This 1971 Buick GS convertible named “Baby” is owned by Jessica Midkiff, native of Giles County, and Gudfridur (Frida) Sigursteinsdottir, native of Iceland. The vehicle is largely cared for by Jessica’s husband, Rupert Cox, owner of Pil Seung Taekwondo and algebra teacher at Blacksburg Middle School. Baby is a living testament of the life of Donald Weiss, Jessica’s “adopted” father and Frida’s life partner. Weiss drove more than a million miles for Allied Van Lines and encountered the Buick when …
Rides
-
Car washing has practically been a rite of passage for a teen with a new driver’s license, and it’s a popular fundraiser for non-profit groups to spend a summer day splashing cars …
-
Sarah and Nick Canevari love animals. On their farm in Floyd, the married couple – both veterinarians at Town & Country Veterinary Clinic in Christiansburg – care for more than 60 creatures, …
-
Whether a restaurant, gift shop, car dealership or clothing store, street and brand visibility can be a very important component of sales strategy. Thus it was that Bill Wiggins happened to drive …
-
American muscle cars of the 1960s brought new levels of power and speed to the driving public and are still beloved by many. The classic British roadsters of that era were and …
-
Mickey Hayes’s first hotrod was a 1934 Ford sedan with a Chrysler hemi engine. His most recent hotrod came off the factory line fully optimized, with no improvements necessary: a 2011 Mercedes …
-
When I bought my first car many moons ago, a vintage 1991 Mercedes-Benz (on eBay!), one of the first things I noticed was the neat first aid kit that came with it. …
-
Age difference can be overcome when it comes to love and attraction – we know that. If you’re in love, it doesn’t matter how much younger one person is. Still, Madison Miller’s …
-
Adolescence is a formative time, filled with indelible moments. Like careening off the road when the right front shock mount of your 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 MK II BJ7 breaks, sending you through …
-
Most commutes in the New River Valley aren’t too far – Dublin to Radford, Floyd to Christiansburg, Riner to Blacksburg. 8, 10, 18, 24 miles give or take. Tommy Stiles takes a …