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ARE YOU READY?....the "REAL" WINTER is on its way...prepare your wheels for...
This is a little deviation on what we normally do on Hot Rods and Jalopies. I was always fascinated by vintage advertising and have quite a collection of it on my own PC.There are literally hundreds...
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Christmas Season Post #1....supporting Tuberculosis through the Christmas...
The upcoming Christmas Season brings a different twist to the Hot Rods and Jalopies blog pages....we get nostalgic, don't you?? FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS WITH CHRISTMAS SEALS from 1903.........At the...
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Christmas Season 2014 Post #2 - Classic Christmas Music and Advertising.....
During the Christmas season, HR&J enjoys and publishes a nostalgic look at this festive time of the year and takes a little detour from the "mostly car and local history" information that you...
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Christmas Season Post #3 - Go Get a REAL Christmas Tree.....here in Fort...
Well here it is...that time of year again when you have to make that BIG decision..."Artificial or Real". When I was a kid, there was never a decision...it was always REAL! There were very few tree...
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Christmas Season Post #4 - Roger's Childhood Christmases 1948-62 here in Fort...
All of you may recall that last Christmas I did a few posts as well, one featuring my good friend Roger Rickards and all the wonderful toys he received when he was a child here in Fort William,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas 2014 - where has the year gone?.......
Merry Christmas to all our fans, members, and followers - your input is much appreciated.from Dave and his entire family at Hot Rods and JalopiesWe are adding this little Christmas film that my son Jay...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS - also what we read 63 years...
MAY THE PEACE AND HAPPINESS YOU EXPERIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS LAST THE WHOLE YEAR THROUGH. HAPPY "2015" In my vault of treasured history, I came across this old News...
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Hot Rods and Jalopies is featured in this months WALLEYE Magazine....
A very nice surprise and the first post albeit short for 2015.It is with great pleasure to announce that this blog is featured in Thunder Bay's Arts and Culture alternative magazine called "THE...
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FIELD OF A's - near our hometowns of Fort William and Port Arthur, in...
Prologue - Dave says:At about 14 years old I had already “borrowed” my dad’s car on a few occasions (without being caught of course) and after spending much time at Kam Motors body shop where my dad...
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John (Jonnie) Cano ....our Dad.....RIP..... Aug 19, 1919 - Jan 17, 2015....
My Father, My Teacher, My Mentor, My Friend passed away peacefully at 10 pm last evening in his sleep.Thank you Dad for handing down your automotive talents to your son. We shared many a day in the...
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"THE CLOCK", "THE ARMOURY" and many more then and now photos in FORT WILLIAM...
It's been quite some time since we did a "then" and "now" post. Sometimes, however we cannot add the "now" because the now is inside Victoriaville Centre, as the first part of this post...
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OLD LOCAL ADVERTISING in our home towns of Fort William and Port Arthur,...
Throughout the years there has been literally tons of local advertising to make one visit our home towns or to sell products here. The following items are a small portion of my personal collection of...
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Chubby Self Portraits, International Dirt at the CLE, a Wringer Washer and...
OK...here we go. Yes, this is me circa 1946. My dad had recently returned from England after the WWII years and we were on a typical Sunday outing in the car. The car he had then was a Studebaker...
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Happy Easter Memories from back in the day when we lived in Fort William and...
HR&J wishes you and yours A Very Happy Easter 2015 We were always very happy kids and at Easter time it was always quite special. Easter brought back thoughts of spring, green grass and leaves on...
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"STAND BY ME" - A little taste of life in our home towns of Fort William and...
It seems as we get older, we love to reminisce more and more about our childhood years, be them bad or good. I am no exception to the rule. As I get closer to my birthday this June and feeling a...
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A Young Man's Dreams Dashed with Tragedy in our home town of Fort William,...
Thank you all for being patient....I've improved quite a bit since my eye surgery in Winnipeg and finally able to get back to some blog posts. Thank you for all the well wishes......DaveThis is one...
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DINTY'S, Gord Crompton and the Rest of the Story in Our Home Towns of Fort...
Icons of our past get lost in in our memories, but certain ones remain all our life. We still have KFC because they are afraid to call it Kentucky "fried" Chicken anymore because saying that sounds...
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FORT WILLIAM AND PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO....Then and Now in our home towns....
Sorry for the long delay in new postings on HR&J....we have had some blogger issues to deal with.It's been quite a long time since we posted some then and now photos...and we are right on track...
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BE THERE OR BE SQUARE....
I don't usually use this venue for advertising, but this is one show here at The Lakehead that you don't want to miss - Be there or be square.
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Ken Coghlan's Cadillac....the Body Shop.....and Kam Motors #34, all from our...
No...this isn't a misprint. The brochure page below says the 1960 Cadillac Sixty Two Sedan...who knows why...who cares! This is what Ken Coghlan's Cadillac would have looked like in 1960 or at least...
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