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Memory Lane

When torrential rain happens during the trophy presentation at a car show, it makes for a good laugh afterwards. When on a road trip, stopping at those unique eateries is a must; when heading to a music festival, it’s always necessary to take your closest friends, and when visiting Haida Gwaii, don’t mind the cattle on the beach.

Michael Bellamy’s Memory Lane take us on these journeys and more, recalling the people and places that inspire us when we jump behind the wheel of our favorite automobile.

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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... Read More
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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,... Read More
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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. I had a territory of about 40 gas and service stations, gas bars, and a relatively small number of convenience stores. At that time, convenience... Read More
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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,... Read More
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Michael Bellamy·
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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... Read More
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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 a trophy. So, the previous day was spent cleaning, waxing, and polishing – and that was just the wife. Badda bing! It’s the kind of joke... Read More
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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... Read More
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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... Read More
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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 been involved in accidents, if only minor ones, we are reluctant to use the word “accident.” The collision lasted mere seconds. I was driving home... Read More
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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... Read More
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Memory Lane: Georgia On My Mind: Part 2

For part 1 of this series, click here. Traffic on highway 65 was moderate and became heavy once we merged... Read More
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Memory Lane: Georgia On My Mind: Part 1

Two years before Hurricane Katrina, and a couple of weeks before Mardi Gras, a co-worker/friend and myself decided to take a road trip through the South. Georgia was on our minds because we were landing at Hartsfield–Jackson in Atlanta, but New Orleans is where we wanted to go the most,... Read More
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