The Story of Louis Chevrolet
Louis was born on Christmas Day in 1878 in Switzerland. The family moved to France 9 years later. At age 11 he started working in a...
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Oct 224 min read
Walter P. Chrysler
Walter Chrysler was born on April 2, 1875 In Wamega Kansas. He was the third of 4 children of Henry and Anna Marie Chrysler. His father...
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Sep 303 min read
The Forgotten Chevy
This is the incredible story of a 1928 Chevrolet National Coach and as you might suspect, yes, I am involved at one point in its history....
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Sep 93 min read
The Story of our Cartercar
I attended an antique car auction 50 years ago in Brighton, MI. Â With me was my wife Sylvia, and Sonny & Betty Chisholm. Â Watching cars...
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Jul 293 min read
Ending a Second Career
I have not written anything on this site for a long while so here goes with a long story. Having sold my first car at 12 years of age,...
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Mar 262 min read
Our '49 Buick Roadmaster
I always admired the 49 Buicks as they were the first fresh new Buick styling after WWII. However they did retain a bombsight hood...
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Mar 262 min read
True Stories - Edward (Eddie) Jenner
When my parents were operating the small garage at the end of Hamilton Street, they hired a young man by the name of Edward (Eddie)...
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Mar 261 min read
Young Canada Week Hockey and McGee Motors
McGee Motors over all its years has sponsored more kids teams and young adult teams than anybody else that I can think of in Goderich....
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Mar 183 min read
Stories of Lodge Funeral Home and McGee Motors
The brothers Floyd and Glen Lodge owned and operated The Lodge Funeral Home in the big house on Montreal Street and had a Furniture...
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Feb 283 min read
Theft Stories
Here is a tale from the Hamilton Street garage. One early evening at work a man came into the shop and asked about a used pickup. I told...
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Feb 286 min read
Stories from the Hamilton Street Garage
Having been involved in the garage business my entire life a lot of interesting things happened. Here is just a few of the stories that...
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Feb 282 min read
Dad's First Car
The included picture shows Reg McGee, my father, sitting in his first car: a 1917 used Gray-Dort. The car company name came from Bill...
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Feb 285 min read
More Stories...
Here is a couple more stories. These stories are absolutely factual events that I have been involved in over the years and are intended...
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Feb 283 min read
The Customer Experience - Memory Lane
Here is a couple of heart warming experiences that I have been privileged to experience from customers I got to know so well. Years ago...
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Feb 282 min read
Dad's Dodge Royal
DAD'S DODGE ROYAL Here is a rambling story you might enjoy: Hard to believe but my father, Reg. McGee in his 31 years in the car business...
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Dec 20, 20234 min read
The Ford Car Dealers of Goderich (In depth)
Now you might be surprised at me writing such an article but I have always said to anyone who listens, that Ford built the second best...
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Dec 20, 20233 min read
114 YEARS OLD- You will enjoy this write up!
For some reason I have been a little reluctant to write the story of my 1910 Buick Runabout but here goes: The Buick Motor car Company...
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Dec 20, 20232 min read
The Clinton Ontario Car Factory
I’ll bet that most area folks and the populace of Clinton today do not know that Clinton cars were built in their town. The Clinton Motor...
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Dec 20, 20233 min read
The 1939 Royal Tour Cars
You might wonder why I wrote this article on the cars provided for the Royal tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939, but I...
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Oct 20, 20232 min read
Early Goderich Buggy and Bike Dealers
I think a lot of the readers will find this week’s Goderich Transportation write up of 1899-1912 different and interesting. BICYCLE...
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