Category: Wheel Tracks
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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 […]
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1910 Metz Runabout
From Tammy….. During my travels to England this summer, I participated in the Ellis Journey, a tour retracing the first British motorcar trip in 1895. The Honorable Evelyn Ellis traveled […]
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Getting Ready for Winter
The other day I was thinking about what had to be done before the first snow started to come down and realized that the jobs had changed over the years. […]
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1978 Land Rover Series 3
Workhorse or a Royal 4WD? We do not know her past, but today, this is Terry Hook’s workhorse and go-to-town vehicle. When you get a new horse, you wonder what […]
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Rain Barrel Songs
The other day, during yet another rainy spell, I was watching the rain gutter downspouts spill water into a flower bed and thought about rain barrels. I went on Amazon […]