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Fast Times at Sports Car Services

Last week after the roads dried out and the snows receded, there was a window of opportunity to get in a final roadtest on this very healthy TR3.  I put it thru its paces on a variety of road surfaces … Continue reading

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Another Deja-Vu All Over Again

Much of the Northeast got hammered Saturday by a late October snowstorm which left a foot of snow in Westminster, Vermont, but upwards of 30 inches on the higher elevations like fairly nearby Jaffrey, New Hampshire, but we’re always ready … Continue reading

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Fully Involved

One of the basic diagnostic tests which is familiar to almost everyone is the cylinder compression test.  Anytime compression pressures run within a range of 10% between the high & low cylinders everyone is happy.  Sometimes, however, we’re looking for … Continue reading

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Hot Sports Sedans of 1957

Way, Way Back before there was a BMW M3, the British Motor Corporation  was already very busy building performance sedans for sporting motorists who now placed as much importance on having four doors as they used to  on a slick … Continue reading

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