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These cars were made for driving
These cars were made for driving

These cars were made for driving

Date7/25/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: These cars were made for driving: And that's just what they'll do. The Don River Road Rats win awards at custom car shows in spite of themselves and never wanted to be a car club in the first place. They're just a bunch of street rodders who want to get out and do it on the road. The cars - one of the very few rules the Road Rats have is a requirement that vehicles be pre-1952 and highly modified - are worked on in winter and driven in summer.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010143F
      Streetcar holiday. Two new Toronto Transit streetcars have the yards at Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd. to be tested in Boston. The flat bed trucks carrying the cars were specially made for the job
      Streetcar holiday. Two new Toronto Transit streetcars have the yards at Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd. to be tested in Boston. The flat bed trucks carrying the cars were specially made for the job
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/29/1980
      It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
      It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
      Norris, Dave
      1/27/1971
      Hard-driving star man: Toronto Star photographer John Mahler takes a walk on the wild side yesterday at Mosport in a race for Honda cars
      Hard-driving star man: Toronto Star photographer John Mahler takes a walk on the wild side yesterday at Mosport in a race for Honda cars
      Mahler, John
      8/12/1990
      Winter driving conditions require that more space be left between cars on the road
      Winter driving conditions require that more space be left between cars on the road
      Stawicki, Andrew
      11/11/1983
      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
      Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)
      Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      1/7/1970
      These cars have no pickup, A Strike by 20,000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the(...)
      These cars have no pickup, A Strike by 20,000 truck drivers in the United States has stranded thousands of Canadian-made cars awaiting delivery to the(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      8/8/1985
      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
      Stars and cars. American actor Jamie Farr and Toronto model actress Monika Schnarre (right) co-star in Black Pearls, a made-in-Toronto movie in which a car was blown up recently on Leslie St
      Stars and cars. American actor Jamie Farr and Toronto model actress Monika Schnarre (right) co-star in Black Pearls, a made-in-Toronto movie in which a car was blown up recently on Leslie St
      Millar, Cal
      8/30/1989
      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
      All four cars, manufactured by three different Canadian firms and 90 per cent, made in Canada, are of the open type to permit crowds to get a good loo(...)
      All four cars, manufactured by three different Canadian firms and 90 per cent, made in Canada, are of the open type to permit crowds to get a good loo(...)
      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      5/9/1939
      Sign of the times: Star reporter Rick Brennan argues with gas station owner Neil Shepherd, who's refusing to gas Russian-made Lada cars
      Sign of the times: Star reporter Rick Brennan argues with gas station owner Neil Shepherd, who's refusing to gas Russian-made Lada cars
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/21/1980