Hemmings Classic Car

Gearing Up the Garage

“Being able to stand up under a vehicle and use the full motion of my arms to reach up and take care of the task at hand was a marvel.”

s I rolled around on the hot asphalt, stretching my left arm to try and reach a bolt under my wife’s car, I was reminded—painfully—of the part of working on cars I really did not enjoy. This time out, I was just trying to secure a buzzing heat shield that had worked loose

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