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Restoration Colleges Take a Different Approach to “Teaching the Classics”

Eastwood

The decision for students who want a career working on cars and truck used to be simple – go to trade school, get your certifications and fall into work at a local indie shop or dealership. But as cars have become more digital, the traditional shop mechanic role has lost some of its glimmer for a new generation.

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Wrenching Women Wednesday with Katie French, featuring Jaime Spedden

RepairPal

I started working on cars because of the first “The Fast and the Furious” movie. I was a senior in high school when it came out and I drove a sporty compact car. The movie got me into modifications, which got me thinking about making money working on cars (for a living). It definitely was not. It hurt my confidence a lot.

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Bridging the past and present: Totten Tire may be Birch Run’s best kept secret in tires

Tire Review Magazine

After high school graduation, he headed to college and took a job for a different company, driving a tow truck and doing mechanical work. So, I came back to work around 2001, and in 2003 I started buying shares, purchasing so many a month.” I had been friends with the owner and kept in touch.

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Turbocharged 5.9L Cummins Engine

Tomorrow's Technician

He’s driven performance-built cars and trucks, motorcycles, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, jet skis, and speed boats – he’s a thrill seeker to say the least. 2003 Ram 2500 quad cab For the past 8 years, Devan has been operating a small fabrication business out of his garage called Leeds Fabrication. I started with an OBS 7.3L

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Why isn’t Canada’s vehicle fleet growing?

Auto Service World

Campau highlighted a significant shift in vehicle preferences across North America, with a marked trend towards light trucks, including crossover utility vehicles (CUVs). “We are seeing a rapid shift towards light trucks across North America,” he explained. in 2003, according to DesRosiers. After hitting 1.48

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