Wednesday, 29 February 2012
We used to make things in this country. #93
The Outboard Marine & Manufacturing Company of Canada was actually headquartered in Illinois and made Evinrude & Johnson motors. It changed its name to the Outboard Marine Corp in 1956, the same year it purchased Industrial Engineering, Canada's largest chain-saw manufacturer OMC moved this new subsidiary to Peterborough, Ontario, and changed the name to Pioneer Saws Ltd. (Although gone now, Canadian-made Pioneers have earned a good reputation. I've got a big Pioneer saw, and it's been good to me). The company also bought Cushman in 1957. Read more...
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
a quick glimpse of the Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance at Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California
Beautiful day, great venue, marvelous variety of cars, and I'll be there again next year. This was my first year there, and I am getting a bit farther from home a bit more now that I have a new car with 38-39 mpg to range farther out into So Cal
Things I had to take home with me from the swapmeet. Doesn't being at a swapmeet make you realize you have to buy at least one thing that is cool, but you don't need?
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