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Winter boots: Our Saturn sedan tried on (from top left) Michelin XM and S100; Nokida NRW; Goodyear M and S; Bridgestone Bilzzak and Yokohama S480 winter tires and felt secure.

Picture, 1992

Going for it: A backpack hides the spare wheel of this Geo Tracker in the SkyDome; while the canvas top is similarly bundled up. Bill Taylor was not amused.

Picture, 1993

The Die is Cast: Ted Mizzi; left; operations manager at Oshawa Prototype Services; and manager John Devenish inspect press dies made from plastic.

Picture, 1991

Chargers: Ron Fellow's brawny Mustang racer (above) takes pride of place at the Ford display. Chevrolet's just-out 1993 Camaro Z28 (right) comes with a 5.7 L V-8 and available six-speed manual gearbox.

Picture, 1993

Jumpin' Jags! This 12-year-old four-door Jaguar was in such bad shape that Bill Mikelait (above) says it had seen more body shops than I had. He and his brother Jim totally restored it for the new owner - removing the baked V-12 and putting a 400 cubic inch Chevy V-8 under the hood.

Picture, 1988

Production line at the Alliston plant is seen in operation; but not at full capacity. Honda Plant

Picture, 1986

On the market: This Pony got the tour of Hyundai and domestic-car dealers to see what a 1985 model with 13;000 km was worth. Some rumors had said; 'not much.'

Picture, 1987

Spare tire anyone?: Many people would settle for a swimming pool in their backyard. But not Eddy Straza. He's got 8 million used tires. In fact; the Hagersville man has tires stacked 20 feet high on his 6 1/2-acre yard. Straza has been collecting tires since he was 18 and has asked the provincial transportation ministry to use them for asphalt but they've been slow to act.

Picture, 1982

Question period: At the 1993 Toronto auto show; GM of Canada will again employ 'customer service representatives' instead of dealer sales staff.

Picture, 1992

Manitoba Street. Bracebridge, Ontario

Picture, 1982

Show stopper: This sleek Jaguar is one of 500 cars on display at the auto show at the Metro Convention Centre until March 2. The show has cars from 12 countries;

Picture, 1986

Merkur Scorpio: Ford's second entry in the Merkur line is an upscale hatchback. The instrument panel (top) wraps gently around for optimum viewing and the seating is terrific.

Picture, 1987

Site of layoffs: About 800 people work at the AMC plant at Kennedy Rd. and Steeles Ave. in Brampton; where Jeeps and Eagle cars are built. Although there haven't been any layoffs there in the past year; troubled AMC has announced layoffs more than 15 times in the past five years.

Picture, 1987

Catch-A-Cobra: Last year's win-a-Cobra-replica draw will be back and builder Johnex Cobras of Brampton will assemble the machine on site.

Picture, 1991

Hyper-Hyundai: The inside of The Toronto Star/CFRB 1010 project car has lots of goodies; but the outside has General XP2000H tires on 15x6 Ultra wheels; General Grabber snow tires; Hella driving lights; GT Styling side skirts and a Cragar rear wing.

Picture, 1989

Local Pile: Just the image of tires being stored scares Mike Crupi's Scarborough neighbors since 14 million tires burned for 17 days in Hagersville. But Crupi is recycling his piles in an experimental plant.

Picture, 1990

Hannon Bell's belle: When he found his '59 Coupe de Ville; it was like a diamond; a sculpture on wheels; says Bell. it's this beautiful salmony pink with a sort of cinnamon interior. The engine is 390 cubic inches; 325 horsepower. It has factory air and quite a few options; but this winter I plan to fit it with all the options that were available then - like power vent-windows.

Picture, 1987

Old Dundas St., looking north east from west of Lundy Ave., Toronto, Ont.

Picture, 1954

Under the rear deck (above) is a 1.6 litre; 16-valve engine urged on by a supercharger. Instrumentation (left) is complete.

Picture, 1988

Maustang Musing: Contest to design next-generation Mustang; sponsored by the publisher of Motor Trend magazine and Ford; drew this entry from Eric Smith.

Picture, 1991

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Winter boots: Our Saturn sedan tried on (from top left) Michelin XM and S100; Nokida NRW; Goodyear M and S; Bridgestone Bilzzak and Yokohama S480 winter tires and felt secure.

Going for it: A backpack hides the spare wheel of this Geo Tracker in the SkyDome; while the canvas top is similarly bundled up. Bill Taylor was not amused.

The Die is Cast: Ted Mizzi; left; operations manager at Oshawa Prototype Services; and manager John Devenish inspect press dies made from plastic.

Chargers: Ron Fellow's brawny Mustang racer (above) takes pride of place at the Ford display. Chevrolet's just-out 1993 Camaro Z28 (right) comes with a 5.7 L V-8 and available six-speed manual gearbox.

Jumpin' Jags! This 12-year-old four-door Jaguar was in such bad shape that Bill Mikelait (above) says it had seen more body shops than I had. He and his brother Jim totally restored it for the new owner - removing the baked V-12 and putting a 400 cubic inch Chevy V-8 under the hood.

Production line at the Alliston plant is seen in operation; but not at full capacity. Honda Plant

On the market: This Pony got the tour of Hyundai and domestic-car dealers to see what a 1985 model with 13;000 km was worth. Some rumors had said; 'not much.'

Question period: At the 1993 Toronto auto show; GM of Canada will again employ 'customer service representatives' instead of dealer sales staff.

Manitoba Street. Bracebridge, Ontario

Show stopper: This sleek Jaguar is one of 500 cars on display at the auto show at the Metro Convention Centre until March 2. The show has cars from 12 countries;

Merkur Scorpio: Ford's second entry in the Merkur line is an upscale hatchback. The instrument panel (top) wraps gently around for optimum viewing and the seating is terrific.

Site of layoffs: About 800 people work at the AMC plant at Kennedy Rd. and Steeles Ave. in Brampton; where Jeeps and Eagle cars are built. Although there haven't been any layoffs there in the past year; troubled AMC has announced layoffs more than 15 times in the past five years.

Catch-A-Cobra: Last year's win-a-Cobra-replica draw will be back and builder Johnex Cobras of Brampton will assemble the machine on site.

Hyper-Hyundai: The inside of The Toronto Star/CFRB 1010 project car has lots of goodies; but the outside has General XP2000H tires on 15x6 Ultra wheels; General Grabber snow tires; Hella driving lights; GT Styling side skirts and a Cragar rear wing.

Local Pile: Just the image of tires being stored scares Mike Crupi's Scarborough neighbors since 14 million tires burned for 17 days in Hagersville. But Crupi is recycling his piles in an experimental plant.

Old Dundas St., looking north east from west of Lundy Ave., Toronto, Ont.

Under the rear deck (above) is a 1.6 litre; 16-valve engine urged on by a supercharger. Instrumentation (left) is complete.

Maustang Musing: Contest to design next-generation Mustang; sponsored by the publisher of Motor Trend magazine and Ford; drew this entry from Eric Smith.

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