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Gord Pease is selling his vintage 1981 OPP plymouth cruiser after owning it for 20 years. He shares the story of how he purchased it and the process of restoring it.
For Lewis Thaw and wife Ailaj, owners of a collection of two dozen classics, the pandemic caused their Vancouver-based auto parts business to quickly shift from a wholesale-focused business to one that served the retail market as well.
“We find parts all over the U.S. from suppliers and friends for restoration shops and hobbyists,” Lewis Thaw says. “We bring the parts across the border and deliver them right to their door.”
His business is up 20 per cent in the last year as the pandemic keeps the U.S.-Canadian border closed to all but essential and commercial travel.
Both Thaw and Jangula have turned their passion for classic cars into businesses.