Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

How they're watching us
47
Electronics in criminal investigation, espionage, etc, Microwaves
Call them mini-vans
50
Station wagons
Airborne commuters take a Disneyland ride to work
52
Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) (Transit systems)
Upbeat gear for diving down
54
Skin diving (Equipment)
51,000,000 mistakes later: what Detroit has learned from recalls
56
Automobiles (Recall)
Your best bets in bargain boats
74
Boats and boating
Float tips for fish finders
77
Electronics in fishing
How far have we come since the Centennial exposition?
78
Inventions (Exhibitions), United States (Centennial celebrations, etc)
PM owners report
82
Oldsmobile ninety-eight
New RVs--more inside less
85
Campers, Truck

How CB can make your vacation better
58
Radiotelephone
CB lingo--it's English, sort of
60
Radio (Terminology)
PM owners report
62
1976 Mercury Bobcat
New light for camping
65
Camps (Lighting)
Protect your boat from 5 big hazards
66
Boats and boating (Electric equipment)
New electronics make photography a snap
68
Cameras, Photography (Electronic equipment)
4 kits for car safety and security
70
Automobiles (Electronic equipment)
Shooting the Gumball rally
72
Automobile driving (Stunt driving), Automobiles in motion pictures, Motion picture production and direction

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