Road salt and the 50-mission car

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Road salt has a very damaging effect on the body of older automobiles. Automobile rust protection during the 1960s was largely ignored. Today, however, cars are more impervious to the effects of road salt because of the extensive use of undercoating, galvanization and of plastic components.

author: Egan, Peter
Usage, Protection and preservation, Salt, Salt (Food), Deicing chemicals

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Motoring down under the British legacy

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Two writers stress the distinction between UK cars and motorcycles and vehicles made in other countries in their trip to New Zealand. The writers believe that cars are among the positive attributes that the British left in the places they colonized.

author: Egan, Peter
Social aspects, Column, New Zealand, Colonization

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It's hard to beat a Lotus

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The Lotus Elan is a vintage sports car renowned for its reliability. However restoring or remodeling a Lotus Elan is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor which only few can afford.

author: Egan, Peter
Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Vintage automobiles, Vintage cars, Sports cars, Lotus (Automobile)

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subjects list: Automobiles, Appreciation
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