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The famed Isky hot rod built by a young California hot rodding pioneer Ed Iskenderian on display at a museum in Lincoln, Nebraska | Museum photos
An iconic segment of the California hot rod culture is on display in a museum, but it’s a museum halfway across the country. The
Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, but is showcasing the famed little black Model T hot rod built by a youngster named Ed Iskenderian, who soon would become famous for creating high-performance camshafts. “Isky” anticipates celebrating his 100th birthday on July 10.
If the Nebraska location for the famous hot rod seems strange, consider that the car is displayed with Ed Winfield’s cam grinder that Isky used as well as with the only other pair of Maxi cylinder heads known to exist. The car is owned by Isky and is in Nebraska on a long-term loan.
“We call it Third Thursday Talks, because they’re on the third Thursday of each month,” Gates said. “It was going to be a 2021 lecture series, but we started it last December.”
A DeLorean on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum
Canadian Automotive Museum
Then, starting in January, the lectures focused on home-grown information. Canada once had a large number of independent auto companies, ranging from those that turned out only a few cars before they went under, to far more successful brands with names like McKay, Tudhope, Regal, and Gray-Dort.
The McLaughlin Carriage Company, located in Oshawa, would go from horse-drawn to horseless carriages, and eventually become General Motors of Canada. Ford of Canada started when Gordon McGregor, president of the Walkerville Wagon Company near Windsor, Ontario, approached Henry Ford in 1904 to build his cars under license. Walter Chrysler had taken over an automaker called Maxwell, which had a factory in Windsor. After he sta
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A closer look at the body work of the 1918 McLaughlin Buick. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
SANDY LAKE Dennis and Phyllis Braschuk can’t wait for spring to fully arrive in Westman, since that means they can finally take their 1918 McLaughlin Buick out for spin.
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SANDY LAKE Dennis and Phyllis Braschuk can’t wait for spring to fully arrive in Westman, since that means they can finally take their 1918 McLaughlin Buick out for spin.
After all, this more than 100-year-old vehicle has been a reliable source of leisurely enjoyment for the couple throughout the decades it has been in their possession.