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Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall

Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall

Date11/3/1975
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0127177F
      Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
      Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
      Griffin, Doug
      1/2/1969
      A 1918 Pierce-Arrow is the pride of the collection of antique cars owned by Ron Fawcett of Whitby, and he drove it 1,200 miles on holidays last year. (...)
      A 1918 Pierce-Arrow is the pride of the collection of antique cars owned by Ron Fawcett of Whitby, and he drove it 1,200 miles on holidays last year. (...)
      Beaty, Keith
      6/17/1974
      He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
      He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
      Beaty, Keith
      11/4/1976
      Imported cars head east, Sunlight is reflected from the roofs of imported Volkswagen cars being carried to market from the east coast, where they were(...)
      Imported cars head east, Sunlight is reflected from the roofs of imported Volkswagen cars being carried to market from the east coast, where they were(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/2/1975
      Mini cars are his mini passion, Oshawa's Julian Stewart displays some of the miniature replica cars he and his family produce in the toy factory in th(...)
      Mini cars are his mini passion, Oshawa's Julian Stewart displays some of the miniature replica cars he and his family produce in the toy factory in th(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      11/11/1986
      Niagara Falls from thew Canadian Side, showing Clifton Hotel and starting point of Niagara Belt Line Cars
      Niagara Falls from thew Canadian Side, showing Clifton Hotel and starting point of Niagara Belt Line Cars
      H.H. Tammen Co.
      1910
      The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
      The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/13/1973
      Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
      Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      10/21/1954
      Slot Cars, An old hobby is big again
      Slot Cars, An old hobby is big again
      Beaty, Keith
      3/31/1980
      Big cars, little cars, smooth cars and crazy cars were all there in their glory at the show
      Big cars, little cars, smooth cars and crazy cars were all there in their glory at the show
      Philp, Barry
      1/28/1966
      Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
      Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      8/15/1982
      Georgetown marks its 50th birthday, Majorettes, antique cars, bands and pipe-and-drum units take part in a half-hour parade through Georgetown to the (...)
      Georgetown marks its 50th birthday, Majorettes, antique cars, bands and pipe-and-drum units take part in a half-hour parade through Georgetown to the (...)
      Norris, Dave
      7/2/1972