March 2010 Edition : Diagnostic & Electronic Repair / Automotive Training & Education
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Providing the arcane has made Books4Cars.com an internationally known resource


 Seattle, Wash.--There might be places with more books on vehicle repair than Books4Cars.com but it's doubtful. Moreover, those places might not benefit from having a man in charge whose background includes a stint as an engineer working on the Corvette. 
     Alex Voss said he started what is now an internationally known repository of about 40,000 automotive books, CDs, and other learning devices about 10 years ago with his wife, Ruthie. What had began as an avocation became a major source of income, he said.


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Subaru builds a Q-Ship with its Legacy GT Spec B



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Toyota's Camry hybrid adds pizzazz to environmental statement



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Hybrid trucks are poised to start work while saving fuel and reducing emissions


Seattle--Bill Van Amburg, senior vice president of WestStart-CALSTART, is a man with a bit of a problem. He's promoting hybrid work trucks, yet they're still standing in the shadow of hybrid cars.


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Looking good and driving better is what Car Nutz aims for


Bellevue, Wash. -- Car Nutz, since its spin-off as an enhancement to neighboring specialty and sports car dealership Park Place Ltd. in the mid-90s, has established itself as the go-to place for those on the east side of Lake Washington who want to enhance the look or feel of their car.


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New approach to marketing custom wheels allows anyone to play



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Mazda's CX-7 might be the best of a new genre



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2007/08 Jeep's Wrangler Rubicon is the Real Deal


The only thing that the latest version of Jeep's Wrangler Rubicon lacks for serious off-road traveling is a snorkel – just in case you find yourself driving through a river that turns out to be a bit deeper than expected. Everything else is part of the package.


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Hot August Nights swap meet grows even as cruising restricted



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Historic Stock Car Racing shows how it used to be


The idea of stock car racing used to revolve around cars that looked, essentially, like cars you might see on the street. Back at the start of NASCAR, the now defunct Hudson Hornet dominated racing; and the cars raced by Marshall Teague weren't that much different than what you'd see on the street, saved for hotter camshafts and bigger venturis on the carburetors. In fact, a performance package available for consumers became available, based on what was raced.

 

A similar result came out of "King Richard" Petty's 1964 victories with the Hemi-powered Plymouths. Chrysler had to offer the second generation of Hemi-head V8 to consumers to ensure its legality in stock car racing; thus was born the 1966 Plymouth Belvedere with Hemi power.


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Motorcar Parts of America demonstrates strong import sales, a “green” tradition, and a well thought out future


Torrance, Calif.--Back 40 years ago, when Mel Marks founded the company now known as Motorcar Parts of America, he sold parts to the K-marts of the world, said Motorcar's current president and CEO, Selwyn Joffe. 


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