March 29th, 2007A Moving Bus
Your next relocation can bring in a profit if you do it yourself by buying and selling a mass-transit vehicle, including finding the best deal, renovation, making it legal, load up.
March 28th, 2007BRAZIL'S ALCOHOL-POWERED IMPORTS!
BRAZIL'S ALCOHOL-POWERED IMPORTS! May/June 1981 Believe it or not, automobiles that are factory-built to run on renewable fuel are available now: As regular readers of this magazine know, the subject of alcohol motor fuel has been discussed in these pages for
March 28th, 2007CAN THIS TRANSMISSION REALLY DOUBLE YOUR CAR'S MILEAGE?
Carmen's Inertial Storage Transmission is the key to greater car mileage.
March 28th, 2007MOTHER'S MINI-TRACTOR (PART I)
MOTHER'S MINI-TRACTOR (PART I) July/August 1982 Gardening, logging, lawn care, and snowplowing all add up tp big bucks, unless you build... Home gardening is presently enjoying a steady increase in popularity. And we suspect that as the economy worsens, and as
March 28th, 2007It's Pulling For You
It's Pulling For You March/April 1988 It's Pulling For You Help for the rural driver's winch-hunt. By Richard Freudenberger Somehow, it's always easier to get yourself into a hole than out of one. One backcountry wit, having spent most of his l
March 27th, 2007Best Accessories for Your Pickup Truck
No matter what you need to pull, push, haul, build or fix, there’s a pickup truck add-on that will make the job easier. Here are some of the best to consider for your truck.
March 20th, 2007Burnin' Oil on Wheels
The author and her husband have traveled across the country with their vegetable oil-burning truck.
March 19th, 2007BRAZIL'S ALCOHOL DIESELS
BRAZIL'S ALCOHOL DIESELS Brazil has investigated replacing all of it imported petroleum fuels with home grown energy. Ethanol does not have the diesel fuel qualities of lubrication and the cetane number. Solutions are discussed as well as vegetable oil alternatives. July/August 1980 MOTHER'S
March 19th, 2007Mother's Own Hybrid Car!
Mother's Own Hybrid Car! September/October 1980 In response to the many requests we've received for additional experimental auto information, here's... A little over a year ago we published an article (written by contributor Robert Marshall) that described an experimental hybrid electric automobi
March 19th, 2007Israel's Solar-Powered Car
Israel's Solar-Powered Car The engineering department at Tel Aviv University uses solar panels on this vehicle. September/October 1980 During MOTHER's solar tour of Israel earlier this year (see page 90 for details on next year's tour offerings), one of this publication's editors took the opportunity
March 19th, 2007Mother's Dual-Fuel Alcohol-Powered Van!
Mother's Dual-Fuel Alcohol-Powered Van! January/February 1981 Here's the latest project in our ongoing ethanol research program: Well over a year ago, this publication detailed an alcohol fuel conversion performed on an experimental six-cylinder Chevrolet pickup truck (see page 78 in MOTHER NO. 5
March 7th, 2007Ford Hybrid SUV Hits the Market
Ford Hybrid SUV Hits the Market October/November 2004 Issue #206 — October/November 2004 The scramble is on for drivers interested in Ford’s new Escape Hybrid, scheduled to hit the U.S. mass market this fall. The hybrid Escape is the first U.S.-made hybrid and the first hybrid sport utility vehicle. It follow
