20A - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Classic wagon rescued from a junkyard Leamington historian Scott Holland must be clairvoyant. He recently suggested I write a story on a car rescued from a junkyard. A few days later, such a story arrived from Rick and Colleen Emmons of Windermere, Ontario, who own a very nice 1964 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country wagon. Rick writes: “I was in a wrecking yard with my brother-in-law in Muskoka to pick up parts for his Dodge Charger Super Bee. Then we saw this Rambler wagon. I thought it would make a
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE Bill Sherk
great ‘rat rod.’ “I bought it for $750.00. We brought it home covered with leaves and mouse poop. After a good wash, vacuuming and cleaning, we realized this was too nice to ‘rat rod.’ The windows were in mint condition. The exterior had a few small dents
and scratches. Very little rust could be found. “The windshield seal leaked. The front floor pan was gone. Carpets were weathered and stained. But the rest of the
floor and underside was in good shape. The exterior trim was excellent with only three pieces missing. The previous owner had saved the pieces in a bag in the car. “My brother-in-law is a Class A mechanic. Fuel, a little tuning and it fired right up! “We spent nights and weekends restoring the floor and painting the undercarriage. We repainted the car close to its original mid-tone blue. My wife
Colleen loves the colour! And the car was to be hers (same year she was born!). “The seats needed only partial repair. We purchased new carpets to match the original. The gas tank was dented with surface rust. We contacted Gas Tank Renu in Toronto. The tank is now like new and with a threeyear warranty. “One of our staff heard we had a Rambler wagon and discovered it was her
husband’s car when they were dating many years ago! “Our 1964 Rambler 770 Cross Country wagon got lots of looks at cruise nights, poker runs, and car shows before the pandemic. Many people said their parents had a car like this. “We take long drives on Sunday afternoons. Gone for hours!” I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca.
Local authors publish first novels
By Mark Ribble KINGSVILLE — For most aspiring authors, getting your book published is a wonderful achievement. For Pam and Jim Bondy, it’s a double achievement because they now each have a book published on Amazon. Pam’s novel, ‘Mother Knows: The Next Pandemic’, is a timely piece about surviving a pandemic. Jim’s novel is called ‘The Accidental Brotherhood’, about a family camping trip where they stumble into another dimension. The two works of fiction couldn’t be more different from each other, and that’s okay with the married parents of two grown children. “We each have our own office where we write,” said Jim. “We don’t look over each other’s shoulder.” The two have been married since 1974, and Jim recently retired from a health and safety management career in the automotive industry. For Pam, she was in the process of writing another book, when ‘Mother Knows’ popped into her head. So she switched over and concentrated on this story. “The idea for this book wouldn’t allow itself to be pushed aside, it just had to come out,” she said. Her story follows Samantha, who is afflicted with a plague-like illness, and decides to go public to warn others of it. This starts a domino effect that is felt world-wide. Jim’s love for backpacking and hiking inspired his book, and he loosely based the characters on his family, as the story follows a family of four after they discover another dimension and decide to explore it. The stories are the first published novels by each of the authors and they have plans for more to come. The Accidental Brotherhood and Mother Knows: The Next Pandemic, are both now available on Amazon in paperback and e-book form.
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