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Lyn McIntosh - A Celebration of a life well lived.......
A Celebration of Life in Lyn's home town will be held this Friday in Thunder Bay...please read the news clipping below, and enjoy the film that was made for his induction into the Northwestern Ontario...
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Chubby Self Portraits, International Dirt at the CLE, a Wringer Washer and...
OK...here we go. Â Yes, this is me circa 1946. Â My dad had recently returned from England after the WWII years and we were on a typical Sunday outing in the car. Â 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 2015Â We were always very happy kids and at Easter time it was always quite special. Â Easter brought back thoughts of spring, green grass and leaves on...
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Some CLE Memories in our home towns of Fort William and Port Arthur (Thunder...
The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition here in our home towns of Fort William and Port Arthur was always a huge annual event. Â We as kids could barely wait until the CLE started, and the excitement for...
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Jack's Switch Engine and preserving vintage tin in our home towns of Fort...
I've always wanted to tell this story....most of it is fact but keep in mind that some is somewhat hearsay. Â I've been told this through the years and believe it to be the truth. Â The story will...
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Happy Halloween 2016 - The Best of HR&J and more.....
It's been great fun doing Halloween posts through the years on HR&J, and this year I thought you might enjoy some of the "best of" on Hot rods and Jalopies that were posted for Halloween plus a few...
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COSLETT MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT COMPANY - local success story in our home towns...
It goes without saying that industry boomed here in our Lakehead cities throughout the beginning and middle of the 20th century. Coslett Machinery and Equipment was one of those success stories along...
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Christmas Memories and a bit of Then and Now from our Home Towns of Fort...
The Hot Rods and Jalopies generation is about memories, flashbacks, and reminiscing, and what better time of the year to dive into the past than Christmas..so here we are again celebrating everyone's...
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Christmas Memories part 2 and other Winter Events from our home towns of FORT...
While celebrating the upcoming Christmas season I'm happy to say that The Hotrods and Jalopies Blog pages are also celebrating that we have had more than 3/4 of a million views since the beginning in...
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Christmas and Other Winter Memories mainly from Our Home Towns of Fort...
Be sure to check back on the last two posts to view the 2016 group of Christmas Memories on our blog pages then come back to read this one.Dave and his entire family wish that your holiday be blessed...
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Happy New Year 2017...starts with an 80 year old Greeting....and ends with a...
A Very Happy New Year to all our friends and followers here on Hot Rods and Jalopies and on Dave's Facebook page. More posts to follow in the New Year.....Here's an 80 Year Old Happy New Year...
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Need for Preservation....Some Favourites, and Some Then and Now Pictures from...
Well....Finally back at the Blog pages.. I've been spending too much time on my face book page when I should be spending the time here. This post is long overdue but you race car guys will have to...
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Old Cars, A Great Find, Go Karts, and Some Surprises in Our Home Towns of...
  We'll start off this post in Kam Motors used car lot in about 1939. Here is my father Jonnie Cano in the front trying to look cool sitting on the fender of a who knows what, with a couple of...
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The Fort William Times Journal.....and we deliver...Personal note at the end.
Read the Daily Times-Journal, Fort William, Ontario. This is an old sign I was very fortunate to photograph lately as I had never seen one of these before....believing its from around 1950. The Daily...
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Broad Perspectives......Then's, Now's and More History From Our Home Towns of...
Top photo #24 -?, #88 Albert Massaro, #87 Tony Massaro, #10 Don Marsh.......We love to confront our broad perspective on history by seeing what was and of course what is now. As historians we enjoy...
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The Battle with the Fence at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Race Track in...
The photos on this post may have been the best of the best when it came to keeping the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition carpenters in gainful employment during the 1950's. The wooden fence was to keep non...
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Thunder at the Bay...you won't be disappointed....
Don't forget to come by for a visit, say hello, look through some photos and memories, and learn how to navigate this website....I will be set up in the Coliseum building with my Hot Rod and displaying...
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2015 Merry Christmas Post #3 ... My FB Caption Winner plus Christmas & Winter...
Merry Christmas post #3. Â We had a little contest on my facebook page where we added the photo art below and asked friends to caption it. Â The impartial judges were my wife and my grand-daughter shown...
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"WHEN THERE WAS THUNDER" an historic event in your home town...don't miss...
Read the poster below and all of this post to see 4 generations of racing photos. Be sure to free up the time to attend this historic event being held at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Coliseum in...
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Final Notice - October 13th, this Friday "When There Was Thunder" in your...
Don't miss this historic two day event in your home town Friday evening October 13th THIS WEEK at the CLE Coliseum from 6:30pm until 11:00pm....Saturday the second day is the self guided tours to Russ...
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