and add a unique look to the overall appearance of the car. The dash is Model ‘A’ mated to a sectioned 1961 Oldsmobile and covered in European buckskin leather to match the rest of the custom interior, which sports Fiero seats. The name “Wilde One” is stitched into the seats. The stereo system is custom mounted in the roof. The exterior was repainted Impala Braun base and clear coat by Highway Auto Body in 2011.
Thank you Bill for your co-operation and assistance:
–Illusion Photography
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Publisher’s 2Another day, another issue. Thanks to my
wonderful advertisers, excellent team, devoted family, and supportive friends! I am absolutely overwhelmed at the speed my magazine has grown. I took on this
project as a side hobby to do in my spare time from University. I am taking a somewhat unrelated degree, in Psychology, Sociology & Digital Media Studies. As my magazine grows, my school becomes more in depth. It’s becomes increasingly difficult to do it all! Thankfully, I have people on my team that see the potential of this magazine and stay on board to do whatever it takes to produce each issue. I can’t thank everybody enough.
The most recent success I will note is an experience that will surely last in my mind. I had the privilege of having my first booth at the biggest show & shine in western Canada! The producer found my magazine at the Lordco in Langley and loved it. He offered me a complimentary booth with space to display a car I’ve featured in my magazine. I have added the pics on the “BC Classic & Custom Show” pages. I was amazed at the incredible vehicles they had on display.I have to admit; I sort of felt like a peanut in a bowl of Cashews...slightly intimidating to have your first booth at a show of that caliber. Everybody was very encouraging to help me get over the whole anxiety of it all. I especially have to thank Terry from Canadian Hot Rods Magazine. He has been so encouraging and supportive every step along the way. When I have felt like I’m failing, he’s shared his experiences, provided me with hope and given me strength to move on.
While at the BC Classic & Custom Show, I introduced myself to other vendors. I received so much feedback about how my magazine is eaten up on the mainland. People love the variety I offer. What an ego boost! Don’t worry, my head isn’t getting too big...I will always be grateful to everyone who puts their time and energy into my magazine. Which brings me to thank yet another intelligent business woman who has been super helpful in promoting VI Performance Magazine; Cherie, from Cherry Bomb Photography. That is a woman to admire! Thanks to he networking
on my behalf, I’ve reached as far as Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Lower Mainland. Because of this, I have decided to also produce a BC Mag. I would make my mag reach a broader audience, but this doesn’t benefit my local advertisers as much as it does my readers, so I will just have to produce both.
Now, producing a second magazine is of course more costly, and requires more staff. I have an excellent group of people already on board, but still need more writers, photographers, or photo-journalists to attend races, motorcross, and other automotive related shows, as well as get out to specific vehicle owners to get a story written and pictures taken. Anybody interested in being a part of this, from anywhere in BC, please contact me via email at [email protected]
Now that I’ve made the decision to produce the two magazines, what do you think of adding a price to my magazines? Here’s the thing; To use distribution services, you have to have a price on the magazine as they take a percentage of the sales as their fee to distribute. Also, the cost of adding 16 more pages at a time, to allow for greater variety costs 5x more than just printing 1,000 more copies! So, printing cost alone ends up being $3.00 per issue. This doesn’t include paying writers, photographers, graphic design, distribution fees, fuel, packaging, postage, etc. Based on this information, tell me what you think a fair price would be to charge for VI Performance Magazine and a BC Mag of 96 pages each. I highly value your opinion and always consider feedback from readers and advertisers alike to improve and grow my magazine.
It is best to write via email to [email protected], but I can also receive letters to: 1455 Boundary Crescent, Nanaimo, BC, V9S-4N9
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Victoria’s D a v e
B o u d e w y n knows what he likes to drive, and wanted something that matched his lifestyle. But, Dave has rare taste, and with only seventeen 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge convertibles ever manufactured, he just had to make one his own. Dave started with a donor car that only had 60,000 original miles. Four years of spare time later, and a complete frame-off restoration, has resulted in his favourite build of at least twenty cars that he’s worked on. His previous favourite build, was a 1966 Chevy Nova SS, but the ’71 GTO Judge is his new pet, and it’s capturing trophies and hearts at many of the car shows that Dave attends. Dave paves roads during the day, but at night, you’ll find him laying rubber with his ram air, Butler performance enhanced 467 cubic inch Pontiac big block power plant, bolted to a four-speed 200R auto transmission. Helping to transfer that horsepower to the ground, is the twelve bolt Posi-Trac rear end, with 355 ratio gears, and for additional stability, sway bars. With all that “get up and go”,
Dave needed
s o m e serious “whoa” in order to slow his Judge, so he added four wheel disc brakes to compliment his two-inch lowered frame.Dave’s 1971 GTO Judge wouldn’t have been complete without modifying a re-worked factory spoiler into a stock wing, sporting the ‘455 HO’ lettering the rare classic demands. Inside and out, this car has been put together with the utmost attention to detail, including the original rally gauges, and the desirable classic exterior-mounted hood tachometer.Dave was assisted on the build by Highland Road Service, in Sidney, BC, who gave him invaluable help with the body and the majority of the mechanical work. Styles Auto Marine Upholstery, in Victoria, BC, restored the Judge’s black rag top and did an awesome job on the black and white bucketed interior, which blends beautifully with the ’71 GTO Judge’s cameo white paint. Dave’s wife also shares his love for the car, so the Judge is now an integral part of their lifestyle. If you happen to run into Dave, and his custom 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible
at a
c a r show, take a
moment to say “hi” to him, his wife and
their dog, Jake, who loves to tag
along for rides. Wherever it may be, Dave Boudewyn’s 1971 GTO Judge convertible is so rare and beautifully restored, that it’ll be easy to spot.
– Brent Matsalla
‘71 Got To Own Judge
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new season, new format, new team, new contenders!
MOTOR XMAYHEMNanaimo Wastelands
T he new motocross season
is just around the corner,
and I sense more preseason
enthusiasm than I’ve felt in
several years! I’ve been going
to various practice pits in the hood, thanks
to our unseasonably mild winter, and there
sure seems to be a lot of guys out getting
prepared for the season. We’ve got a new
championship series format on the island
this season, and Port mcneill is back on the
VImX/cmrc schedule giving us four cmrc
tracks to race at again this year.
New Format!the VImX/cmrc has elected to run the
Island championship as one long series with
16 rounds rather than run a spring/fall series.
I presume the hope here is that making the
fall races part of the championship will
encourage contenders to continue riding in
the fall. this idea has been suggested before
and I’ve always been kind of lukewarm on
it, but since the
decision has been
made...I’m all in!
Having one long
series (with 2
t h r o w - a w a y
rounds) will pretty
much ensure that
the fastest guy wins, and give riders lots of
time to improve their standing as the season
wears on. I look forward to seeing how it
goes, and hope it has the desired effect in the
fall.
Ryan is Ready! there are a number of things I’m looking
forward to seeing this season. Victoria’s ryan
lalonde has become our shining star on the
island. He apparently picked up a couple
spanking new Honda crf’s from his sponsor
sg Power and has been riding the wheels off
of them over the winter. ryan will carry the
number 98 plate in the Pro class this year and
has made plans to ride at least the Western
rounds of the nationals. ryan scored
national points last year as an Intermediate,
but he should score considerably more this
year. People who have seen him ride recently
assure me he’s raised his game to yet another
level! look for him to toy with top ten
finishes at the nationals, and realistically
finish in the top half regularly. I’ll predict
right now that he’ll cut his national number
in half this year...barring incident!
New Contenders, New Team!
We had a super-competitive Junior field on
the island last year, and this year the class
will welcome several top-flight mini riders
Vancouver Island Championship Series...
yes, I’ve thrown
down the
gauntlet to the
other Junior riders!
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into the ranks. b.c. 85cc 12-16 champ, Joe nikirk, made his Junior debut in the fall series last year and pretty much stomped the class. He expects to remain in Junior this season and should not only clean up on the island, but also be a Provincial, Western or even national contender in the class.
Yes, I’ve thrown down the gauntlet to the other Junior riders! Joining Joe this spring will be Harrison bradley and Wyatt scheres from the mini ranks. both of these boys have proven themselves in the mini ranks and will be instant contenders in the Jr. class riding as part of the new r.e.cycle/seehorse dirt division team. other members of the new r.e.cycle team include the other two bradley boys, cameron and david, Wyatt youland, and tanner meyland. the r.e. colours should be well represented at the front of the mini classes! tyler Wilson, who just started racing last year, should also be a prime contender in Junior this year. He was chasing nikirk and H. bradley in the mini ranks as a rookie last year before he made the jump to big wheels. last year’s Junior champion, alex Haley, intends to ride Junior again this year, as do other top Juniors from last year like speed merchant’s nathan donohue-bragg, stephen Weme and Jacey Wissman. I addressed the notion of some of our best Juniors repeating the class in an article late last season. In a nutshell, I’m for it! due to the relatively low numbers in our Junior class I agree with many other people that the ‘pointing out’ system no longer accurately identifies when riders are ready for Intermediate. It is within the power of VImX to allow these riders another year in Junior even if they have technically pointed out. I’m confident that the VImX board members see the ‘bigger picture’ and will continue to allow riders to develop in a class until they are competitive on a Provincial, Western or national level.
Movin On Up!many of last year’s top Juniors, however, will make the jump to Intermediate this year. this should once again provide us with a decent intermediate class on the island, and these boys will benefit from chasing around faster riders. graham scott didn’t ride many cmrc races last year, but I expect he will be the fastest of our new Intermediates. look for him to be a top 5 guy right out of the gate. I expect some of the other Juniors who make the leap will get schooled for the first part of the year, but they will all
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This is going to be a great season...
I can feel it in my bones!
Spencer Knowles
Ryan Lalonde (98) and Graham Scott
Nolan Egeland NMA Ryan Lalonde Preseason MX school
Photojournalistseehorse creative media
PhotographyJim muir & Vince
sponselee
Locationnanaimo Wastelands,
bc
Datespring 2013
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pick up the pace as the season goes on. sometimes it just takes these kids the opportunity of following a guy like daniel Vanderbasch through a couple berms to feel where the pace is, and then they often discover they can do it. It will be interesting to see how these riders develop over time, and whether ‘moving up’ or ‘staying down’ proves to be more beneficial in the long run. daniel Vanderbasch by-the-way, last year’s youth and Intermediate champion, had knee surgery over the winter and will miss the start of the season...but he’ll be ready for nationals. I look forward to it! this is going to be a great season...I can feel it in my bones!
–seehorse creative media
The Nash Metropolitan (nicknamed “baby Nash”) is an economy car that was sold from 1954 to
1962. The Metropolitan was also sold as a Hudson when Nash and Hudson merged in 1954 to form the American Motors Corporation (AMC). Later it was sold in N.A. as a standalone marque during the Rambler years, as well as in the United Kingdom and other markets as the ‘Austin Metropolitan’.
While most U.S. automobile makers were following a “bigger-is-better” philosophy, Nash Motor Company executives were examining the market to offer American buyers an economical transportation alternative. The Metropolitan was designed in the United States by an independent designer, William J. Flajole and was designed as a commuter/shopping car.
Nash was positioning this new product for the second-car market, as well as returning Nash to overseas markets. However, Mason (Nash’s CEO) and Nash management calculated that it would not be viable to build such a car from scratch in the U.S. because the tooling costs would have been prohibitive. The only cost-effective option was to build overseas using existing mechanical components, leaving only the tooling cost for body panels and other unique components.
With this in mind, Nash Motors negotiated with several European companies, until on October 5, 1952, they announced that they had settled on the Austin Motor Company (by then part of BMC) and Fisher & Ludlow, both English companies based around
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Birmingham. Fisher & Ludlow would produce the bodywork, while the Austin Motor Company would undertake the mechanicals and final assembly. This was the first time an American-designed car, to be exclusively marketed in North America, had been entirely built in Europe. It became a captive import – a foreign-built vehicle sold and serviced by Nash through its dealer distribution system.
The new Metropolitan was made in two body designs - convertible and hardtop. All came with several standard features that were optional on most cars of the era. Among these factory-installed benefits for customers were a map light, electric windshield wipers, cigar lighter and even a “continental-type” rear-mounting spare tire with cover. To give “luxury” image to the interior, “Bedford cord” upholstery trimmed with leather was used (similar to larger Nash vehicles). An AM radio, “Weather-Eye” heater, and whitewall tires were offered as optional extras for the U.S. Market (it is unlikely that a Metropolitan could have been purchased without a heater and radio, as all vehicles left the factory with both items fitted).
Production at Austin’s Longbridge factory started in October 1953. They had an 85 in. (2159mm) wheelbase, overall length of 149.5 in (3797.3mm) and a gross weight of only 1785 lb (810 kg) for the Convertible and 1825 lb (828 kg) for the Hardtop, thus making the Metropolitan smaller than the Volkswagen Beetle. The two models, a convertible and a hardtop, were powered by the OHV 1200 cc (73.2 cu. In) straight-4 Austin A40 engine (as used in the Austin A40 Devon/Dorset) driving the rear wheels through a 3 – speed manual transmission. The initial order was for 10,000 units, with an option to increase the order if sales were sufficient. In November 1955, a redesign at this time saw the Metropolitan engine increase from 1200 cc to 1500 cc as well as the exterior change to a two tone paint finish and new grill.
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The last major change was January 1959 and saw the addition of an external deck-lid (previous models only allowed access to the trunk through the rear seat back) and vent windows. By this time, the engine had been up-graded by increasing the compression ration from 7.2:1 to 8.3:1.
Production ceased in April 1961, although sufficient inventory existed for continuation of sales until March 1962
Car Information: Manufactured from 1953-1962Assembly – Longbridge, EnglandBody - 2 door hardtop- 2 door convertibleEngine - Austin A40 1200 cc and 1500 cc (B series)Wheelbase – 85 inches (2159mm)Length - 149.5 in (3797.3mm)Height – 54 in (1384mm)Weight – 1785 lb (810 kg)Total production to Canada and U.S. – 94,986 Price (new) - $1445
Five years ago we joined the B. C. Metropolitan Club located in the lower Mainland and started looking for a Met. Through the club contacts and other car friends we looked at cars on both sides of the U.S. border and settled on a 55 Met Hardtop in Kitsilano (Vancouver). On our drive home, we knew we made the right decision because as we drove along, people were smiling and waving. One person in Vancouver stepped out from the curb and took our picture.
The car was in fair condition but needed some work. One of my main concerns was the oil leak at the back of the engine. I contacted a member of the B. C. Club with my concern. Jim said “Don’t worry, the engine doesn’t have a rear seal, it has a slinger to throw the oil back and all Mets leak!” He said they call it a “flow-through lubrication system”. I also upgraded the 1200 engine to a 1500 cc and changed the differential gears so we can now travel at highway speeds. Some bodywork and painting was also done.
We license the Met year round and enjoy driving as long as the weather is good. Car shows and “Show and Shines” are always interesting, as people seem to love these little cars.
I have found approximately 25 owners of Mets on Vancouver
Island with about 12 on the road each summer. I’m interested in anyone who has one or knows of any Mets on the Island. We do not have a club but we all try to keep in contact. We have an annual summer barbecue at our home in Parksville. The best way to describe “Marge”, our ‘55 Nash Metropolitan is
“A Fun, Happy, Little Car.” Happy meeting!
Jan and Don Klint, Parksville, BC
–Alexis Gilchrist
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Coincidently, the model, Chrisscreama Bat is garbed in the same pattern as the hats that all the members of the Metropolitan club wear. It’s called “hounds tooth”, Compliments of Linda Louise Millar Stylist.
We saw Paul’s 1962 GMC 3 Ton Wrecker at the Ladysmith Car
Show in 2012. With our interest already piqued, it grew upon discovering that he is also ‘The Subaru Guy’.
Current occupation: Paul Carin is a mechanic at Grove Service, on Schoolhouse Road, just south of Nanaimo. He started his apprenticeship with Ron Burrows 21 years ago. He took a break for a few years to help out long-time friend Bill Potts at Saltair Recycling, also
called `The Subaru Only wrecking yard. There and then, Paul`s interest in Subarus was stoked.
Car Shows: 15 years ago, from about 1993 to 1998, Paul took part in the Ladysmith Car Shows on the Beach that were organized by the Mid-Island Cruisers.
Racing history: Paul had a `fling with running stock cars in the early `90`s for 2 years. He went on to race motorcycles, because they were much faster and more fun. He ran
dirt drags with a 44DD.
Motorcycle Race Trophies:
Ø1997 Angel Acres Dirt Drag Trophy, took 2nd place in the Vintage and Nobie Class (referring to tires), running a highly modified `78-XT500.
ØAngel Acres Sand Drags, 3rd place, with the same `78-XT500. Paul ran this bike for 4-5 years all over the Island.
1962 GMC 3 Ton Wrecker: (first of the line-up)
Painted overall a 68 Corvette yellow, Paul bought the original tow truck from Len Burke of LB`s Auto Gallery in Ladysmith 5 years ago. By the end of 2011, Paul tore it all down went to work, making changes to improve the look, feel, and function of the tow-truck wrecker-machine. He re-used the original ’62 cab and hood. The frame and running gear are from a 1969 Chevy 3-Ton. An already converted from gas to propane 454 motor, and Holmes 500 wrecker deck are from a 1978 Chevy Tow-truck, that belonged to Bill Potts at Saltair Recycling. The front end and fenders were recycled from a 1965 GMC school bus that he towed in, and the grill was already there. Step in if you can; it’s nearly a 3-foot
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climb into the cab.
All of the accessories are vintage era, including a CB radio, an 8-track radio, a `69 – 4-speed long-handle shift, and original black leather bench seat.
On the side of the truck, Paul honors the memory of his father, Les Carin, who was a farmer, and a Millwright/Welder at Doman’s Mill in Ladysmith, ‘My father taught me many things to help in my life . He also remembers his friend Len Burke, of LB’s Auto Gallery in Ladysmith, who died 2 weeks before it was finished, and Subaru mentor Bill Potts, of Saltair Recycling. Today, Paul uses the Wrecker as a side `hobby venture .
THE SUBARUS:
`Tough, reliable cars, with simple, dependable motors , says Paul. The Subarus were ` Made in Japan , by Fuji Heavy Industries since the late `60`s, and brought into N.A. in 1978. Paul’s fleet includes:
A 1978 Subaru Brat: A small truck, and Paul has owned 5 Brats over the years, now he just has the one. The Brat is the only truck in N.A. that was legal to have seats and passengers in the back, and this one has 2 buckets in the box. To his knowledge, there are only 3 or 4 Brats left on Vancouver Island.
1982 Subaru Wagon with a standard 5-speed and original mag wheels, he’s added a roof-rack, and it’s his camping wagon that hauls gear.
A black, 1982 GLF Sedan is Paul`s favorite, and is his summertime `sin ride . He got it 7 years ago when working at Saltair Recycling. He kept asking to buy it from a lady customer, who swore she would never sell, until one day it just wouldn’t start. In exasperation, she threw her hands up in the air and gave it to Paul, and went and bought herself a new one. Laughs Paul, `I replaced one fuse, and then drove it to Lethbridge Alberta for a ride.
The ’82, incidentally, carries a spare tire under the hood. According to Paul, ‘it’s the forerunner and
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Japanese 1st version of an impact air bag . Paul added a stereo, new tires and mags, a wood steering wheel from a Japanese race-car, and `86 Subaru XT seats. It sports a stock chrome twin exhaust tip.
1984 Subaru Chaser is his off-road buddy. It has 4-speeds and 4 seats, and is highly modified with a lifted body and suspension. Troy spray-painted it all camouflage colors. Paul calls it his ATV, and true to form, it has been rolled 2 different times. At the top and back-side of Mt. Benson one time, they came into a big, clear puddle in the middle of the dirt road. The Chaser went under water up to the mid-line of the windshield, and it started taking on water inside the cabin and in the engine. They made it out without getting stuck, let the foot-high flood out, and drove away. It still runs with the same motor, has 541 km on it, and is still going strong. Paul says, `Never walked out yet !
1988 Subaru Chaser is Troy s car; it’s white, and decorated with stickers from auto parts stores. He’s been driving it for 7 years as a farm buggy.
A Testament to Subaru toughness, as told to me by a local police officer, is of a recent mishap involving a female driver who swerved to avoid a collision with an errant vehicle in front of her. She swerved and sped out of the way, crossed a meridian, then launched off the road to drop 20 feet down an embankment, bounced, and tore out some shrubs along the way as it zoomed halfway uphill to a full stop. The woman was shaken up, but the Subaru sustained only a few dents and scratches.
New Project: 1966 GMC One and 1/2 Ton, Model /930 is a working truck that has a dumping flatbed. Paul uses it for hay and firewood at the family hobby farm. He bought it from Len Burke, and has plans for a total restoration this spring, including a headache rack, new cab, doors, fenders, and paint job.
OLD PROJECT: 1942 Chevy C15A Military Truck, called the `Subaru Crusher , alias `Fuggly . An ATV it is not – more like a TANK! It was made in Canada for Australia, and was
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brought back home by the Comox air base after the war. They attached blades, and used it to clear the runway as a snowplow. It has only 3,247 miles on it, and the key is just a turn rotor switch. It has a couple of metal I.D. tags on it, and Paul seeks to find more about the history. If anyone has knowledge of this…
THE PROJECT SHOP
Step inside the project shop and surprise! On display are over 200 model cars, all lined up on the shelves against the wall. Paul says that his dad got him started about 30 years ago when he was 8 or 9 years old, which led him to building life-size cars. A very small part of his colorful model collection include: a `metal flake red` 65 Mustang, a gold 4-door mid-70`s Corvette, an orange 41 Woody Wagon, a purple Royal Rail, and Troy’s black Batmobile. Naturally, they spend time together, building car models at the hobby table.
Besides the model cars and trophies, the interesting little shop is filled with tools of the trade, including a `leathers rack, music instruments, a project table, a Harley Cooler, and a memoir collection of his Dad`s authentic cowboy hats and boots. Exit via the motorcycle ramp……….
The Cycle Shop houses welding equipment, a central shiny shop heater, and motorcycles. He has 6 in all, but his favorite is a 1980, XS650 Yamaha cycle chopper that he tore
down and rebuilt, fitted with cowhide seats and a custom blue prism tank. He also has an `85 Goldwing waiting in the wings, especially so Troy can tour with dad this summer. A little black trailer waits to be hooked up and go.
‘LIFESTYLE’
When I first arrived on-site, they had just attached a bicycle seat to 2-wheel scooter. 13-year-old Troy was
excitedly telling me about it, while friend, Paul Gogo was smiling, sharing the same contagious enthusiasm that Paul Carin has for all of his projects. Paul Gogo is keyboardist for the band, “Trooper”, who teaches Troy to play the guitar. As friends, Gogo is Paul Carin’s ‘apprentice’ mechanic. I’ve heard that musicians find it fairly easy to learn math and mechanics.
You can tell a lot about a person from a handshake. Sometimes it lingers, or sits with you, and then intuitively, you just know, and understand. With my 59 years life experience, I get the feeling that he has learned to integrate an inquisitive mind to a kinaesthetically inclined body. I feel that he has very clever, careful, and
experienced hands. A twinkle in his eye, and a ready laugh, Paul likes to explore new ideas and test them out. And like his father did for him, Paul is making sure that his son will learn many skills to serve him in life.
Paul, his wife Tina, and Troy live on their working hobby farm out in Cedar, with 2 ponies, a ram, sheep, dogs, ducks, and a very friendly cat.
Paul says that when he gets bored` he goes play on his tractor, a 1952 Ferguson TEA20. ` I have several different blades for it: a cutter, a roto-tiller , and a post-hole auger , that I can put to use. `When I was a 6 or 7 we lived on a farm and I learned to drive on a `55 model. Troy can also drive the tractor.
Oh yes, and just so you know, Paul will only sell any to a sincere Subaru soul.
Thanks, Paul. It was a pleasure to meet you! I learned a lot, and had fun! Alexis Gilchrist
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If you live on the Island and are a fan of sharp cars and pretty women, you have likely marveled
over the work of photographer, Randy Allen. With a keen eye for detail and a natural flair for composition, this artist has been capturing objects of beauty—on four wheels and two legs—with his Canon 7D for years. What started as a young man’s hobby has transformed into a passion, in part due to the introduction of digital cameras. Allen recalls his delight over his first such tool, a 1.9 mega pixel Nikon, and its ability to provide instant feedback. With the tedium of darkroom post-work replaced with the ease of operating a computer, he made the leap from amateur shutterbug to photo-snapping pro. As someone who has always had an affinity for the late 1940s and ‘50s, Allen sees pinup photography as a perfect fit. “I have always thought that I was born in the wrong generation,” quips Allen, citing his appreciation for the music and glamorous fashion of this bygone time. It was a natural progression to add hot rods and classic cars to the mix—truly encapsulating an era long past and dearly missed. Capturing these nostalgic shots is no easy feat. It involves a whole lot
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of planning, adjusting the lighting, contorting oneself to get just the right shot, and “running with it” when the photo shoot takes on a life of its own. But when he snaps that perfect shot—the one that tells the story that cried out to be told—it is all worth it. When asked to name the car that he has most enjoyed photographing, he says it would have to be a rat rod affectionately named “Krusty.” One car he’d love to work with would be a late 1950s to ’63 Corvette. Hint, hint. If you’d love to have your automotive “baby” commemorated in one of Randy’s pinups, you can reach him at Powder Puff Vixen Pinup Photography.
www.powderfpuffvixen.com, or e-mail [email protected]. Your car will love you for it!
– By Kimberely Laws
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May 26
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JET FUELED DRAGSTER!Leon and Heide Spicer, as well as
Brad Lennea, have a wild ride that commands attention from as far as 25 miles away. So much attention, in fact, that while entertaining the audience during the BC Classic and Custom Car Show, April 19th, at the Tradex Center in Abbotsford, reports were being sent to police and emergency crews around the Sumas Mountain area of break-ins and gun fire from the sound of the jet car’s after-burners!
The “TERMINATOR”, aptly named, built by Barry Prescott Motorsports, in Mission, BC, is a real chest pounding, flame throwing, quick ride. This 1800 pound, four wheeled, silver streak runs the quarter mile in 5.7 seconds @ 280 miles per hour. And, that’s even shutting the engine off early, to prevent the parachutes from getting burned off when they are deployed at the finish line! Using a Pratt and Whitney J60 jet engine that inhales 30,000 cubic feet of air and gulps 4.6 gallons of jet ‘A’ fuel every second of full throttle, this package produces about 6000 pounds of thrust, or approximately 12000 horsepower and can pull up to 7 g’s of force! That equates to 3.33 pounds of thrust per pound of vehicle weight. To put that in perspective, a fighter jet has about 0.5 pounds of thrust per pound of weight. Look for this awesome record holder at the Mission or Ashcroft raceways this season to experience it’s sheer power yourself.
–Gord MacKay
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Small block Chevys are threaded through Bob’s life. Starting back in the 60’s with a Chevy 283 cubic inch small block, now, some 60 cars later (yes, over 60), and almost 50 years later, Bob was back to a 283............. until the harmonic balancer fell off!
This latest chapter started back in the fall of 2010, when Bob drove his Bolero Red 1967, 350/Turbo 350 Camaro back to his son, Gord, now living in Alberta. When Bob returned from Alberta, his wife said, “What are you going to do for a ‘ride’ now?” A quick call to Bob’s friend Scott, “Do you still have that 1982 Chevy C10 Fleet side that you and your son were working on?” The answer was “Yes, and it’s for sale”. Within days, Bob was back on the road with a lowered, flat black, C 10 Chevy truck.
A quick walk around the truck revealed over 70
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individual features. The basic running gear was a 283 with a Saginaw 4-Speed with a 4:11 Eaton Posi rear end.
The body is graced with a host of updates and custom ideas. Cab corners, louvered tailgate with the latch relocated to the inside, rolled pan, stainless steel grille. A linear actuator lifts the custom made fibreglass box cover. The flat black paint is actually water proof John
Deere paint used on farm implements.
The interior has a classic rolled and pleated bench seat, black with a bright red pleated insert. A retro Moon Eyes tachometer and Auto gauges monitor the engine vital signs. A three spoke ‘gasser style’ steering wheel keeps the long box pointed in the right direction. Bob installed a toggle switch to send power to the Mallory coil, along with a push button starter button. New carpets, and glass, freshen up the cab.
The exhaust consists of Hedman Hedders, with custom built 2 ½ inch pipes leading to Flowmaster mufflers and ending with chrome tips.
The suspension has Belltech 2” dropped spindles, new coil springs, powered coated upper and lower factory A-arms, 1 inch sway bar, Belltech shocks and a flip kit for the rear end.
The truck rides on 15” American Racing 200S Peddle mags, with polished rims, and centres painted with
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Tremclad paint, a ‘secret mix’ of one part black and one part white. How cool is that! BF Goodrich tires round out the retro look; 255/60/15 up front and 275/60/15 hooking up the rear.
Fast forward to the fall of 2011.
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The truck now sports a 350/290 hp crate motor. Many of the aftermarket parts from the 283 fit the 350. A new flywheel, clutch set, and a balanced drive shaft completed the conversion. Soon the truck will be back on the dyno to see what kind of numbers the crate motor can produce!
Unlike Bob’s 1967 Camaro, which was stored for 6 months each winter, this truck is a daily driver and looks as good going to the Sooke Town Dump as it does on a Saturday Night Cruise. Tons of fun, rowing through the gears of a low buck ride.
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Normally when there’s a contest, there’s more than one submission, but since there is only one submission in the first presentation of this contest, we will be doing a feature story on Ian’s art in a future issue of VI Performance magazine. To enter contest, send artwork to:
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Now that VI Performance Magazine is in it’s second year, it’s about time we offered some contests!
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Engine: 500cc
Horsepower: 40BHP
Starter: Manual Trick Start
Fuel type: Best Octane at the pump
Tires: Dunlop Avon
Upholstery: Leighton, Birmingham, UK
When purchased: 2011
Interview with David Wallbank - Proud Owner.
Was it your intention to find this particular motorcycle to buy,
or were you just shopping around? What made you decide to buy it?
Dave: “Well, there are a few motorcycles that I would like to own; top of the list would be a Vincent Black Shadow - a BSA Gold Star, and a Velocette Venom, which is the one I have now. I did shop around for it, fully expecting that it would come from the UK, but Lo and Behold I saw this one advertised on Ebay in Bellingham! There was fierce competition for it from an Australian bidder. I bought this because I have fond memories of my young motorcycling days. I also worked at BSA and James Motorcycles. I owned several different makes, but the Velocette was one I admired but didn’t get a chance to own until now. The Venom was produced to ‘knock off’ the BSA Goldstar, which is a classic big single, café racer style. And it did - in 1961 it set a World Record of a hundred miles per hour for 24 hours. The record still stands to this day”.
Would you consider your project as part of a lifestyle for you?
Dave: “It isn’t really a project per se. “It was in very good condition when I bought it. It hasn’t been restored! Just very well maintained. I have fussed over it, and I collect memorabilia of the period related to the bike. I regard myself as a custodian and I want to pass it on. I have gathered as much history from the previous owners as I can. For example, the first owner in California couldn’t start the bike. He would call the dealer who would call around and then he could start it! Some Velo’s are notorious to start unless one follows ‘the drill’ exactly! The second owner really looked after it for 34 years. He would keep the bike in a climate-controlled environment, as I do. I think anecdotes such as these add a story around ownership”.
How would you distinguish the Velocette Venom Clubman from the Velocette Venom Thruxton?
There isn’t a lot of difference. The Thruxton has a bit more power.
Mine is set up as more upright ride and the Thruxton a “cafe racer”
Were there any motorcycles at the Seaside Cruizers 2012 event that gave you any real competition? Dave: “Other bikes weren’t in the same class, like the bike next to me was a Japanese; in other words there weren’t any vintage Brit bikes there. Now, there was more competition the day before Cruizers at International Classic Bikes in Errington where I won Best Classic Bike”.
Any trophies/Awards for shows or racing? Dave: Seaside Cruizers 2012 Best motorcycle.
Do you belong to any bike clubs? Dave: Velocette Owners Club UK
Would you say that the type of music you listen to and clothing you wear ‘matches’ your bike? Dave: Ha ha yes, I collect memorabilia.
If you have a pet(s), what type/breed do you have? If not, what type/breed would you choose? Dave: Cat – Regular alley cat! Tabby cat
1966 Velocette Venom Clubman
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name is (Paddy) Paddington. As a kitten, he wasn’t being looked after so we adopted him.
If you thought for a moment, what is a vehicle you haven’t seen or heard of in a long time? Dave: Indian Motorcycle
What vehicle would you suspect is quite rare these days or on Vancouver Island? Dave: HRD Vincent
What is your favorite vehicle? Dave: Austin Healy 3000
What type of vehicle would you like to see an article on in VI Performance Magazine?Dave: Velocette Venom, which set a world speed record in 1961.
What are your thoughts on the motor trends towards electric/hybrid bikes of the future? Dave: Electric bikes will probably take over from gas engines.
What do you see in the future of street bikes? Dave: They will have a following and will be as popular as they are now.
Thanks so very much for the intriguing interview, and sage insights, Dave!
We certainly look forward to viewing the fabulous venom!
So now, say, “Velo, cello, velocity. Say “Velocette.” The very name for these coveted motorcycles produced by Veloce Ltd., a small family owned company founded in 1904, out of Birmingham, England, resonates like a finely tuned instrument.
Veloce competed with giants BSA, Triumph, and Norton, selling far fewer of its quality hand-built cycles than its contenders. Famous, however, for its cutting edge technical innovations, Velocette was always in the forefront, both in the market place and the international racing scene. For the rough and tumble die hards who scrambled for hard earned wins in the dirt outbacks of Australia, the Velocette was a favorite racing bike.
As Dave says: “Legendary for its still unbeaten record of 24 hours at 100mph (161 km/h), covering over 2,400 miles (3,900 km) the Velocette Venom set this speed record in 1961, and it still stands today for the 500 cc class”. Now, if that doesn’t make you sit up and take notice, I don’t know what will! This accomplishment outshines even the world-renowned recognition that came from two World Championship titles in 1949
and 1950.
Certainly, it is no surprise that the late great motorcycle legend, rebel, and film star, the ‘King of Cool’, Steve McQueen, owned a Velocette. He was seen in 1977 at the California Antique Motorcycle Association (CAMA) event with his repainted “Indian” Velo. The Indian Velo is rare now, but even when it was new, it was a collector’s item.
Ghost trail: I’ve seen one Indian. I recall my ‘70s hippy friend ‘Roger’, busting with pride and raving over a rare, discarded Red Indian he salvaged from 100 Mile House, BC. He not only fixed up the Indian, but he amused us by sewing up his own buckskin riding leathers. He hit the road with a big grin, long locks streaming out from under his lid.
Now, many of the Velocette Company patented designs have been adapted and adopted by today’s motorcycles, including the stop-foot shift and swinging arm rear suspension with hydraulic dampers. It’s like saying “Guess where your milk comes from, kids?”
Post World War II, the company phased out its ohc (over-head cam) models to further develop their push-rod motor. Moving up from touring class led to the creation of the superb 38bhp Venom single of the ‘60s. Beyond all expectations, the company superseded the phenomenal ‘Venom’ with their swansong, the 1965-71 ‘Thruxton’. Velocette company had re-engineered the Venom to morph into the Venom Thruxton to
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counter the then BSA domination of clubman racing. “Talk about David hitting Goliath smack in the eye!”
“The Venom ‘Thruxton’ was by far Velocette’s most famous product, based around new, strengthened, heat-treated crankcases, advanced downdraught, and large valve cylinder heads. Masterfully race-tuned, this cycle produced well over 40bhp.” (ref: Bonham’s, 2012)
“Having little lock”, it requires an extremely careful starting technique for the hair trigger, trick start. “Thruxton” is certainly not a shop-rider. In competition, the Thruxton was brilliant right from the start. Given a first-class rider and some open, winding road, it remains arguably the finest ‘single’ ever made, rated as such in a recent road test by the French Moto Legende magazine. Only 1100 or so were made, and it has always been a rare and highly desirable machine.” (ref: Bonham’s, June 2011).
The late 1960s were the last years of production for Velocette motorcycles: the Velocette Viper and Vogue ending in 1968, the “Special”, Scrambler and Endurance in 1969, and the MSS Venom and Velocette Thruxton in 1970. Velocette closed its doors 1971, and the Japanese market reached out worldwide.
“Looks like a gallant ride to me, with subtle and masculine lines, and enough chrome to give just enough class, without being flashy or spoiling it’s classic clean good looks”…Alexis Gilchrist
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Selfish is a four letter word. It’s the seal killing communist of descriptive idioms and it’s
bringing down innocent bystanders like self interest. Buddhists talk about enlightened self interest, and Honda is quite busy practicing that very thing. Every day we face environmental challenges. Could self interest be the way forward?
Honda has defined the forefront of environmental consciousness by innovating selfishly. They were the first to launch variable valve timing. They claimed half of the the EPAs ten most efficient cars from ‘84-’00. The
vast majority of Honda factories send zero waste to landfills. Indeed, Honda is so dedicated to keeping emissions low that when dealerships wouldn’t stop asking for big V8s, they sent cases of V8 vegetable cocktail instead. One of the greatest issues facing electric cars is the impact of producing them. Mining, shipping, and processing the rare earth metals can end up being more costly to the earth than producing a large SUV. Honda is tackling this problem by pioneering new ways of recycling batteries. They
can now extract as much as 80% of these precious metals, bringing the electric car one step closer to sustainability. For generations, Honda has been making a religion of reducing their carbon footprint and the gospel is spreading through all channels of their empire. Every inch of a Honda factory is designed to minimize waste. Every day that passes builds momentum and cements Honda’s role as a world leader. When Takanobu Ito puts his stamp on a new enterprise, money gets sent
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into tech, which makes R&D happy. Power consumption is reduced, which makes accounting happy. Emissions are reduced, which makes beavers happy. And finally, there’s a little less room in the papers for stories about countries being set on fire. They could be on to something. In days long past, image was about splendour and size. Of course you needed an eighteen foot car because where else were you going to put all that chrome? Now, companies like Honda have to treat themselves as a strand in a much greater web. Green projects lead to long term returns far beyond the money saved on hydro. Positivity within Honda helps people to feel good about where they work and positivity within the media influences where people spend their money. The positivity even spreads, like a flu that makes you more attractive, to other corporations and individuals. In a desperately overtaxed world, every step forward counts. By looking at how to save money (reducing consumption) and how to maximize sales (increasing media attention) Honda has spearheaded initiatives that are like a penny dropped in a pond: the ripples will travel outward, carrying with them
hope and inspiration. Success brings with it mimicry, and the world needs a few more people acting like Honda.
–By Morgan Van Humbeck
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Rambler ’s Revenge
‘65 AMC Rambler American 330 Station Wagon
Engine: AMC 401 V8
Transmission: TH400 with a stage 2 shift kit
Wheelbase: 106 in
Length: 177.25 in
Width: 68.6 in
Height: 54 in
She’s one of a kind from a selection of only 313 ever built…That’s right; and to top it off, she’s a racer! Now,
when you get a rare old classic such as this, you keep it stock, all original, right? Hmmm, not so much with this gorgeous ride. The 1965 Rambler American is the third generation Rambler, so they had some time and practice to tweak it to an even more desirable ride. But, the design was a little different from Gord MacKay’s of Nanaimo, BC.
Going back in time; American Motors Corporation formed out of an emersion of Nash and Hudson in 1954. At that time, vehicles kept getting larger. To keep inline with their competition, they developed a larger wheelbase while increasing the length in ’65. The Rambler American was a simple car with neat and trim lines and characteristic tunneled headlights. The grille was
a simple horizontal design. The interiors were made more spacious with a significant amount of cargo space making it the perfect grocery getter. The four door design made it an excellent family car. The roll-down disappearing rear window was a slight step away from their simplicity, but necessary for functioning with the bottom-hinged tailgate. Along with simplicity, came smoothness in the feel of the ride due to full coil front springs and soft rear leaf units.
Richard A. Teague was the mastery behind this relatively new concept for it’s time. This car was not only spacious, it was a compact automobile that became a practical, sturdy, reliable family car with good looks. The 3.2 L I6 made the American a great choice for it’s light fuel consumption. In fact these cars were advertised as “The Sensible Spectaculars”. Although, the 232 cu in (3.8 L) overhead valve straight-6
engine was introduced to try and shy away from the economy image AMC became so known for. This one offered a little more power, and didn’t use too much gas in return. 1965 was the last year the flathead engine was used, giving consumers the choice of either a 199 cid flathead engine or the 232 ohv.
This car came to MacKay carrying an AMC 232 I6 with a factory cast manifold & 2 barrel Carter carburetor, Borg Warner 3 speed transmission, points distributor, AMC 20 differential and a single 2 inch exhaust.
In issue two of VI Performance Magazine, I had the opportunity of video taping my racing experience from the passenger seat of Gord MacKay’s ’65 Rambler American Wagon when it was still a Corral Cordovan Brown.
MacKay changed the engine to an
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AMC 401 V8 he removed from his 1980 Jeep Wagoneer. Other changes include: A Demon 750 double pumper race series carburetor, Edelbrock Torker aluminum manifold, 175 HP shot of nitrous oxide, Hedman 1 5/8” Headers with 3” single outlet, Narrowed Ford 8.8 Posi with 4.56:1 gears, A TH400 transmission with stage two shift kit and 2400 stall, Motorcraft electronic distributor with a Duraspark module. To top it all off, MacKay had Matt from Air Ink coat her in a beautiful Rotor Glow Pearl paint job, and Vanilla Shake flames with green pin striping.
The future of this ride is even meaner as MacKay prepares her for revenge on the track in Port McNeill. MacKay will replace the engine with a 1979 AMC Jeep 360 block bored .030” over, fully balanced and blueprinted decked and align honed, ARP main studs, main gallery oiling feed upgrade, increased oil return flow through valley, forged and bushed con-rods with full floating wrist pins and ARP rod bolts, custom Bull Tear diamond cut forged 11.5:1 pistons with circlips, stock crankshaft turned .010” under on both mains and cons, built in oil pan baffle, true double roller timing set, Ertl 306/316
duration camshaft with .544”/.572” lift using 1.65:1 ratio stainless steel roller rockers with poly-locks, fully ported factory heads milled .020” and cc’d, bronze valve guides, positive valve seals, stainless steel intake and exhaust valves, 3 angle valve grind, valve heads unshrouded, radiused pockets, cut down guides, smoothened and massaged bowls, port matched, 380 pound 1.625” dual valve springs, hardened spring retainers and locks, hardened 3/8” rocker studs, guide plates, 5/16” hardened push rods, Hi-energy anti pump up hydraulic flat tappet lifters, Etc...you get the picture...Start your bets now...or better yet, start your engines and challenge MacKay to a race at Port McNeill Raceway this summer!!
–Mona-Lisa Carstensen
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Every now and then, you’ll see something driving past that makes you ask; “What in the world was that?” Chances are that Nanaimo’s Kelly Black may have been behind the wheel. I first saw pictures of Kelly’s 1995 Suzuki, ‘Every Joy
Pop’ a year ago, and thought that exact same thing. Yeah, you read that correctly, Suzuki Every Joy Pop. Kelly’s van gets the attention and piques everyone’s interest and curiosity everywhere he goes, as does the crazy model name this van sports.
Kelly originally brought the van over from Japan, for another person, in 2009 and when the deal fell through; he decided to make it his own special project. His van sports a 660cc 3 cylinder motor, with an automatic transmission, that puts out a modest 63 horsepower down to its 13” wheels. Originally, the van had quite a bit of rust and needed a lot of mounting work, but Kelly worked on his van in his spare time, and in late 2011 his build was completed. After an original purchase and shipping price of 5 grand, Kelly estimates the rebuild cost him another 4 G’s, bringing the total cost of the build to $9,000.
The van is pretty tiny, but it has certainly come in handy. Kelly says, “There’s not a lot of room in it, but it
sure came in handy when I moved a few times.” The van has 2 forward buckets and a bench seat that will fit 2 larger adults comfortably or 3 smaller people.
Kelly has inherited the car bug from his father, Dan, and especially he’s inherited the appreciation for the handling that an import car provides. After all, Kelly’s dad owns a 1986 Mazda RX7 and a 1991 Nissan NSX. A few years ago, Kelly saw a 1991 R32 Skyline and wanted one of his own. He thought the dealer wanted too much money for it, so he looked at importing one for himself, and he did just that. Since then Kelly has brought in 12 different vehicles from Japan and says, “Importing cars is any car guys dream, you buy what you want, you play with it, then you sell it for a profit.”
Kelly says the interest in importing from Japan has been curtailed a bit due to the recent downturn in the economy. He says, “Not too many people have that amount of cash just lying around anymore, and it’s just too hard to compete with the
Kelly Black’s ‘Every Joy Pop’
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financing options that a dealership can offer to a buyer.”
Kelly’s current project is a 1980 Toyota Corolla. He is hoping to be ready for paint this coming spring and will rebuild the motor and complete a 4 speed conversion from its current automatic transmission. We hope to keep you up to date on this build as well, in future issues.
Kelly would like to see a lot more imports in VI Performance Magazine in the future. He thinks that in the past there was a division between the American muscle car lover and the import lover and he now sees the beginning signs of the meshing of the two groups and thinks it’s great. Kelly likes how things are developing in the car world as many of the drift cars today now run an LS series motor. He also hopes that the hybrids of the future will be able to be modified as easily as the cars of days gone by.
You can probably catch Kelly and his Suzuki Every Joy Pop, this summer at the All Japanese Show and Shine on June 23rd in Victoria. Kelly is also open to help you out on your personal project or help you to get your own import dream car. If your dream ride is a Suzuki Every Joy Pop, this one’s for sale too. If you don’t see Kelly at the car show in Victoria, you can contact Kelly directly at [email protected].
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Alberni Valley Drag Race Association: [email protected]
American Truck Historical Society:250-743-7818; [email protected]
Austin-Healey Club:250-652-6094, [email protected]
Bc Jeep Club:Cathi Mannesshttp://www.bcjeepclub.ca
Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motor Cycle Club: [email protected]; www.blueknightsbc.org/BCIV
BMW Riders: 250-920-7212www.bmwrvi.org; [email protected]
Cadillac Club of B.C:250-370-5557 islandchapter@bccadilla www.bccadillacclub.ca
Campbell River British Car Club: 250-923-7746; [email protected]
Canadian Classic Chevelles & Beaumonts: 250-652-2149, [email protected]; cdnclassics.chevelles.net
Capital City Chevrolet Club: [email protected] or [email protected]
Century Toppers Rod & Custom Car Club:250-721-0724 www.centurytoppers.org
Club Miata Vancouver Island: 250-479-2467 www.miataclubvanisle.com
Comox Valley Classic Cruisers: [email protected]; www.cvclassiccruisers.com
Cowichan Valley Car Picnic: [email protected]; cvcp.ca
Early Ford V-8 Club: [email protected] or 250-812-9900
Gold Wing Road Riders Assn: 250-386-7306http: //victoriagoldwings.ca
Island Autocross Championships: 250-477-8914 or 250-216-4087 www.islandautocross.com
Island Drag Racing Association: 250-286-1321, [email protected].; idra.ca
Island Rallysport Club: 250-246-8282 (Duncan)[email protected]
Island Rock Crawlers FourWheel Drive Society: 250-758-9107 [email protected]
Island Vintage T-Bird Club: 250-474-4355
Jaguar Car Club of Victoria: 250-595-7453 or 250-658-0725 [email protected] www.jaguarcarclub.ca
Japanese Mini Truck Club: [email protected]
Juandering Wheels RV Club: [email protected]
Ladysmith Show and Shine: 250-619-2387www.ladysmithsns.com
Lions Gate Model A Club: 250-655-1276lionsgatemodelaclub.com
Low for Life Car Club:[email protected]: //lowforlifecarclub.shawwebspace.ca
Maverick/Comet Club International: [email protected]
Miata Club: John Allott, 250-339-5337www.clubmiata.net
Nanaimo Sidewinders Four Wheel Drive Club: 250-758-7205nanaimosidewinders.com.nanaimosidewinders@hotmail.com
Nanaimo Vintage Car ClubRay Koch, Ph: 250-616-6317
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Automotive Clubs & Societies
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Old English Car Club of B.C. Central Island: www.oecc.ca/cibSouth Island: www.oecc.ca/sib
Old Time Racers Association: 250-478-1679; 0tra-online.com
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Saltspring Antique & Classic Car Club: 250-931-6766 www.saltspringcarclub.comSeaside Cruizers: 250-752-2325www.seasidecruizers.com
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South Island Straightliners Racing Association: (Drag Racing)
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Specialty Vehicle Assn. of B.C:250-752-8178 /250-655-1602www.sva.bc.ca
Studebaker Drivers Club: [email protected]
T-Bird Club/Island Vintage:Joe Fort 250-754-7138
Torque Masters Car Club of Sidney: Cam McLennan, 778-426-3843 www.torquemasters.ca
Valley Street Rods: [email protected]
Valley Vintage Wheels Car Club:250-338-2366; [email protected]
Vancouver Electric Vehicle Assn.Cam Rawlinson, 250-888-3260, veva.bc.ca/veva-islands/index.php
Vancouver Island Charity Riderswww.vicr.ca
Vancouver Island Datsun Enthusiasts: [email protected]; 250-474-4986 or 250-658-8900;www.vanisledatsun.com
Vancouver Island F-Body Association (Camaro, Firebird): 250-954-9169; www.vifbody.ca
Vancouver Island Mustang Association: 250-881-1423; [email protected]; vima.mysite.com
Vancouver Island Porsche Club of America: www.virpca.org
Vancouver Island Stangers (performance cars): vistangers.ca
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Van Isle A&B Fords (MAFCA): 250-477-3207; [email protected]
Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame: 250-652-1303 autoracinghalloffame.com
Victoria Corvette Club: [email protected]
Victoria MG Club: 250-642-5980www.victoriamgclub.ca
Victoria Minis: 250-658-8172, 250-598-0946 or 250-477-9650www.victoriaminis.com
Victoria Motor Sports Club:[email protected] [email protected]
Victoria’s PT Cruisers: [email protected]; groups.msn.com/Victorias PTCruisers
Victoria Volkswagen Club: 250-381-0767 [email protected]
Vintage Car Club of Canada
Cowichan Valley chapter: [email protected]
Nanaimo chapter:[email protected]/bcvcc
North Island chapter: 250-286-6915
Victoria chapter: [email protected].
VITRA Memories Group: [email protected]
Volvo Club of B.C:[email protected]
Van-Isle VW Enthusiast’s:dubberz.com
Western Canada CORSA (Corvair): 250-475-6350
Western Command Military Vehicle Preservation Society: 250-598-6252 [email protected]
Wilroc Sprint Car and Super Modified Racing Series: [email protected], wilrocracing.com
• Tires• Custom Wheels• Performance Parts
1710 Island HwyCampbell River
250.286.6132
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AD SALES/P.R.& MARKETING
NANAIMOMona-Lisa Carstensen
ADVERTISERSBRENTWOOD BAYAssociated Tire & Auto
250-287-02171710 Island Hwy
CAMPBELL RIVER5252 MOTORSPORTS778-426-DYNO (3966)108-1759 Sean Heights
www.5252motorsports.com
Campbell River Motocross Assn.
campbellrivermx.com
Campbell River Pro Tech250-287-8889
1364 Spruce [email protected]
Evergreen Automotive Services250-287-3240
1410 Evergreen Rd.
Puller’s Repairs250-286-9854
Ter Holdings Ltd.250-286-0080
Unit C - 1364 Spruce [email protected]
CHEMAINUSEnnerdale Engineering
250-246-36323292 Henry Rd.
www.ennerdale.ca
R.E. Cycle250-246-1551
9385 Trans Canada Hwymotorcyclebc.com
COOMBSMC Hawgs Motorcycles
250-954-3332
COURTENAYHypertek Motorsports Ltd.
250-871-81182420A Cliffe Ave.www.hypertek.ca
Kinetic Powder Coating 250-334-4250736 D 30th St.
www.kineticpowdercoating.com
OK Tire 250-338-5695
2981 Moray [email protected]
Performance Products 250-338-6441
3170B Island Highway South
DUNCANArrow Cycle250-746-0373
5255 Trans-Canada Hwywww.arrowcycle.com
Bronson Muffler Ltd. 250-748-1541
6-2955 Boys Rd.http://bronsonmuffler.com
Cowichan Collision Ltd. 250-746-7532
5194 Mearns Rd.www.cowichancollision.com
Duncan Auto Parts250-746-5431
5829 Duncan [email protected]
Mid Island Engine & Machine 250-746-4546
5115 Polkey Rd.www.midislandengine.com
OK Tire250-746-4488
6482 Norcross [email protected]
Rockabilly’s Clothing 250-597-1666
134 Trans Canada Hwywww.rockabillys.com
Visions Auto Glass & Upholstery 250-746-9988
3031 Allenby Rd.visionsupholstery.ca
LANTZVILLE
Chip’s Customs 250-933-0778
7439 Industrial Rd.www.chipscustoms.ca
Shooters Speed & Fab 250-390-7400250-802-6970
LADYSMITHBigO Tires
250-245-8444840 1st Ave.
JB’s Ladysmith Auto Supply250-245-992226 High St.
LAKE COWICHANLake Shore Auto Parts
250-749-3341116 South Shore Rd.
LANGFORDBulldog Auto Works Ltd
250-391-4069114-2920 Jacklin Rd
JB’s Colwood Langford Auto250-478-5538
895 Goldstream Ave
MAPLE RIDGE
Restricted Vision Tinting778-829-8468
www.restrictedvision.com
MILL BAYShawnigan Mill Bay Auto Parts
250-743-3355Pioneer Square Mall
NANAIMOA&B Alternators
250-245-97753357 S. Island Hwy
AandB.ca
Apple Auto Glass250-755-1440
Unit H-11 Cliff St.www.appleautoglass.com
Active Motorsports 250-591-6055
321 Watfield [email protected]
Budget Brake & Muffler250-758-8991
3575 Shenton Rd.
Bus i ness Directory
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www.budgetbrake.com
Broco Glass Group 250-390-2204
6450 N. Island Hwywww.brocoautoglass.com
Canadian Hot Rods MagazineMy Car Publications
Terry Denomme250.753.2722
1.888.753.2111 978 Waddington RD.
Chip’s Customs 250-933-0778
7439 Industrial Rd.www.chipscustoms.ca
Classic Brake & Auto Repair 250-716-6634
D&S2250-714-2381 or 250-591-1091
6-2071 South Wellington
Duke Point Truck Recyclers250-722-2995
www.dukepointtruckparts.com
Ecstasy Audio 250-713-8810
5811 Parkway Dr.www.ecstasyaudio.com
Extreme Fiberglass Solutions 250-714-0931640 Pine St.
www.extremefiberglass.ca
Flesh Auto-Truck Electric 250-756-1391
1814 Northfield Rd.
The Foam Guy250-933-0600
6481B Portsmouth Rd.www.thefoamguy.ca
General Autopro Service Centre 250-753-1331
12 Campbell St.
Geri’s Behind the Cuts250-739-2201
919 Brechin Rd.
Hub City Spring & Machine 250-758-1341
2320 McCullough Rd.www.hubcitysprings.com
Islandvolks Automotive Ltd.250-468-2004
1451 E. Island Hwy.
Mark’s Import Auto
250-758-77852-4350 Wellington Rd
www.marksimportauto.com
Mid Island Automotive 250-756-7871
2210 Wilgress Rd.www.midislandautomotive.com
Millenium Auto Repair Center 250-716-1620110 Nicol St.
Nanaimo Motocross Assn.nanaimomx.com
Northfield Restorations250-585-5580
1920 Wilfert Rd.
Precision Detailing & Car Care 250-390-2423
6400 B Hammond Bay Rd. precisiondetailingnanaimo.com
Shooters Speed & Fab 250-390-7400250-802-6970
Speed Merchant250-585-4699
Stone Bros. Auto Body Ltd. 250-753-2948
624 Comox Rd www.stonebrosautobody.com
STS Racing250-722-2639
1940 Harmac Rd.stsracing.ca
The Transfer Studio 250-327-3200
235 Milton Street
Thompson Machine 250-758-4671
1718 Kidson Rd.www.enginebuilder.ca
Tuff City Powersports250-591-0415
TuffCityPowersports.comVI Honda
250-754-66381-855-754-66381809 Bowen Rd.
behondapowerhousedealer.comWest Coast Helicopters
Paint Shop250-754-5448
1985 Boxwood Rd
Western Drivetrain & Machine Works Inc.
250-740-03282-221 Southside Dr.www.driveshaft.ca
NANOOSEIslandvolks
Automotive Ltd.250-468-2004
1451 E. Island Hwy.
ONLINERiders West Mag
riderswestmag.com
Canadian Hot Rods Mag www.canadianhotrods.com
PARKSVILLESurfside Automotive
250-248-11336-1009 Alsbrook Rd.
Terminal’s Quality Assured Collision Services
250-248-2082440 E. Island Highway
qacollision.ca
PORT ALBERNIAlberni Motocross Assn.
albernimx.com
Alberni Upholstery250-723-3321
Exhaust Masters 250-724-6833 (pg.23)
4521 Margaret St.exhaustmasters.ca
M&D Auto Parts 250-723-2464
4966 Southgate at [email protected]
www.members.shaw.ca/toyrun/page34.html
Underground Performance250-723-8358
undergroundheads.com
PORT HARDY
Triport Motorcycle& ATV Club
or (250) 230-9873www.vancouverislandmx.com
PORT MCNEILL
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CAB Industrial Auto Parts Plus250-956-3336
QUALICUM BEACHCoast Auto Service
250-752-4449130 E. Fern Rd.
Qualicum Auto & Marine Supply 250-752-5621
119 E. Fern Rd.
Oceanside Auto Appraisers Ltd.250-927-4634
www.oceansideautoappraisers.com
SAANICH
Whiplash Customs250.888-2037
1542 Hovey Road
SAANICHTONJB’s B&B Auto Supply
250-652-52776777 Kirkpatrick Crescent
SALTSPRING ISLANDJB’s Salt Spring Auto Parts
250-537-5507106 Jackson Ave.
SHAWNIGAN LAKEPete’s Old School
Classic Car Restoration250-734-2163 or 250-732-2163
SIDNEYFlint Automotive Centres Ltd.
250-656-01442526 Bevan Ave
VICTORIAAction Transmission
& Auto Repair 250-388-7999
2417 Douglas St.www.actiontrans.net
Blast It! 250-480-7263
2639 Turner [email protected]
www.blastityourself.ca
Bulldog Auto Works Ltd250-391-4069
114-2920 Jacklin Rd
Gold Star Auto Sales250-478-AUTO
1671 Island Hwygoldstarautosales.ca
JB’s Downtown Auto Supply250-384-9378
2017 Government St.
JB’s Precision Engines250-475-25153340 Oak St.
JB’s Paint & Body Supplies250-361-91363340 Oak St.
KMS Tools1-800-567-8979
www.kmstools.com
Lejeune Performance 250-381-4513
201-1492 Admirals Rd.www.lejeuneracecars.com
Savage Cycles250-475-8885
2956 Westshore Parkwaywww.savagecycles.ca
SG Power250-382-8291
730 Hillside Ave.sgpower.com
Saunders Subaru250-474-2211
1784 Island Hwywww.saunderssubaru.com
ART/GRAPHIC DESIGNNANAIMO
Garnet Kulvaney 250-802-0877
Brent Nicholas McNeil250-702-1971
BLACK CREEKShelby Art
250-337-5014www.shelbyart.com
James Weicherdingwww.outlawrun.us
MODELSVANCOUVER ISLAND
MODEL’S NAMES ARE ON THEIR PHOTO
Contact Mona-Lisa to hire a Model of your choice
250-802-5652
LOWER MAINLANDMODEL’S NAMES ARE
ON THEIR PHOTOContact Cherie to hire a
Model of your choice!778-688-4035
PHOTOGRAPHERSCAMPBELL RIVER
Vince Sponselee250-218-2006
LADYSMITH
SAGO Photography(250) 715-7504
Pure Photography250-618-8905
NANAIMO
Gord MacKay250-616-1183
John Burrage [email protected]
LiLou Photographs by Linda Millar
(250)741-6592 www.modelmayhem.com
Powder puff Vixen PinUp Photography
250-619-9756www.powderpuffvixen.com
LOWER MAINLAND
Patrick Rooney604-764-7537
Cherrybomb Photography 778-688-4035
www.cherrybombphotography.net
WRITERS/EDITORS & PHOTOJOURNALISTS
COOMBSMorgan Van Humbeck
778-676-2442
CROFTONSeehorse Creative Media
250-710-9223seehorsecreativemedia.com
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COAST AUTO SERVICE250.752.4449
Brakes • Exhaust • Suspension • Tires • Batteries
130 E Fern Rd Qualicum BeachCooling Systems • Tune-ups • General Repair
BUSINESS CARD [email protected]
NANAIMO Alexis Gilchrist
Brent Matsalla [email protected]
VICTORIAIllusion Photography
Jeni [email protected]
250-888-1453
