Overhaulit Part 73
Re-chrome, or repro-chrome?

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Description

Oh, the things we put ourselves through for shiny cars.
Of the three project vehicles in this ongoing series, our 1965 Mustang is the only one that began, for us, as a finished car. The previous owner had done a decent job of restoring it, despite the inevitable fit-and-finish nitpicks. All that to say that as nice as it was, it wasn’t perfect. With a goal of modernizing the car so it could actually be driven on public roads, many of the little issues started bugging us.

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Overhaulit Part 74
Do it your way

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Everyone will have an opinion about what you’re doing, but whose car is it, anyway? It never fails that when we post pictures of the car’s progress on our facebook page (Auto Shift Weekly), even if the subject is completely unrelated, someone hijacks the post to comment on the wheels. Even though the engine, suspension, transmission and interior are completely custom and non-original, they don’t attract nearly the attention that the wheels do.

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Overhaulit Part 75
Finally, a clear day

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It’s crazy tense in this paint booth. Why? I’m not supposed to be in here, which is agitating the painter . . . a lot. But, I really do need pictures of this.
“You’re gonna wreck the whole thing,” he yells over the rubble of the air exchanger.

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Overhaulit Part 76
Taking stock

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We can pretty much all agree on one thing: that none of us will agree on style. This is where things get a little gray and fuzzy. Taste is a very personal thing and how you choose to accessorize your vehicle can make or break its image. Adding the right styling touches doesn’t necessarily mean adding more parts.

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2015 Nissan Leaf
AutoGraph Aug 11, 2014

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Use: Media professionals demanding top-quality automotive content for their print products and/or Web sites. Professional artwork, editing.

What it is: Weekly automotive infographics that inform, enlighten and delight readers. Our high-impact infographics add visual appeal and variety to your auto-section pages. Wheelbase’s designers are some of the best in the business with numerous awards for dynamic newsgraphics and page design. AutoGraph will show your readers, with engaging visual style, what they want and need to know about their automobiles as well as today’s trends. These professional, useful and intelligent graphics will help raise the profile of your auto section.

Product specifications

  • Designed by Wheelbase Media’s editorial staff using Macromedia Freehand (for backward compatibility for most  systems) as well as Adobe Photoshop.
  • Mac or PC use.
  • Files included in your download: native Freehand file; Freehand EPS file (which is how to edit the AutoGraph with Adobe Illustrator) and a 300 dpi CMYK low-compression jpg file.
  • Print size: 8 inches wide, 6 inches tall, scalable about 10 percent up or down.
  • AutoGraph uses typical system fonts for compatibility.

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New Mustang Is Out Of The Corral!
The Octane Lounge – Aug 11, 2014

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Description

Automobile Magazine noted that the 2015 edition of the Mustang is a better car, not just a better Mustang, saying, “Ford has reimagined its muscular, sporty car. To be sure, it still breathes fire, but now it can also express itself through technology, and the result is a car with far broader horizons than past models. In fact, the 2015 Ford Mustang is actually nice. (Imagine, ‘Mustang’ and ‘nice’ used together in the same sentence.)”

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Overhaulit Part 77
To stop a 43-year-old car with 1,000 horsepower,
we’re not messing around. We need a . . .

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Big ‘Brake’
Compared to the horrible 40-year-old drum brakes that were on the 1970 Plymouth, even throwing a boat anchor out the window would have been a huge improvement in stopping power.
There are actually a number of disk-brake conversion packages available from top brands out there, so I selected Wilwood 12.2-inch rotors on all four corners and a matching master cylinder.

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Fast Times With Dodge – AutoKnow, Aug 11 , 2014

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Don’t wait for stories to appear in the store when you can become a member of Wheelbase Media’s weekly news service and save more than 50 percent while gaining instant access to the new features as they’re produced. Click here to get started. If you are not a member of the media, but still wish to read this and other feature stories from Wheelbase Media, visit www.shiftweekly.com to subscribe to Auto Shift Weekly newsmag, available for your Apple iPad or for your home PC or laptop in pdf format. Use: Media professionals demanding a variety of automotive topics for broader readership. What it is: Diversity matters. An automotive print product or Web site largely based on new-vehicle reviews is missing an enormous readership. Auto Know gives us the latitude to explore fantastic auto-related stories outside the realm of mere reviews. Whether it’s about how surround sound is engineered into a vehicle, European cars that will land on our shores, or knowing when it’s time to throw in the towel on your old beater, Auto Know is the perfect tool to capture new readers. . . with solid, interesting stories.

Product specifications

  • Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and art files for maximum work flexibility.
  • Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
  • PDF of layout included.
  • About 800-900 words; separate Word text included if you don’t want to use the supplied layout.
  • Artwork resolution (200-250 dpi) is high enough for print use.
  • Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
  • Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
  • Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to match your style.

Description

As part of its 100th birthday celebration next year, Dodge unveiled the 2015 Charger SRT Hellcat, which is the four-door, 707-horsepower blood brother to the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
Calling this Charger “the quickest, fastest and most powerful sedan in the world,” Dodge SRT Brand president Tim Kuniskis said this Hellcat is a real hell-raiser. “There is no asterisk underneath that statement,” he said.

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AutoCross – Aug 11, 2014

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Use: Media professionals demanding top-quality automotive content for their print products and/or Web sites. Professional artwork, editing.

What it is: For the auto thrill-seeker, this is one of the most unique additions to your publication. The International AutoCross will test the knowledge of your readers with trivia that scours automobile parts bins, dealer showrooms and the history of people and places that have made the automobile what it is today. Retain readers and have them coming back on a regular basis for more. Like Wheelbase’s other features, International AutoCross comes to you formatted and ready to use.

Product specifications

  • Due to the highly complicated graphic nature of this product, we do not yet offer a version that can be played online. Instead, visitors to your Web site can print out the crossword and play it at their leisure. Vote yes to having a playable online version by clicking here.
  • High-resolution 300 dpi jpg CMYK file suitable for printand Web. Postscript file also included for even higher resolution and no bitmapping of fonts.

 

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Auto Almanac – Aug 11, 2014

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Use: Media professionals demanding non-traditional and interesting automotive content for print/Web.

What it is: A treasure trove of essential automotive quick hits. After designing a highly successful Almanac for one of our daily-newspaper customers, we wondered if we could put together an automotive version. As a result, your new Auto Almanac contains trivia, concept-car spy info, auction notes and even games. All along the way, we invite readers to interact and submit their own ideas.

Product specifications

  • Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and art files for maximum work flexibility.
  • High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
  • Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
  • Layout is the standard one-column newspaper format, but can be reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces and shapes.
  • PDF of layout included.
  • About 600 words: NO?separate text file included.
  • Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to match your style.

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