Hi all,

This spring, I took a bunch of pictures of my 68 2+2 at various locations around the little town I live in. When I was a teenager, I couldn't wait to get out of here, as most teenagers want. I've lived in Hamilton, Toronto, Chatham, Vancouver, Frankfurt Germany and when I had kids of my own, the only place I wanted to settle down, was my hometown.

Some of you Southwest Ontarians may have heard of Petrolia, Ontario, but most people don't and it's a shame. It's a small, vibrant, growing town of 5500 people who's claim to fame was the discovery of oil 125 years ago, hence the name. Some day I'll expand on all history of the town, but suffice to say, it has an embarassment of interesting history and historic buildings, proudly maintained by the local community.

So, attached are a bunch of pictures from various locations in town, not limited to :

1) a derelict mansion (said to have had a dance floor floating over a fish pond)
2) beautiful bed and breakfasts
3) the library which used to be the railroad station
4) Town hall and live theatre (rebuilt for millions when destroyed by fire years ago)
5) Petrolia Discovery (a recreation of life around the time of the oil discovery)
6) various old buildings and businesses

And finally, some vanity shots of the car during restoration and some shots of my garage.

Note :  It's rumoured that there is a 56 Buick Roadmaster with the original air in the original tires stored for decades in one of these old buildings. I'm not saying which one, because I want to keep that secret to myself.

PS. It's not a rumour, I've seen it.