December 17, 2010

Gear & Gadgets

Auto Briefs: LeMay opens NASCAR exhibit; the comeback of full-size trucks
Autobiography: <a href="http://blog.nwautos.com/2013/05/shes_loved_her_mustang_since_it_was_new_in_1977.html">She's loved her Mustang since it was new in 1977
Car Talk: <a href="http://blog.nwautos.com/2013/05/try_a_flush_first_on_plugged_heater_core.html">Try a flush first on plugged heater core
News &amp; Features: Own a Subaru? You might be a Seattleite. Infiniti? Not so much.
Green Thinking: <a href="http://blog.nwautos.com/2013/05/most_americans_support_fuel-efficiency_rules_ford_hybrid_sales_heat_up.html">Most Americans support fuel-efficiency rules; Ford hybrid sales heat up
News &amp; Features: <a href="http://blog.nwautos.com/2013/05/cars_meld_with_smartphones_as_automakers_add_access_to_apps.html">Cars meld with smartphones as automakers add access to apps
Gear &amp; Gadgets: <a href="http://blog.nwautos.com/2013/05/tesla_considers_driverless_cars_gm_to_build_cadillacs_in_shanghai.html">Tesla considers driverless cars; GM to build Cadillacs in Shanghai

Car part art and multi-use car positioners

Car part art
California artist Steven Shaver turns items such as worn bearing shells, timing gears, license plates and transmissions (shown) into clocks, tables and more.
Prices vary, stevenshaver.com

Multi-use tool
Red Viper car positioners combine a dolly and a jack to raise a vehicle six inches off the ground and provide ease of movement in a tight space.
Starting at $249, red-viper.com