To inspire the next generation of service technicians and tradespeople, start by getting their hands off their phones and onto building something cool.
Why does a set of steelies on the right vehicle hold such allure?
Watch as Lemmy demonstrates the fastest, easiest way to remove a Woodruff key using a common tool that might surprise you. Give it a try next time!
There’s no magic bullet, but sometimes one or two answers is the difference between pass and fail.
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Patching a punctured tire is a common job, but are you up to date on the latest guidance for safe plug locations?
*According to the first annual U.S. Auto Tech National Championship, a new auto repair skills competition.
For his contributions to the look of early- to mid-20th century America, Raymond Loewy should be just as renowned as Frank Lloyd Wright and Carroll Shelby.
If gas vehicles are outlawed, will only outlaws have gas-powered vehicles?
A hole in your vehicle’s roof, no matter what you call it, is a great way to introduce new problems and complexities to the automobile.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Here are some outlandish—and not so outlandish—examples of mechanic and dealership TV commercials.
DRLs can have the strange, unintended effect of hurting visibility overall.
Before you could find a turbo on a Ford Fusion, turbine-driven forced induction systems helped win WWII on planes like the B-17 Flying Fortress.
We curated all the best songs about cars and driving, creating the definitive playlist for when you’re working on automobiles or driving in them.
An auto repair shop in Georgia went viral for paying a former employee in hundreds of oily pennies. Then the Department of Labor stepped in.
How does your shop weigh the risk and reward of customer-supplied parts?
Largely supercar fare, wild points of entry have no shortage of variety.
A shop foreman who did it for a year gained some firsthand experience that might help you answer the question.
