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The Turlock Swap Meet

The Holidays are over and it’s a new year. For a Gearhead, a New Year’s Resolution is always to find more parts for his or her car, or...

"Joe" Cocaine

“Joe” moved to the Bay area many decades ago in an effort to escape the northern snow blizzards and difficult unemployment lines. The...

Exceptional living room designed from car parts

Designers behind this project have managed to create something special from car parts. Andrzej Sapierzyski and Ukasz Siodmok of Poland-based LA...

Advice: What to do if your car is damaged in an accident

Everybody loves their car. And we all know that part of caring for our car is the routine maintanence of oil changes, spark plugs and the like....

Expert Advice on eBay Selling - Part VI

This week’s installment of your Chicago Treasure Hunting Examiner’s eBay selling tips focuses on items you’re going to have to be...

Deciphering Ford Car Part Identification Codes

We talked very generally about vintage car part finds in a Chicago Treasure Hunter post a few weeks back. Now let’s dial in some detail,...

A field guide to vintage car parts

Years ago, your opportunistic Treasure Hunter liquidated the contents of an old garage in Melrose Park, home to a guy specializing in 1940s vintage...

Soot and ash from wildfires can damage your car - here's what to do

Smoke-filled air fueled by forest fires, like the current Lockheed fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, could be damaging to your car. Smoke, soot and...

Top 10 worst reasons not to trade your clunker or maybe it's time to let go of your Chrysler Cordoba

In these tough times it's good to take a moment and enjoy a laugh, and maybe you'll find one on another website. Here are my Top 10 reasons why you...