Old Cars Restoration: In with the good air

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Survival tips for automotive painting and the trick of painting the underside of vehicles. Keep yourself safe while completing a professional paint job.

Even tradition begins with a trend. Among hot rod painters today, there’s an unwritten rule of thumb: if we want our efforts to stay in style, we’d best adhere to a style that’s timeless. The early ’60s were good years for hot rods. Being just old enough to remember, I’ve been influenced by the trends of those … Read the rest

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REBEL

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In a stark memoir related in shocking detail to Canadian journalist and human rights activist Armstrong, Mohammed recounts growing up under Saudi Arabia’s repressive male guardianship system in which “legally, a woman is a nullity.” Raised in an elite Sunni family, she was taught the severely puritanical Wahhabi version of Islam, “a strict, harsh, unforgiving and repressive doctrine driven by coercion and fear.” When she was 7, her mother warned her she must always be quiet, submissive, and pious; from … Read the rest

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Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1966 Pontiac GTO

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Old Cars spotlights a reader’s 1966 Pontiac GTO.

David Bair considers his “Poncho” part of the family after 40+ years of ownership. This is what Dave had to say about his prized Pontiac.

“I purchased this GTO in Des Moines, Iowa in 1981. It was a local car that was originally sold at the local Pontiac dealer then known as Sumner Pontiac. The car was manufactured at the Kansas City assembly plant. It is an early 1966 car that came

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