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GM was not a fun place to be in the late 70’s
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The late seventies were a truly unfortunate time for the American Automobile. The Japanese had sailed their superior, more economical cars across the Pacific. General Motor’s response was akin to an old man heckling passing whippersnappers from his front stoop. It looked bad from the outside, and it wasn’t much better on the inside. Ken…
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These Russian Mechanics Converted a Gas-Powered Car to Run on Steam
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Steam engines haven’t been in any production car since the 1930’s. Despite this, regular engines can be modified to accept it. In fact, that’s just what these Russian mechanics on Youtube are doing. Converting a four-stroke piston engine to run on pressurized gas is actually very simple (in theory). All you need to do is…
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12 Great Automotive/Design/Engineering Audiobooks for you to Listen to Behind the Wheel
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I find myself driving long distance a lot. Music gets old after about two hours, and I really have trouble keeping the netbook balanced on my dashboard while I watch the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 for the 450th time. As a result, I listen to audiobooks. These types of engineering / automotive /…
