Jill Sinclair (www.hotrodrealtor.ca) : Blog

Fraser Valley World of Wheels & Backseat Collector Car Auction Car Show at the Tradex in Abbotsford, BC

Jill Sinclair — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:22 -0800

Hotrod Realtor Jill Sinclair, host of Hotrods and Cool Garages takes you on a mini tour of the Fraser Valley World of Wheels & Backseat Collector Car Auction at the Tradex in Abbotsford, BC held Feb 26, 27 & 28, 2010.

Rob Williams Interview

Jill Sinclair — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:31:06 -0800

Hotrod Realtor Jill Sinclair host of Hotrods and Cool Garages interviews Rob Williams....

owner of Truck West Collision about painting a Bobsled for the Australian Women's team. Read the press release by clicking here.

Hot Rod Realtor Interviews Greg Gilding About Car Insurance

Jill Sinclair — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:24:08 -0800

This video featuring Greg Gilding is about insuring a collector car.

The most important thing is to establish its worth and keep all bills. Greg says it is a good idea to get it appraised. He says the most common mistake is being able to prove value of car. The difference between insuring a collector car versus passenger vehicle is significant. It is usually one third of the cost. You must have a regular car on the road to get a collector plate.

And the Winner is...

Jill Sinclair — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:26:47 -0800

Jill Sinclair who works with Sutton Group -West Coast Realty in Langley, B.C. recently helped raise more than $35,000 for Touchstone Family Association, a non-profit community-based social service agency that has been providing services to the city of Richmond and nearby areas since 1983. Its services primarily focus on preserving and enhancing family relationships.

This year the association raffled off a Mini Cooper S donated by Mini Richmond. Jill Sinclair, known as the Hotrod Realtor because of her love of cars, took the prize to several car events over the summer, selling tickets.

“I have seen the work Touchstone has done. The work they do is phenomenal,” she says. Sinclair has served on the Board of Directors for Touchstone for five years, but has recently resigned.

*Excerpted from Real Estate Magazine - November 2009

32 Ford 3 Window Coupe

Jill Sinclair — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:20:50 -0800

The 1932 Ford changed the automobile industry forever. It combined the simplicity for which Henry Ford’s creations had become famous with a lean, handsome body that reflected the taste of Edsel Ford, Henry’s eldest son. Most important, the ‘32 Ford introduced one of Henry Ford’s most innovative efforts, an affordable V8 engine.

The ‘32 Ford was the perfect car for a nation in love with speed. It had a sturdy ladder frame with a stout, K-shape crossmember, and the lightweight body could be easily lightened further by stripping away the fenders. And the Deuce’s V8 engine was easy to modify to make more power.

The Model B was a new Ford automobile produced in model year 1932. It was a much updated version of the Model A and was replaced by the 1935 Ford Model 48. Strictly speaking the Model B was a four-cylinder car with a Ford Model A engine, but it was at this time that Ford began producing a very similar car with Ford’s new Flathead V8 engine. The V8 car was marketed as a Model 18, though it is commonly called the Ford V-8 today, and was virtually indistinguishable from the Model B. Until this time, Ford had always produced only one basic car at a time.

There were two versions of the ’32 Ford – a four-cylinder and the V8 flathead. They came in a variety of body styles, the 2 door roadster, 2 door cabriolet, 4 door phaeton, two and four door sedans, four door ‘Woodie” station wagon, two door Victoria, two door Convertible Sedan, Panel and Sedan Deliveries, 5-window coupe (two door windows, two quarter panel windows and the rear window), and the 3-window Deluxe Coupe that featured front opening doors, also known as Suicide Doors. The Deuce was called Model 18, the “1” standing for “first” and the “8” for V-8. The four-cylinder model was the less popular Model B, a refined version of the four-cylinder Model A, the most significant difference being a boss for a fuel pump, since the gas tank had been relocated from the cowl to the rear of the car and could no longer rely upon gravity feed.

The ’32 Model 18 was the first successful V-8 in a low-priced car. Prices ranged from $460 for the roadster and the coupe’s $490 to the $650 convertible sedan. Production totals numbered from 12,597 for the roadster to 124,101 for the two-door sedan. Nowadays, the roadster and coupe are notable, as these body styles are more used in making the models into streetrods.

Today, the 1932 Model B is a highly collectible car that people will pay thousands of dollars to restore to exact original style. During the WWII period, when they were first getting old, the Model Bs and V8s were frequently altered into hot rods. This continued into the 1960s on a large scale. Since the 1970s, 1932 bodies and frames have been reproduced either in fiberglass or lately in steel, which has helped resolve bodywork shortages, and increased the number of “rods” being created or restored. Those that are made, are often very expensive. A typical auto-show hot rod is a $60,000 proposition or much more, in a few cases.

Touchstone Family Association Raffle

Jill Sinclair — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:33:34 -0800

I have been a volunteer director of this association for the past 4 years and believe strongly in their mandate. I am hoping you can help too by supporting them through the purchase of a raffle ticket to win a Mini Cooper S.

Richmond Mini has donated a Mini Cooper S to Touchstone Family Association, a not-for-profit Family Services Agency, with all proceeds to go to programs for families in crisis. The tickets are only $10 each with only 5,000 being sold - Great chances of winning.

People can call 604.279.5599 to purchase tickets or send an email to touchstone@touchfam.ca.

Young Car Buff in the Mini Cooper S

They Can’t Be Trusted!

Jill Sinclair — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:12:00 -0700

This is what happens when the boys go to a swap meet unattended. They bring some new hotties home! Well, it just happend that Glynn and Dave’s excellent adventures involved a ‘40 Ford Truck and a ‘37 blown Chevy. How’s that for show and tell?!? We will consider these lovely ladies landed immigrants until they get a bit of a BC lovin’ and a slap and tickle under the hood. Happy rodding guys!