CONRAD LELIÈVRE
Following a cold and wet spring all across Nova Scotia, the “cool cars” are out of the garages and back on the streets and in the fast-food parking lots.
Beach Boys and Jan & Dean tunes can be heard at the coffee shops once again.
Do you like Model Ts, or are you a fan of fastback Mustangs?
We’ve come a long way from rumble seats and running boards, but we all have a car in our memories that we’d like to own.
And do you think that technology like “push-button start” is something new on automobiles? Back in the late 1940s and early 1950s almost all vehicles has push-button starting.
Nova Scotia has enjoyed a long and cherished relationship with the motor vehicle. Can you remember that Volvo cars were assembled right here in Halifax?
And what about the McKay automobile that was assembled by the Nova Scotia Carriage and Car Company in Kentville.
Our province has some of the most beautiful cruising roadways in Canada and the classic car guys and gals love to show off their vehicles on them during the summer months. Stop and have a look.
I’m sure the owners will be happy to tell you about their vehicle.
The Nova Scotia government, at the request of the NAACC, has again proclaimed July as Automotive Heritage Month, as a way of saluting the impact that motor vehicles have had on this province.
Take some time and visit a car show during Automotive Heritage Month and enjoy the history that is exhibited in these vehicles.
The NAACC has requested these proclamations all across Canada to sync with the SEMA Action Network sponsored National Collector Car Day on July 12, all across the U.S.A.
Let’s go cruise!
Conrad LeLièvre is Nova Scotia director of the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada.
