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A New Car is Born

Posted on May 5, 2013 by irishroverpei

Today was a special and busy day, we celebrated the Battle of the Atlantic in church this morning. In the afternoon we headed to town to see the first venture onto the road of Peter’s hand built car. You can … Continue reading →

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The Transportation my Daughters drive

Posted on March 8, 2013 by irishroverpei

My daughter Caroline started out her travelling life aboard a bicycle with training wheels. Since then her taste in forms of transport have changed a great deal!! Probably my fault, I taught her how to drive and my own interest … Continue reading →

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The Best Vehicles in Class???????

Posted on January 23, 2013 by irishroverpei

Quite a lemon collection of photos and I’m only scratching the surface. I believe that next to the television insurance ads of Manulife etal, the auto industry ranks up there in unbelievable B-S. Take trucks for instances, Ford-GM-Dodge, each one … Continue reading →

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The Car of the Year

Posted on November 14, 2012 by irishroverpei

The Tesla Electric Car Manufacturer all new Tesla S sedan has been awarded Motor Trends Car of the Year for 2013. The first time ever an electric car has won this award. The Tesla company have been producing electric vehicles … Continue reading →

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Small-Smaller-Tiny????

Posted on October 3, 2012 by irishroverpei

How small can we go? When I first set foot on Canadian soil in 1963 cars were large, I mean really large. Even the small imports from Austin and Morris were large by today’s standards. The question is ,how small … Continue reading →

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Size!!!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by irishroverpei

Size! man’s preoccupations for centuries!! When I first arrived in Canada in 1964 cars were large, if one drove an Austin Mini expect to be laughed at. Actually that applied to most small foreign cars, Hillman,Morris,Renault and VW were all … Continue reading →

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Car Show

Posted on May 26, 2012 by irishroverpei

The Rover peeps out from under her cover to see if the weather is suitable for a trip into town. Its cloudy and cold this morning, rain is in the forecast. That’s okay, I don’t mind today just as long … Continue reading →

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