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

Technology to Catch a Thief
17
Automobiles (Theft, Radio equipment)
A 50-year-old Record Falls
24
Automobile speed records, Land speed records
Alfa Romeo Snaps Back
28
Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Convertibles (Automobiles) (Rating)
War and Peace in Huntsville
30
Space stations (Design), Strategic Defense Initiative
Game Boy Versus Lynx
32
Computer games (Rating), Nintendo computer game machines
Diesels are Back!
62
Diesel engines, Automotive (Rating)
Nissan 300ZX.
65
Sports cars
Tech Art
70
Art (Conservation and restoration)
Made in the Shade
73
Gazebos
Paint Sprayers
78
Paint spraying and sprayers

More Antennas
32
Automobiles (Antennas)
Beat the Boat Bandit
36
Boats and boating (Security measures)
Restoration Hardware
42
Hardware
Living Legends
51
Tom Reilly, Reilly Aviation (Firm), Airplanes, Military (History), Airplanes, Restored
Red Wheels
55
Automobiles, Foreign (Rating)
Bass Blasters
58
Fishing boats (Rating)
Installing a Tin Ceiling
80
Ceilings
New Plunge Router
88
Routing machines
Hand Plane Heritage
90
Planes and planing
Mulching Mower
102
Mulching lawn mowers (Rating)
What to Do when Your Car Overheats
107
Automobile engines (Cooling)

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