If you’re old enough, you’ll remember sitting in your dad’s lap to steer a car, riding in the bed of a pickup truck, and driving without having your seat belt buckled… or even without having factory installed seat belts in the car. Automotive safety standards have come a long way in the last fifty years, ...

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One of the easiest ways to improve the look of your classic car is to improve the look of your wheels. But where do you start, especially if you don’t have the budget for a brand new set of rims and tires? Well, look no further than the Pomona Swap Meet, where we’ve got royalty ...

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By Benjamin Hunting / Originally Published June 16, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Trying to figure out how highway mpg vs city mpg will affect your overall fuel mileage can be a headache. How do those numbers get calculated, anyway? And how close are they to what you’ll actually experience in real-world driving? Sometimes the ...

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By Benjamin Hunting / Originally Published May 25, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Battery powered tools are some of the most versatile helpers you can have in your garage. Going cordless means the freedom to go wherever your project takes you, including those hard-to-reach angles, nooks and crannies where air tools or corded units simply can’t ...

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By Rick Carey / Originally Published April 28, 2016 / Hagerty / Much like “correct” or “believed to be”, “rotisserie restoration” is an imprecise term carrying an evolving history’s baggage. When first employed, automobile rotisseries – for sake of clarity, a rack on which a vehicle is mounted and rotated along its longitudinal axis to access ...

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By Blair Lampe / Originally Published June 9, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Today’s vehicles are made up of a number of systems working together in harmony. It would be impossible to remove one of these systems (fuel, for example) and still have a car that drives. So while you can’t necessarily say the car ...

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By Paul Duchene / Originally Published April 26, 2016 / Hagerty / Restoration do’s and don’ts from the experts Interest in Preservation Class cars continues to increase, and collectors face difficult choices in deciding whether to restore classic cars. The issues are complex and investment significant, so we asked a panel of experts how to proceed. ...

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By Blair Lampe / Originally Published June 1, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Like a patient who exhibits certain symptoms when they’re sick, your car has ways of telling you it isn’t well. Although most of the time you need a mechanic’s tool set and know-how to fix the problem, there are a few initial ...

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By Benjamin Jerew / Originally Published May 6, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / While towing a trailer, safety should be first and foremost on your mind. Tire pressure, trailer brakes and trailer lights are all critical to ensuring you and your cargo arrive in one piece. Trailer lighting, turn signals and brake lights inform other ...

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By Blair Lampe / Originally Published May 12, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / If you’ve spent any time in hilly areas, you’ve probably seen warning signs advising you not to ride your brakes on those lengthy descents. But what’s really going on with your car, and what are the hidden dangers of riding your brakes? ...

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By Jim Koscs / Originally Published January 18, 2016 / Hagerty / After rattling off the hop-ups that make his ’32 Ford wickedly fast, the braggart of the Beach Boys’ hot rod anthem, “Little Deuce Coupe,” ultimately boasts, “I got the pink slip, daddy.” He’s referring, of course, to the colored paper that California certificates of title ...

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By Blair Lampe / Originally Published April 21, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Whether you’re a seasoned mechanic or just getting into automotive DIY, replacing common car fluids is something most anyone can handle. Manufacturers make it pretty easy to top off most fluids, and for many systems, you can replace the fluid entirely without ...

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