We’d take the blue Ford truck parked on the left side of the street — how about you? Continue reading
Category Archives: Canadian
Rewind: around the world in 1983
We’d take the yellow CJ-7 in Toronto and the Polski-Fiat 126 in Poland — how about you? Continue reading
Rewind to Toronto, Canada, in 1975
We’d take one of the many Beetles and the Corvair — how about you? Continue reading
Rewind to Toronto, Canada, in the 1980s
We’d pick the red Volvo Amazon and the w126 – how about you? Continue reading
1940s / Canadian / Massey-Harris / Tractor
Work Horse: 1948 Massey-Harris Pony
I believe the last time Ran When Parked posted about a tractor, it was for for the sake of comedy more than anything. However, this is an story about an aging machine that has just as much soul as many of the old cars we feature here. I grew up in a part of northwestern … Continue reading
1970s / 1980s / Bombardier / Canadian / German / Volkswagen
A quick look at the Volkswagen Iltis (type 183)
When the West German army (known locally as the bundeswehr) needed a Jeep-like vehicle after WWII, they rejected Ferry Porsche’s 356-engined type 597 and instead picked the DKW Munga. The 3-cylinder, two-stroke Munga entered production in 1956 and was phased out in 1968. During that time Volkswagen purchased what was left of Auto Union and … Continue reading
