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How to Safely Use a Car Jack
Written by: Toolsmith Direct Using a car bottle jack to change a tire is something most car owners will come into contact with at least once during the duration of car ownership. You will need access to your car’s under carriage, which typically requires a jack to lift the car from the ground. What Not…
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Perfect Is Never Easy
There are many ways to go about painting a car. The crudest and simplest way is to apply a number of layers of paint and then simply let out to dry, if desired, apply a clear coat for that extra gloss. Then there is the proper way of going about it, taking precautions to ensure…
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Using the Internet to Buy old Car Parts
It used to be that when your old car broke down, you only had a couple of options. First, you could go visit local repair shops or even dealerships and see if there were spare parts to purchase. If that didn’t work, you could check any number of magazines available to you or the classified…
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60s/70s Classic Muscle Cars – A List
In this day and age, the resurgence of the ‘muscle car era’ is considered to be unlikely by several enthusiasts. To put it simply, car manufacturers will never go back to producing vehicle with the focus purely being on performance, power and speed. This is probably the reason why classic muscle cars from the 60s…
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Questions to Ask If Restoring a ‘Muscle Car’
Owning a “muscle car”, a trend which has been steadily on the decline since the 60s & 70s, is a dream that most people have. If you’re one of these folks who have always loved old cars and wish to buy one, here are a few questions that you should ask yourself: #1: What’s the…
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Ram 1500 pickup is the Truck/Utility of the Year
The Chrysler’s Ram 1500 has been named the 2013 Truck/Utility of the Year during the first day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The award is not sponsored by the Auto Show, rather given at the show. A panel consisting of 49 automotive review journalists from dozens of media companies select…
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Sales tactics that helps Chrysler beat others
Since 2010, Chrysler is improving its year over year sales more than any other vehicle manufacturer in the U.S. Even the more predominant General Motors come behind Chrysler. The secret to this success is its sales strategy. Chrysler sales far exceeded the industry standard of 15 percent sales increase hitting record 26 percent for this…
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The North American auto production hitting new levels
The North American auto production is at a record high estimated at 10.7 million units, a four percent increase or more than 400,000 units over 2012 production level. By 2015, it will reach a 15-year high since 2000 when the record 17.6 million units were manufactured. North America (the U.S., Canada and Mexico) expected to…
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Top Five Muscle Cars of all Times
Muscle cars have always been the crowning glory of the American auto industry in the 1960s and 70s. Even though there been a decline in popularity over the years, one thing is for certain among car buffs: a sense of enthusiasm and nostalgia grips them when classic muscle cars are brought up in conversation. So,…
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A History of ‘Muscle Cars’
If one has to define ‘muscle cars’, the most common one would be mid-size American cars that are rear wheel drive and are powered by V8 engines. In other words, it’s very simply a small car that has a big engine in it. However, one thing is for sure, they were definitely designed for straight…