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Time-Honored test of kicking the tires is administered by GM Canada's John D. Baker. The pickup truck-a 4-whell-drive Cheyenne Super 20-stood up well to presidential punt. 1974-model GM vehicles were on display at Moss Park.
Time-Honored test of kicking the tires is administered by GM Canada's John D. Baker. The pickup truck-a 4-whell-drive Cheyenne Super 20-stood up well to presidential punt. 1974-model GM vehicles were on display at Moss Park.

Time-Honored test of kicking the tires is administered by GM Canada's John D. Baker. The pickup truck-a 4-whell-drive Cheyenne Super 20-stood up well to presidential punt. 1974-model GM vehicles were on display at Moss Park.

Date9/7/1973
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125182F
John D Baker Pres. GM of Canada.
John D Baker Pres. GM of Canada.
9/7/1973
Tracker Market, GM Canada president George Peapples, leaning against the automaker's new four-wheel-drive truck, says the Tracker should attract buyer(...)
Tracker Market, GM Canada president George Peapples, leaning against the automaker's new four-wheel-drive truck, says the Tracker should attract buyer(...)
8/29/1988
Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down
Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down
5/22/1980
Truck stop: Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Cam Woolley checks paperwork at truck safety blitz in Toronto yesterday, where 51 per cent of vehicles were faulty
Truck stop: Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Cam Woolley checks paperwork at truck safety blitz in Toronto yesterday, where 51 per cent of vehicles were faulty
4/16/1998
Still not Tire-D of Summer, Lana, left, and Jenna, take advantage of a spot of good eather in an otherwise chilly summer to scale a wall of tires at Forest Valley Day Camp in North York
Still not Tire-D of Summer, Lana, left, and Jenna, take advantage of a spot of good eather in an otherwise chilly summer to scale a wall of tires at Forest Valley Day Camp in North York
7/17/1992
Art Ehara: Suzuki Canada Inc. president shows off one of his company's four-wheel-drive utility vehicles, to go on sale in Eastern Canada next month. Base price for cheapest Suzuki vehicle is $6,594. Engine is smaller than on some motorcycles.
Art Ehara: Suzuki Canada Inc. president shows off one of his company's four-wheel-drive utility vehicles, to go on sale in Eastern Canada next month. Base price for cheapest Suzuki vehicle is $6,594. Engine is smaller than on some motorcycles.
11/28/1980
Fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles litter the Etobicoke Creek valley where the stricken plane came to rest. Cause of th(...)
Fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles litter the Etobicoke Creek valley where the stricken plane came to rest. Cause of th(...)
6/26/1978
A charred trucks sits surrounded by smouldering tires
A charred trucks sits surrounded by smouldering tires
2/13/1990
On a Roll: Tom Pilisch and Andy Kantor of Tiremag in Concord hustle wheels off our test minivan for John Mahler, who tried out eight 70-series tires
On a Roll: Tom Pilisch and Andy Kantor of Tiremag in Concord hustle wheels off our test minivan for John Mahler, who tried out eight 70-series tires
2/28/1990
One of Wheels' road-test tires takes a turn on the dirt paths around Mosport Park
One of Wheels' road-test tires takes a turn on the dirt paths around Mosport Park
7/26/1988
Tired tester: Wheels' John Mahler has gone to road and track to test six very sticky tires.
Tired tester: Wheels' John Mahler has gone to road and track to test six very sticky tires.
9/23/1988
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
2/9/1988