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Some Canadian history in this picture

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Murray some guys may have missed your note about Canadian history so I have taken the liberty of including the history of Karbelt Speed and Custom in Toronto -- the '58 is almost hidden in background.

Karbelt Speed & Custom was founded in a basement on Bay Street in Toronto in March 1952 by George and Lois Foote as KAR-BELT. It started with distributing seat belts, but eventually began offering other automotive parts.

In 1961, the name was changed to Karbelt Speed & Custom, Inc., and became the first company in Canada to offer independent retail sales of performance parts.

The most famous car sponsored by Karbelt was my business partner's record holding "Percy Also". Here's picture from US Nationals at Indianapolis. Note - looks like same pick-up truck in both shots. Sorry for deviation from "Picture for XFIRE" thread.

 

[Dave91TM]

Oh look, its a pale desert red mercury and its Daytona Beach, where the parking is great, but don't go near the water. The life guard has it easy!

 

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Might not be as much of a dawg if the body wasn't dragging on the ground...

 

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Too bad the exhaust held this guy up or it could have matched "BWG DAWG".

 

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Really nice, so nice that you can see why auto judges get picky... like why are the windshield wipers askew?

 

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Before and ............!

 

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Gaudy or what.....? ... What significance is there with the toilet display sign in front?

 

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Peter, not my cup of tea either but I am in awe of the painters ability to do this car. He/She may not have great taste but certainly skills.

Peter, by the way your pic of Percy Also found its way onto the HAMB. Thought that was interesting.

 

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Some don't have happy lives...

 

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Its not pink. its Dusty Rose, and your wife will be so happy you emptied the saving account, that she will run down the floating staircase and dance all over the hood in her high heels!

 

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Some don't have happy lives...

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Thats an ouchy! Doubt anyone survived, seatbelts or no and in 1958, it was probably no.

 

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Gaudy or what.....? ... What significance is there with the toilet display sign in front?

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Now this is my idea of a beautiful custom...............What do you think?