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Gas prices are on the rise again.Showroom excitement is also on the rise.The 2006 LA Auto Show in January introduced some exciting retro-models.Any true enthusiast of automobiles can thoroughly appreciate the March 2006 issue of Hotrod...
Anonymous user
- Thu Feb 9, 2006 13:01:20 PST
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In Northeast China, the Yangtze River flows from the Himalayas in the west across the plains of China and empties out into the ocean. The banks of this river have been built up over the years to as much as 200 feet. Imagine that, water...
Anonymous user
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 15:37:15 PST
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It's December, and by now you've heard and seen endless advertisements on the radio, television and in print concerning "winterizing" your car.But what does that really mean, and is it really necessary, or are people just...
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- Fri Dec 2, 2005 10:51:30 PST
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Say goodbye to rattlecansBy Landon Thompson, Car ColumnistSo, you've got that engine out of your project car and it's being rebuilt. That machinist says it'll be two weeks until it's ready. You've cleaned all the grime off of those...
Posted by lward
- Mon Nov 7, 2005 10:34:40 PST
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What child seat is right for your child Child seats. You're probably wondering why a car columnist is writing about child seats.In America, cars are a part of our lives, and those cars are not exclusive to adults only. We cart our...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Fri Sep 9, 2005 16:20:00 PDT
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Lowriders are another type of car interest on the hobby car spectrum.On Aug. 7, I attended the Lowrider Nationals at the Kern County Fairgrounds. I've been to scores of car shows, but none like this. This is the first time I had to...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 15:24:00 PDT
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When you look at a vehicle, there's nothing more appealing than an eye-popping shiny and smooth paint job that looks a mile deep. No doubt, paint makes the car.Way back when Henry Ford was building the first cars, lacquer-based paints...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Thu Jul 14, 2005 14:30:00 PDT
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Shifting Gears: A look back at Mesa MarinMesa Marin, the West's Fastest Half-Mile, will close Oct. 15. That's bad news to most people. The track has been a staple of Saturday evening entertainment in the Bakersfield area since 1977. But...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Fri Jul 1, 2005 11:01:00 PDT
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Saturday, June 4, was a great day for gearheads from the Northwest area. The third annual Chuy's Riders and Rods Show and Shine drew hundreds of vehicle entries -- motorcycles, cars and trucks -- and thousands of spectators. The event...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Thu Jun 16, 2005 15:05:00 PDT
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In the auto world, a relative newcomer in interest is the four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle. Four-wheel drives are most notably remembered as the Willy's Jeep (which originally meant general purpose, or GP, then eventually became known...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Thu Jun 2, 2005 13:17:00 PDT
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Much in our world has changed since the 1890s when the internal combustion engine was invented, but not the basics of the engine or its design. Essentially, the engine is an air pump: the faster you move fuel and air in and out the...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Fri May 20, 2005 15:36:00 PDT
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A common sight in and around the Northwest in spring and early summer is hobby cars cruising around on weekends. The weather is nice and those radical engines just seem to run cooler and better. The people riding in the vehicles are...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Fri May 6, 2005 13:19:00 PDT
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Hello, Voice Readers! My name is Landon Thompson, and I will pick up where our friend Gerry Byron left off as the writer of the car column. Although my main interest is muscle cars, I enjoy vehicles of all genres, regardless of make or...
Posted by vickyt
- Fri Apr 22, 2005 14:17:00 PDT
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I got to thinking about license plates while I was at the car show in Cayucas the other day. There were several people who had vanity plates with the names of their cars, various sayings, short descriptions of the types of cars and other...
Posted by mlfulton
- Fri Jan 28, 2005 07:27:00 PST
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Hello again, street rodders. This week I'd like to share the stories of the longtime owners of two cars who have lovingly restored their vehicles over the years. The first car is a 1949 Lincoln two-door sedan owned by Don and Marsha...
Posted by nwv_admin
- Sun Jan 16, 2005 20:36:00 PST
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