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I've been in the automotive industry for over 25 years, and during that time I've learned some hard lessons, the very first lesson that I learned is that I belong in the car restoration industry, I tried a lot of things to get out of this industry, I learned

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My favorite classic car and why: 2 of 29

The 1969 Z/28 Camaro A True Muscle Car I owned a 1969 Z/28 camaro, it was my first muscle car,I never got to finish building it before it got vandalized and I had to sell it, because at that time there were not a lot of parts available, we didn't have all of the specialty restoration parts stores like now. I had so much fun ...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Power structures in the US Congress: 1 of 8

Obama and His Super Congress I just don't understand what's going on around here. First Obama tries to usher socialism by continuous bailouts for all of his buddies. From what I hear they will try to initiate another bailout soon. Now we have a super congress. First let me start by explaining what I have read about on this i...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Is President Obama changing America for better or worse?: 2 of 12

Obama Yes We Can Change Obama's famous line "Yes We Can Change"; yes we can destroy your right to the freedom of speech, yes we can tax ammo so high that nobody can afford to buy it, yes we can crush the constitution of the United States Of America, yes we can kill all of your freedoms. And yes we will, we'll do it in such a...
Autos > Antique Cars & Classic Cars Classic cars: Classic cars in the movies: 1 of 6

The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro - A Buyers Guide First of all you need to know what you want to spend on the car; you need this planned out very well, or you'll never get the car you want; another this that you need to realize is that there is no such a thing as a $2,500 dollar first generation Camaro. If you want a car that is in...
Autos > Autos (Other) Comparing American and Japanese car brands: 1 of 6

I constantly hear that the imports are built to a high quality standard then domestic cars are, and to this I say, you may change your mind after you red a report that I have on Toyota trucks, the problems that the frames had, and the way that your favorite car company dealt with it. Toyota has been in this country for a lon...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Will President Obama improve the country?: 3 of 15

What Has Obama Done So Far If you look back through the rough terrain known as the Obama administration to this point, you really can't find a good thing that he has done for this country, it's all about making him more popular, none of the things he has done have helped this country. The very first memorable thing that Obam...
Autos > Fuel Economy Should US car manufacturers be required to increase the fuel economy of the vehicles they produce?: 2 of 10

They Build What Americans Want This point has been argued for years, and it always turns out that the Americans are going to buy the car that they want to drive, no matter what the cafe standard is, as people whine about the already high prices cars and trucks, you pose a question that can only make the price rise. More gove...
Autos > Antique Cars & Classic Cars Classic cars: What to consider before you buy: 3 of 12

How To Inspect A Corvette For Rust Before You Buy It This isn't going to be a huge article that drags on for hours and hours, I will cover the areas that you need to look for rust in 1963-82 corvettes, it will be a basic article designed to help you save money on the purchase of your corvette. A corvette can be a very illusi...
Autos > Cars Automotive history: Chevrolet Camaro: 1 of 4

A History Of The First Generation Camaro In 1967 Chevrolet released a new muscle car to the market, and it was just what the public wanted, over the years the camaro would undergo a lot of changes, but none would be as popular as the first generation of the camaro. Ford motor company had released the mustang in 1964 to do ba...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Politics: 15 of 59

Are The Politicians In Washington Corrupt After the past a few years of hearing the politicians running for office, always claiming that they are going to do this, or fix that and they never do, it leads me to wonder if their all serving a high purpose, well at least to them a higher purpose, serving whoever pays the m...