Category: Wheel Tracks
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This, That & the Other
Cheyenne Martindale took off like a rocket out of Bradford last year! Her destination was Lincoln Technical Institute. She graduates this September and her grade point average is in the […]
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The Duster Coat
The Duster Coat first caught my attention when my daughter, Tammy, decided to make one for a friend. She obtained a pattern from Etsy online and fabric from Joann’s. She completed […]
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How Do You Make Antifreeze
One of the most effective coolants for water-cooled engines is, you guessed it, water. Water is a good heat conductor and has a high heat capacity, meaning it can absorb […]
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The Times They Are A-Changin’
Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the watersAround you have grown… I will let you google the rest of the song if you wish. It wasn’t really the […]
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The Planetary Gearset
In my last article, I wrote up the basics of the automatic transmission. One of the key components that I talked about was the planetary (or epicyclic) gearset, and in […]
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Barns
A little while ago I was talking to an old-timer who grew up in Underhill. We were reminiscing about the old days here in town. He went back further in […]
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The “Automagic” Transmission
One of my coworkers, when I was in the auto industry, jokingly called automatic transmissions “automagic” transmissions. At the time when they first came out, I imagine they did seem […]
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1929 Buick Roadster 54CF
This is Eric & Silver Annie. Are we ready on the left? Are we ready on the right? Eric Osgood prepares for the August 2024 Waterbury parade with his beloved […]
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Ralph Shepard’s Steamboat
Ralph Shepard lives in Ferrisburgh, VT not far from Otter Creek where his steam boat resides most summer days. Ralph is pictured at left. Ralph and Pat’s home is one of […]
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Vermont’s Local Racers
While researching background on Dave Dion , the famous local race car driver, for the following story, I got to thinking about something that happened way back in the 1970s […]