Author: Ellen Emerson

The following is a letter to DMV written September 9, 2004 Bonnie Rutledge Agency of Transportation Department of Motor Vehicles 120 State St Montpelier, VT 05603-0001 Dear Ms Rutledge: I […]

Every time you turn around someone is talking about our need to attract younger members. As a “younger member” myself I have some insights about this that I wanted to […]

Last month we took a look at WD-40 – the first of two items that are a must have for any toolbox. If it doesn’t move and it should we […]

Florence Lawrence Turn signals and brake lights are standard on all automobiles manufactured today—in fact, it’s hard to imagine cars without them. The inventor of the earliest versions of both […]

In October 1896, Alexander Winton, of Cleveland, (who is described as “a short-tempered Scotsman”) announced his first Automobile in “The Horseless Age” magazine. His machine weighed in at over 1000 […]

1920s Cadillac is the first car with safety glass windows as standard equipment. First electric windshield wiper introduced. 1930s Sun visors and electric turn signals were introduced on most models. […]