Memory Lane: “Stinks Like Cheese In Here” & Other Stories As A Private Chauffeur
Allow me to carry your suitcase, sir! I’m getting hot under the collar. I have to pick up the Director of the Department of Agriculture...More
Author > Michael Bellamy
Fascinated with the shiny buttons inside his great uncle’s Buick Electra, it didn’t take him long to get hooked on the car culture; both on the street and in racing. Michael has worked for a major oil company as a sales representative covering a territory of 40 gas stations. Afterwards, he became a chauffeur to high ranking politicians and government officials. Through lighthearted stories, he explores the relationship between Driver and Machine. When he is not busy writing about cars, he enjoys driving his 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC or his 2003 Dodge Dakota.
Posts by Michael Bellamy
Memory Lane: Love At First Flight
I became fascinated with helicopters when I did my military service. Like Radar of M*A*S*H* I was a company clerk, except my outfit was a...More
Memory Lane: Life Behind The Gasoline Pump
Selling is an art, but I never mastered it. Yet, in the late seventies, I worked as a sales rep for a major oil company....More
Memory Lane: The Milkman Mentor
I always had an independent streak. From an early age, I wanted to blaze my way into the world. First, it was the paper route,...More
Memory Lane: Batting A Thousand
On Labor Day weekend, I attended the Hawkesbury (Ontario) Car Club show which is in its 19th year. Thanks to the tail end of Harvey,...More
Memory Lane: A Car Show Trophy 20 Years In The Making
In order to celebrate my Lincoln Mark VIII LSC being born in 1997, I thought I would enter it in a car show and hopefully win...More
Memory Lane: Remembering Gilles Villeneuve
Back in 1978, on a rainy and cold October day, I was in attendance when Gilles Villeneuve won his first F1 race. To the delight...More
Memory Lane: Bumbershoot Festivals & Defensive Driving
Part one of this series here. It’s been a few weeks since the anger over losing my beloved F-150 has faded, as if losing my...More
Memory Lane: The Moment of Impact
I’m switching gears, as it were, and devote this column to an accident I suffered right after New Year’s Day. Although most of us have...More
Memory Lane: Thankful For The Car Culture
With Thanksgiving weekend behind us and the holiday season in full swing, most of us can be thankful for those in our lives who have...More
Spray Nine Review Part II: Tackling The Old Toaster Oven
Spray Nine did a great job on the bulldozer, but now for the real test. You would think that the dirtiest thing to clean around...More
Spray Nine Review Part 1: Tackling The Dirty D6
“What are you doing today, Uncle Mikey?” “Why, Maude, I’m glad you asked. I will Spray Nine my bulldozer.” That’s right. I made a new...More
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