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31 years ago in Toronto - The Hip at Maple Leaf Gardens (wholemap.com)
 

If you want to feel old, check out the Hip from 31 years ago tonight! Part of their Day for Night tour. This YouTube video came from a bootleg VHS tape they bought downtown a few weeks after the show. Scroll to the bottom to see the amazing setlist that night.

Carney announces Canada bringing back EV incentives for consumers | CBC in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[โ€“] acorn_auto@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are there any vehicles 'really made' in any single country? For instance, I don't think there are any cars 100% made in the US. Assembled in the US of course, but my understanding is the parts come from around the world - the Corvette is the first example that comes up in a search - assembled at the Bowling Green, Kentucky plant, using a combination of domestic and international parts. Roughly 40-41% of parts for the 2025 C8 originate from the U.S. and Canada, while approximately 31-32% are sourced from Mexico...

Honda S800 convertible from the 1960's imported into the US? in c/cars@lemmy.world
[โ€“] acorn_auto@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Ah, that's great! I was curious about the S600 as well as the S800 so this is perfect, thanks. And lots of interesting looking content at https://www.youtube.com/@Jerod_Helt/playlists too

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Honda S800 convertible from the 1960's imported into the US? (wholemap.com)
 

These little late 1960's Honda S800 convertibles look wonderful, has anyone seen one driving around in America? I realize the parts are really hard to find, but this car would be a head-turner here.