restorers

MEXICO CITY: It is Maximinio Vertiz' busy season. Dozens of beloved but worn and broken baby Jesus figurines will pass through this 49-year-old craftsman's hands, restoring them in time for their annual pilgrimage to church for a Candlemas…

Mike Hall's mind is like an encyclopedia of vintage cars. He can list off and describe, in detail, the features of each of the 562 rusting vehicles spread out on his property in Tappen, B.C. — an area known colloquially as Rust Valley. …

Mike Hall is passing on the torch — the blowtorch, that is. The gearhead behind the popular TV show Rust Valley Restorers held a successful and “bittersweet”  auction this weekend that emptied out his famed “field of dreams” in…

Next month an auction at Mike Hall’s famous “field of dreams” will likely attract a sizable crowd but when buyers come, he won’t be celebrating. Not much, anyway. For decades the host of the popular Rust Valley Restorers has…

When Bob Keir's house was broken into in 1977, he lost his stereo equipment and some rare records he never thought he'd see again. But, the unfortunate event also sparked a new hobby for the Regina man that continues to this day: music…