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On the first day . . .: Okay, not too many driveways will be graced by such a Christmas gift. But for a cool $36,000 (we are talking true love here), (...)
On the first day . . .: Okay, not too many driveways will be graced by such a Christmas gift. But for a cool $36,000 (we are talking true love here), (...)

On the first day . . .: Okay, not too many driveways will be graced by such a Christmas gift. But for a cool $36,000 (we are talking true love here), (...)

Date12/9/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: On the first day . . .: Okay; not too many driveways will be graced by such a Christmas gift. But for a cool $36;000 (we are talking true love here); the light of your life can put you in the driver's seat of a fully-loaded Mazda RX-7 convertible with leather upholstery and electric everything.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010088F
      Ottawa, among other things, is famous for its driveways
      Ottawa, among other things, is famous for its driveways
      Boyd, John
      10/1/1932
      One-Plane Gararge: Most people have cars in their driveways, but Neil Kruiswyk of Brampton keeps his single engine light plane in his father's garage, where he built the plane
      One-Plane Gararge: Most people have cars in their driveways, but Neil Kruiswyk of Brampton keeps his single engine light plane in his father's garage, where he built the plane
      Calleja, Frank
      7/16/1988
      36,000 fans couldn't cool his brow
      36,000 fans couldn't cool his brow
      Grant, Frank
      8/18/1965
      . . . Just make sure he's fast asleep. Okay, Charlie, count backwards 100 and you won't feel a thing. Just lay yourself down here on the table and we(...)
      . . . Just make sure he's fast asleep. Okay, Charlie, count backwards 100 and you won't feel a thing. Just lay yourself down here on the table and we(...)
      Cooper, David
      1/10/1978
      The Church Extension Association in Canada ... our first Christmas in Canada has indeed brought us many tokens of the kindness and goodwill with which we are surrounded
      The Church Extension Association in Canada ... our first Christmas in Canada has indeed brought us many tokens of the kindness and goodwill with which we are surrounded
      Church Extension Association in Canada (Toronto, Ont.)
      1891
      It would be difficult to think of many people who have graced the life of Toronto more than former Lt
      It would be difficult to think of many people who have graced the life of Toronto more than former Lt
      McGibbon, Pauline, 1910-
      5/4/1976
      Rev. Marvin Schmidt. Christmas love-gift to Toronto
      Rev. Marvin Schmidt. Christmas love-gift to Toronto
      Beaty, Keith
      12/7/1972
      Metro's first Christmas baby. A first-born son was a welcome Christmas gift for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Farace of Hexham Dr., Scarborough. James Anthony Far(...)
      Metro's first Christmas baby. A first-born son was a welcome Christmas gift for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Farace of Hexham Dr., Scarborough. James Anthony Far(...)
      Bull, Ron
      12/25/1973
      The ultimate christmas present from Mrs. Myrna Fenton was her gift of a kidney to her brother, Wilfred Jones, pictured here at the Toronto Western Hos(...)
      The ultimate christmas present from Mrs. Myrna Fenton was her gift of a kidney to her brother, Wilfred Jones, pictured here at the Toronto Western Hos(...)
      Combs, Erin
      12/10/1976
      General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec
      General Motors of Canada has made a new proposal, which auto union chief Robert White says could provide the basis for a settlement of the 10-day-old strike by 36,000 workers in Ontario and Quebec
      Mahler, John
      10/25/1984
      Wrapping Gifts for Christmas, Ivana Bianchet, 13, will be able to eat cake for the first time since she received a new kidney in a joint operation wit(...)
      Wrapping Gifts for Christmas, Ivana Bianchet, 13, will be able to eat cake for the first time since she received a new kidney in a joint operation wit(...)
      Loek, Dick
      12/9/1971
      Christmas gift: Lori-Rose McGregor 24, left, her sister Barbara Conway, 27, and brother Thomas Conway, 26, are smiles at the prospect of spending their first Yule together since 1966
      Christmas gift: Lori-Rose McGregor 24, left, her sister Barbara Conway, 27, and brother Thomas Conway, 26, are smiles at the prospect of spending their first Yule together since 1966
      Cooper, David
      12/17/1984