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Daredevil Evil Knievel, who flies over lined-up cars on a steam-powered skycycle, was charged yesterday with speeding in his car at up to 100 miles an hour near Albion, Mich
Daredevil Evil Knievel, who flies over lined-up cars on a steam-powered skycycle, was charged yesterday with speeding in his car at up to 100 miles an hour near Albion, Mich

Daredevil Evil Knievel, who flies over lined-up cars on a steam-powered skycycle, was charged yesterday with speeding in his car at up to 100 miles an hour near Albion, Mich

Date7/16/1971
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0060241F
Cars are lined up for miles on the Queen Elizabeth Way this morning as snow squalls turn into glare ice, resulting in dozens of minor fender benders. (...)
Cars are lined up for miles on the Queen Elizabeth Way this morning as snow squalls turn into glare ice, resulting in dozens of minor fender benders. (...)
12/5/1977
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
5/15/1983
Star-Spangled Stuntman Evel Knievel (born Robert Craig Knievel) warms up Thursday night at Buffalo's Lancaster Speedway for one of his spectacular 100-mile-an-hour-plus leaps through space atop his motorcycle
Star-Spangled Stuntman Evel Knievel (born Robert Craig Knievel) warms up Thursday night at Buffalo's Lancaster Speedway for one of his spectacular 100-mile-an-hour-plus leaps through space atop his motorcycle
7/16/1971
Pollution pilot Desmond O'Halloran flies his twin-engine Cessna over thousands of miles of shipping lanes
Pollution pilot Desmond O'Halloran flies his twin-engine Cessna over thousands of miles of shipping lanes
5/23/1972
Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
8/15/1982
Speeds up to 20 miles an hour can be achieved by an electric- powered skateboard invented by 22-year-old David Ridge of Seventh St. He actually calls (...)
Speeds up to 20 miles an hour can be achieved by an electric- powered skateboard invented by 22-year-old David Ridge of Seventh St. He actually calls (...)
8/2/1977
Thirteen mack trucks are lined up for the 112-foot leap through space Evel Knievel made on his star-spangled motorcycle last night in the CNE grandstand field
Thirteen mack trucks are lined up for the 112-foot leap through space Evel Knievel made on his star-spangled motorcycle last night in the CNE grandstand field
8/20/1974
13 cars filled with acid were derailed 46 miles southeast of Sudbury yesterday and an undetermined amount has spilled into the Pickerel River. At leas(...)
13 cars filled with acid were derailed 46 miles southeast of Sudbury yesterday and an undetermined amount has spilled into the Pickerel River. At leas(...)
12/10/1970
Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)
Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)
10/16/1974
Winding up his daredevil trip above the Niagara Gorge whirlpool today, French acrobat Henri Rechatin steps down onto the aerial car cable from a motor(...)
Winding up his daredevil trip above the Niagara Gorge whirlpool today, French acrobat Henri Rechatin steps down onto the aerial car cable from a motor(...)
6/4/1975
Subcompact Sedan: American Motors Canada president Maurice Fertey unveiled its new Alliance yesterday. It boasts the best fuel economy of any gasoline-fueled car built in North America - 4.5 litres per 100 kilometres, or 62 miles per gallon, on the highwa
Subcompact Sedan: American Motors Canada president Maurice Fertey unveiled its new Alliance yesterday. It boasts the best fuel economy of any gasoline-fueled car built in North America - 4.5 litres per 100 kilometres, or 62 miles per gallon, on the highwa
9/8/1982
In These cars their Majesties Will Ride: Lined up early today at Camp Borden were these four long, sleek limousines-all four finished in royal purple
In These cars their Majesties Will Ride: Lined up early today at Camp Borden were these four long, sleek limousines-all four finished in royal purple
5/9/1939