Automobiles
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A Balanced Approach
Several folks have asked me what modifications I have done to my cars and why. It has been an iterative process. As I learned more about cars I integrated my performance goals with an approach that fit my budget and available… Continue reading
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Let’s have a … Fiesta!
Back in 1977 Ford tried their hand at a world car. They were aiming squarely at the market that Volkswagon’s Rabbit and in a lot of ways they had developed a winner. In the early seventies the American automobile industry… Continue reading
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Bill Putman’s Garage
Cape Cod has some interesting places for those of us infatuated with the automobile. Heritage Plantation in Sandwich is a great spot for some fantastic antique cars such as the Duesemburg and the Cord. All of them are displayed in… Continue reading
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Roy’s Garage
Growing up in the village of Osterville there was a time when there were several gas stations to service the populous. It is strange because when there were just a few folks in the village there were five or six… Continue reading
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Car Movies
This should piss a few folks off. Naming the top car movies always stirs up quite a bit of debate. Here is my list. But first let me explain. Favorite car movies are not just movies with cars in them,… Continue reading
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I Almost Knew What Hit Me
I almost knew what hit me. It was 1974 and I was driving a 1962 VW Beetle. It was great. It had only 18,000 original miles on it since it had been driven by a little old lady who only used… Continue reading
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Before There Were Cars
Back in 1991 a friend of mine told me how he had spotted a classic car and tried to chase it down to find out who the owner was. It was a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass in black. From what he could tell… Continue reading
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80 m.p.h.
If you lived through the Nixon years you might remember that one of the legacies of his administration was the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. also known as “the law we can live with”. We lived with it so well… Continue reading
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Helping Out
One of the guys at work was looking for a new car. He was interested in finding something sporty with performance. He had heard about the Subaru WRX and the Evolution from Mitsubishi. I told him I could take him… Continue reading
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Jim’s Garage
Welcome to Jim’s Garage. This is mainly about cars, but not just cars. It is also about life. That’s because, since the beginning of the twentieth century, our lives have become more and more intertwined with the automobile. I grew up… Continue reading
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