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P re se nt s

Presents

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for the Classics

his prize in the spring of that year, and in
By Casey Leger
2020 his vehicle, all original apart from
new paint, was ready for the road.
ometimes people long for the things
Sfrom yesteryear that made them “I still have the first 1971 Firebird that
happy. Sometimes, it’s a childhood I purchased when I was 18,” Kevin says.
home, cottage, or campsite. Often, it’s “It is in the process of being restored.
a favourite meal, snack, or desert. For When I was a kid, my brothers had some
some, it’s the glory days of high school nice cars from the late sixties and early
sports. For others, it’s a buddy or pal who seventies, when they were old enough
became a true lifelong friend, someone to to have cars. I really started liking cars
be relied on through the good times and then.”
the bad. In addition to the Firebirds, Kevin Photo Submitted
And then there are car people. For owns a late Twentieth Century Mazda making things with wood and doing back then.”
Kevin Coleman, who is now in his sixties, MX-6. “Before I purchased the Firebird renovations on houses. “I also enjoy Kevin’s wife recently purchased a
it’s the 1971 Firebird. “I had been looking in 2017, I would always drive my MX-6,” spending time with my kids and 1980 Trans Am, so they enjoy their rides
for a 1971 Pontiac Firebird, like the car he says. “It has a standard transmission grandkids,” he adds. “My favorite together. “Also,” he says, “our group
I had wzhen I was a teenager in 1980,” and is fun to drive, but it’s nothing like memories about my first car are cruising of friends own some very nice classic
Kevin says. He found one in California. driving a classic car.” around with my friends and their cars, vehicles. It’s very enjoyable to hang
“I had the car shipped to Syracuse. That Born and raised in Cornwall, Kevin just hanging out with them and our cars out with our friends that have the same
was in the winter of 2017.” Kevin claimed works for Service Canada. He enjoys on the weekends. We had so much fun
interests.”

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