DRK Restorations brings classics back to life in Manitoba

A vintage car undergoing work at DRK Restorations. By Barett Poley – May 4, 2017 Delmar Kanton is the owner of DRK Restorations, an independent restoration shop in Dauphin, Manitoba. The shop is coming up to 15 years in business. It’s quite a benchmark. According to recent reports by the Small Business Association (SBA), most newly-founded […]
Rags to Ragtop: This Fat Fender ’35 Ford has never looked better than at Motorama 2017

By Barett Poley – March 13, 2017 Ken Bowler is passionate about bodywork, and it shows. Bowler’s restored Ford convertible turned quite a few heads at the recent Motorama show with its large fenders and aggressive styling. Bowler has been working on the project for quite some time. It’s really been a labour of love […]
Motorama ’17 to raise money, awareness for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate Cancer Canada Network

By Barett Poley – March 6, 2017 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is actually even more common than breast cancer in women, yet it often goes undiagnosed or undetected as a result of stigmatization and social conditioning. Motorama 2017, one of the biggest custom car shows […]
Auto Exotica brings the world’s rarest and most desirable cars to CIAS 2017

By Barett Poley – February 2, 2017 There is always plenty to catch your eye at the Canadian International AutoShow. From new concepts, to revitalized classics, there’s something for everyone. One of the most exciting and enticing exhibits this year, however, came in the form of Auto Exotica, which featured tens of millions of […]
Living Legend: Inside the world of Yosemite Sam Radoff

By Barett Poley-February 23, 2017 Delaware, Ontario: Yosemite Sam Radoff has built bikes for Evel Knievel, been featured in Truckin’ magazine and sculpted for Tim Allen. He’s custom-built and painted thousands of motorcycles and cars in his time, and was even sued over his name, once. He won, after proving that he’d been “Yosemite Sam” even […]