From the environmental protection and creative reuse division of Clunkbucket comes this installment of Tool of the Week. While not at all glamourous, the drip tray and oil change pan are supremely useful - and can in fact help save the planet. Collecting used oil in a container that won't puke all over the trunk makes it easy to recycle used engine oil. Picking up another drain … [Read more...]
Oil and Filter Change
Changing the oil and filter on a regular basis is the single best way to keep an engine running as long and best as possible. A thin film of oil molecules is the only thing that keeps gnashing engine internals from turning into an expensive heap of scrap metal by way of friction and heat. Another function of engine oil is to keep those same engine parts clean. Dropping out the … [Read more...]
American Motors
The genuine possibility of more rear-drive muscle returning to the race tracks of America is certainly welcome, but without AMC Javelins slipping through the apexes, things just won't ever be completely right again. Mark Donohue forever etched the red, white, and blue into American Motors when he took the Trans-Am series in 1971 and 1972 behind the wheel Roger Penske-prepared … [Read more...]
Waffle House
Eating while driving is just not right, and can be dangerous. Getting out of the car to sit down and enjoy a meal can often be the best part of the drive. Any trip near to or south of the Mason-Dixon line must include taking some time to sit down and enjoy a delicious experience at one of the numerous Waffle House dining establishments. Since 1955, the Waffle House has been … [Read more...]
Unencumbered Dauphine
It's not often one sees a Renault Dauphine in the wild. Seeing one on top of an Atlas looking figure wearing a W on his belt buckle in Bowling Green, Kentucky is something, that up until recently, was on the very high order of improbable. Even though we didn't hit the winning numbers on the Kentucky Powerball, we did see this Renault Dauphine atop of what we can only assume is … [Read more...]