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Taking you behind the scenes on selling a collector car at a live auction.
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How to buy a car at auction
A step-by-step guide on how to purchase a vehicle at auction.
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How to use dry ice to clean your engine and underside of your car
Find out exactly how the relatively new method of dry ice cleaning is done.
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How not to wreck the value of a collector car with bad photography
Tips for taking professional-looking photos of your car.
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How to wet sand orange peel in car paint
Follow these steps to remove orange peel from your car's paint and leave it looking glass-smooth.
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The dos and don’ts when getting your car judged at a concours from a concours judge himself.
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Things to consider when displaying a classic car at a local show
Observations from behind the camera and the reporter’s notebook for showing a classic car at a show.
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Buying at auction: It’s fun, but do homework before bidding
Buying a collector car at a live auction can be exciting, but you have a lot of work to do before the bidding begins.
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How to protect everything with paint protection film
Learn how paint protection film can be used for more than just painted surfaces.
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Here's how you remove scratches from your car's interior trim
Yes, it is possible to remove those tiny scratches from the interior platic surfaces of your car.
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Why a quarter is an important tool in checking your tires
Forget the Lincoln penny test, but don’t forget to use a tire pressure gauge, or to check your tires’ born-on dates.
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Routine checks by drivers are crucial to avoid heartache down the road.
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Dreaming of doing a restoration? Read this to avoid a nightmare
Seriously, do not pass Go and do not collect $200 until you’ve considered the time and the cost and the labor involved.
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How to detail your car like a pro: A step-by-step guide to paint correction and protection
Detailing your car encompasses cleaning it with a clay bar, buffing and correcting the clear coat, then polishing it to make it shine like new.
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10 things to check before taking your classic car out of winter hibernation
Spring is the time to get your classic cars out of storage. Here's what to check before you drive it.
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How to wash a car like a pro
Washing a car requires more than a bucket and a hose. Here’s how to do it right.
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To start or not to start? That is the question for winter storage
When storing a classic vehicle during the winter for three, four months or more, the question often arises: should I periodically start my car or just leave it be until spring finally comes around? Like many maintenance issues in the car world, there are opposing schools of thought on this issue...
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After an interminable winter, spring has sprung...finally. For many car buffs across the country, it's time for spring cleaning. As part of its "Drive + Protect" series, AMMO Auto Care, Inc. has published an in-depth look at how to detail your car to rid it of every ounce of salt after the winter driving months. For those who don't live in snowy climates with salted roads, we envy you. Host Larry Kosilla details the 10-step process. It's an intricate process and requires a lot of will and time. It starts with cleaning out the car's interior and removing the floor mats. Now it's time for a...
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Performance driving technique: how to trail brake
You're coming hot. The corner is looming large out the front glass and you need to get this vehicle slowed down quickly. If you stomp on that brake pedal, you're likely to lock up the wheels and blow right through the corner. If you don't use enough brakes, you're also going through the corner...
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Ford has an experience for Ford Performance Vehicle buyers like no other
Most performance vehicle buyers don't use their vehicles as intended, or don't even know how. For that very reason many automakers now offer their own schools to teach buyers to take advantage of the capabilities of their vehicles. Then there's Ford Performance Racing School, and while it's similar...
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What's better for rally driving, left-foot or right-foot braking?
Left-foot braking. It's a tool performance drivers can add to their skill sets, but does it really make a difference? The folks at Team O'Neil Rally School have made a video to answer that question, at least when it comes to rally driving. To find out if right- or left-foot braking is better when...
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The merits of heel-and-toe vs. clutchless shifting on snow
Heel-and toe shifting is a pretty cool trick that you can pull out to try to impress your car guy buddies on the street. If you get it right, maybe they'll be impressed. If that passenger is your wife, boss, any other non-car person, odds are they won't even know what you are talking about, and...
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Fast camp: Take me to Porsches on ice
Drivers dread the moment they effectively "run out of talent." That sinking feeling in the bottom of your stomach when a turn goes pear-shaped and the car goes sideways isn't exactly thrilling. For some, talent runs out on the day's last lap, when tires are hot and tensions are hotter. For others...
Aaron Cole