This week’s stumper is a pair of specialty pliers designed for a specific purpose. It performs a function that is seldom necessary today. Initially looking like 6-1/2 inch snap ring pliers, this tool...
In the comments on our recent stories on ethanol, a couple of folks posited that ethanol is dangerous because it burns invisible. Not entirely true, though I believe they were confusing ethanol with ...
Photography by author. Springtime in Western Pennsylvania means the reopening of area swap meets and flea markets. Anxious to get out and find items that I didn’t realize I couldn’t live without unti...
This time around, we’ve dug up another gem from our own Sibley shop. Powered by four D-cell batteries, this hand-held inspection tool was used by savvy garage owners to demonstrate to customers that ...
Before there was a Hemmings Motor News at 222 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont, there was a Sibley Machine Shop. Today, the Sibley Shop houses Hemmings own automotive museum, which also contains a ...
A cropped view of the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T seen below. Photography by author. Spring has arrived, it’s warm and sunny and hopefully soon there will be leaves in the trees. You’ve likely already ...
Here’s another from the back of my special tool drawer. It’s one I used to use occasionally, although I don’t have a need for it at the moment. That’s not because I sold the car, by the way, but beca...
This week’s tool was commonplace at full service gas stations during the 1950s to the mid-1970s. It was a sales tool used by the attendants to sell additional products in the days when you would get ...
Longtime friend of Hemmings Motor News Randy Rundle, owner of Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts, has recently released a new technical publication about a common problem all vintage car owners have run...
A few days ago, Kurt kicked off From the Toolbox, a series in which we show you images of a tool designed to do a particular job on a vehicle, and challenge you to identify the vehicle and the job. T...
When it comes to obscure and in-depth knowledge of automobiles and motorcycles, it’s tough to top the editorial staff at Hemmings Motor News. Most of us spend off hours wrenching on the vehicles in o...
Here are a few examples of items normally used in the kitchen or bathroom that can help make projects in the garage easier. Photos by author. Areas like the garage, workshop and basement are sometime...
Here is an example of my Microsoft Excel engine compartment worksheet for my Buick shown on the desktop along with a couple of in-process car restoration photos just to make it more interesting to lo...
A battery topper, which does just what the name implies, looks cleaner and more correct than the aftermarket battery under it. Photos by the author. Even though we have recently enjoyed record high t...
To a certain group of British motorists, Christmas doesn’t so much hold the promise of holiday cheer, drinking eggnog, and unwrapping presents. Rather, the holiday – specifically Boxing Day – brings ...
The gauges are lit by their own bulbs, and the rear sail panel-mounted interior courtesy lamps were employed so that you could actually see the instrument panel details that aren’t normally lit. The ...