Want to repair an antique car radio? The doctor is in

Want to repair an antique car radio? The doctor is in

(AP) — Vintage car owners take note: Barry Dalton is among a dying breed of people who repair original radios for cars built before the 1970s. Look in Hemmings Motor News, and you'll find close to 50 businesses nationwide advertising they restore or …

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1950s American cars aren't collector's items in Cuba

Editor's note: In 2001, then-Free Press auto critic Lawrence Ulrich and photographer Susan Tusa traveled to Cuba to do a story on the old Detroit cars still driven on the island. HAVANA — Back home, these mostly '50s and '60s …. Repairs are done …

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US-Cuba: New life for Cuba's classic cars?

HAVANA (AP) — Dairo Tio cruises the streets of Havana in a gleaming black 1954 Buick with polished chrome highlights and the diesel motor from an electric plant bolted beneath the hood. When the brakes failed in his beautiful Frankenstein of a taxicab …

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Cuba trade could benefit car collectors, automakers

A 2013 Peugeot sedan was priced at more than $ 250,000 in January and a 2010 Volkswagen Passat was $ 70,000, according to a report earlier this year by National Public Radio. Karl Brauer, senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book, noted that "the country is …

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Does a Really Old Car Need a Transmission?

A. Considering the car is 24 years old, it is certainly possible it could need a transmission. Although, the first … If you find your car does need a transmission have your repair shop fully evaluate the car before you consider an expensive …

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Crews work to fix 12-inch water main break in downtown DC that snarled commute

Leah Singelstad, who works at a law firm, set out by car about 7:30 a.m. from Cambridge, Md., on the Eastern Shore. Twice a week, she … The median age of our pipes is 79 years old, which means more than half of them are older than this one.” There …

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