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A History of the U.S. Presidential State Car (Part 1)

The commander-in-chief’s road transportation, from Pierce-Arrow cars to the Kennedy Lincoln Continental.

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It’s totally fine to run your fuel tank down to empty

Stop telling your customers otherwise—modern fuel systems don’t care.

LOF PSA: Don’t forget the lube job

Engine oil is a lubricant, but that’s not what the task’s title is referencing.

Best of Shop Press 2022

Our favorite and most popular articles and videos from the first year of ShopPress.com.

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Auto care news and advice you can use.

Fuel pump designs are changing. Do you know what kind of fuel pump you’re troubleshooting?

Many vehicles today have made the switch to DC brushless fuel pumps. They don’t work like the older brush-type pumps do.

This guide to being a mechanic-saboteur could teach you to be a better tech

The CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual can help mechanics both frustrate the enemy and think about being more effective in the shop.

7 things in Car Mechanic Simulator that will make a real mechanic’s eyes roll

How accurate is Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 to being a real mechanic? Let’s just say, not really, as any real mechanic can tell you.

Detroit geology: all about Fordite, an automotive gemstone

It looks and sounds like a semi-precious stone, but it’s not. Fordite is a cool byproduct of the car manufacturing process.

Meet the best auto tech in the United States

*According to the first annual U.S. Auto Tech National Championship, a new auto repair skills competition.

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SHOP STUFF

Auto care news and advice you can use.

Using a spaghetti trick to keep zip ties organized (VIDEO)

Chefs know a helpful hack to keep spaghetti from falling out of an opened bag, and the same idea happens to work perfectly for zip ties. Give it a try next time you have a pack of zip ties that doesn’t have a resealable closure.

Can ICE vehicles be outlawed?

If gas vehicles are outlawed, will only outlaws have gas-powered vehicles?

You don’t need a moonroof, either.

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.

What the first federal right-to-repair law could mean for auto service shops

If passed, the proposed REPAIR Act in U.S. Congress would give vehicle owners and independent repair services full access to vehicle data, parts, and more.