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Michael Edmunds, B’laster IOTY Candidate

Tomorrow's Technician

Michael Edmunds, automotive instructor at East Syracuse Manoa Central High School and mentor to the school’s Spartan Garage Car Club is the first candidate in the 2024-2025 Tomorrows Technician Instructor of the Year competition, presented by Blaster Corporation in association with the North American Council of Automotive Teachers.

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2004 VW R32 – Headlight Lens Refurbishing

Meister Werks European & Import

Why bring in your car for Headlight Lens Refurbishing? It will also diminishes the overall aesthetic of your car. Refurbishment restores the pristine clarity of your headlights, enhancing your cars visual appeal and potentially increasing its resale value. There are small flaws inside the light housing. Restored Aesthetics.

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2004 Lincoln Mark X Prototype Has More Than 15 Minutes of Fame After Its Owner Passed Away

autoevolution

Prototypes and concept cars have a short-lived career. A garage, the crusher, or a car museum. This 2004 Lincoln Mark X Prototype was in the possession of its own designer for more than a decade until he passed away. Every so often, the concept cars and prot. That is where they usually end up. But not this one.

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5 Best Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Cars of 2004

autoevolution

I've bought way too many Hot Wheels cars this month. But toning down the appetite for more tiny cars is impossible if you spend multiple hours a week looking at them online. For the price I paid for them, I could have almost bought a set of tires for the RX-7.

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First Cars, Worst Cars, Next Cars

Tomorrow's Technician

Just the other day, I finally got a car moved out of my driveway. It was a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis that had 55,000 miles on the engine and 20 years of environment on the paint. It had been my mother-in-law’s car and, since her passing in November, it had just sat, unused, unwanted and – frankly, unwelcome. What’s yours?

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You Deserve To Own This Former Ken Block Subaru WRX STI Rally Car That's Street-Legal In Maine

Jalopnik

Block also competed as a rally driver, and now, this Vermont SportsCar-converted 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX… Read more. The 55-year-old was the co-founder of DC Shoes and Hoonigan Industries, as well as the star of the Gymkhana video series.

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Simplifying AWD Systems

Brake & Front End

Around 2004, many manufacturers of AWD systems started to abandon complex transfer case center differentials in favor of less expensive clutches. If the car or truck is accelerating hard from a stop, the ETS will apply the brakes independently to prevent slipping. These components were prone to failure and are expensive to manufacture.