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                                                                                                           for the Classics




                                            Born, raised, and living in Cornwall,
       By Casey Leger
                                            and  a  truck  driver  with  thirty-six
          eptember’s edition  of  An Eye    years  experience,  Jack  has  his  own
      Sfor the Classics brings you          shop and does his own work on
      Jacques Pitre and his2011 Dodge       his vehicles. “My project cars are
      Challenger  SRT8  in Envy  Green      my 1968 Dodge Dart GTS 383 Big
      which, apparently, was the only year   Block,  and  my  1970  Dodge  Dart
      that this colour was available.       Swinger 340,” he says.

      Jacques  became  interested  in  auto   “I enjoy the sound  of power, the                                                                           Photo Submitted
      mechanics in his early teens. “Since   smell of burning tires and raw fuel,”
      I was 14 years old,” he says, “which   Jack continues. “Back in my younger
      makes it around fifty years that I’ve   days, you would hang with the boys
      been involved in the car world.” Now   and their cars. I miss the drag racing,   Besides his love for Mopar, Jack  great stories, and there is plenty of
      63 years young, Jack is an avowed     comradeship, and tire burning days.   enjoys playing music as he grew       knowledge  within  the  group.  You
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      ‘Mopar guy’. “It’s been Mopar or no   Its not the same these days.  Those   up in  a  musical  family. He is also   can see the new and the classics cars,
      car since my first car,” he explains.   were  the  good ol’ days. I admit  its   an active  member of the Cornwall
      “My first car being a 1968 Plymouth   nice to see my son is also getting into   Road Warriors Car Club. “There is a   trucks, jeeps, and motorcycles. It’s a
      Valiant. I was 15 years old and paid   the car world. His first car is also a   wide variety of cars there,” he says.   place to make new friends that share         FPO
      $50.00 for it.”                       dodge.”                               “You meet interesting  people, hear  the same passion for cars.”




















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