Category: mechanic

Electric Vehicles Spark Rush to Train 100,000 Australian Mechanics

Lift the bonnet of an electric vehicle (EV) and it might seem like something is missing. Electric cars have no transmission, fuel pump, head gasket or spark plugs, and fewer moving parts overall. The changes are stark enough to strike even a casual observer and could easily stump a home mechanic or panel beater but…


Quicksand (1950)

After taking $20 from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money, which rapidly spirals out of his control. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…


100-Year-Old Fire Engine in Rough Shape Gets Revamped for Ohio Fire Department

A century-old fire engine that had seen better days has been refurbished for the local fire department in McDonald, Ohio. The fire engine—a 100-year-old 1917 Model T—was decommissioned, left in a garage for many years, and was in rough shape. McDonald’s now-retired fire chief Todd Stitt enlisted the help of Larry Manaro, a local mechanic, to…