Archive for February, 2006
Aging Tires and Old Parts – Mandatory Replacement?
23 February 2006Did you know the Japanese will soon not be able to sell any electronic device if purchased before 2001? The government is eliminating the second hand market by law to force people to buy new products, an obvious and huge catering to Japanese electronic companies. It sounds totally ridiculous but there’s more. (Be sure to [...]
Plug In Hybrid Kits
22 February 2006Plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) have been popping up since garage tinkerers got hold of the Toyota Prius and started experimenting. Instead of relying on the gasoline engine and regenerative braking to do all of the recharging, they asked, quite logically I think, why not plug in to the power grid to recharge when [...]
Making Cars Last Forever
21 February 2006Are there any cars that deserve to be restored, repaired and kept on the road forever? Not one specific car you or I may have, I mean a particular model that has some traits, characteristics or history that should have parts available for as long as possible. The original manufacturer would probably not want to [...]
Ford’s Totally Recyclable Car Project
19 February 2006Recently, news broke about a secret project at Ford Motor Company called the “Piquette Project” where a team was assembled for the purpose of finding a lot of environmentally friendly answers and ideas applicable to automotive manufacturing. One of those ideas was the totally recyclable car. It would be easily disassembled and anything not reusable [...]
AC Cobra Overexposure
18 February 2006Too many Cobras, that’s the problem. A long time ago, seeing a Cobra was a rare treat. It didn’t matter if it was a small block or big block, both were unmistakable and whenever you saw one everything stopped as you watched it go by, or if it was parked, you had to check it [...]
Transition - Personal Air Vehicle
17 February 2006Is there a dream more appealing than the flying car? Numerous attempts have been made over the years and Molt Taylor actually built one back in the 1950’s, though it was a cumbersome affair to transition from flying configuration and back. This attempt, called the Transition, is unique in the amount of high level talent [...]