CLASSIC CARS
LARRY WAY
When Typical Would be a Good Thing Growing up as a baby boomer was great
fun for most guys. We would work at a part- time job to save our money so that we could purchase plastic model kits, which were plentiful in the 1950’s through the 1970’s. In addition to playing hockey, looking at the latest car magazines and building model cars were “typical” pastimes for most kids in Canada. I remember that we looked up to the guys who cruised the streets in their 1960’s muscle cars and the pre-1950 street rods, and we would all dream of owning one of these cars when we got older. This month’s spotlight is shining on a
very “typical” baby boomer, Bruce Yeck. As a kid, Bruce built model cars, played hockey (he still plays hockey today), and was very young when he started working on full size cars. When he was 14, even though he was not old enough to drive
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legally, he picked up a 1961 VW beetle that needed some work. His Dad, a licensed mechanic, was able to help and Bruce was a fast learner. His goal was to become an automotive mechanic and he has certainly achieved his goal. His first real car was a 1970 Duster with a 340 cubic inch V-8 and, since then, Bruce has owned and driven over 300 vehicles. Being “typical” is not all that bad! Thirty two years ago, Bruce started
dating Diane Dubé. It turned out that Diane shared his love of cars, so it is not surprising that they have spent all these years together acquiring cars and going to car events. In addition to owning a couple of every day cars, their current stable of cool toys includes a 1963 Buick Riviera, 1956 Pontiac station wagon, 1972 GMC Sprint, 1963 Cadillac, 1951 Chevy, and a
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