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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Lively Lotus-Cortina
36
Automobiles
Aviation jetstream
52
Aviation
Fastest train in America
89
United Aircraft Corporation, Railroads (Train speed, Trains)
Safety myths that mess up your driving
93
Harold L. Michael; 1920-1999, Traffic accidents, ROADS (Safety measures)
Did flying saucers cause the blackout?
100
Electric power failures, UFOs
Ceramic tire studs, they really grab you!
148
Tires, Automobile (Testing)
Build a tabletop printing press
152
Handpresses
Temperature sentry guards against freeze-up
159
Alarms, Freezing
Right way to store your outboard
162
Outboard motors (Storage)
Build this $2 battery polarity tester
166
Storage batteries (Rating)

Dan Gurney tests: Chevy's hot new Camaro
103
Automobiles (Testing)
U.S. warplanes in Vietnam
107
Airplanes, Military
I rode our newest Polaris missile sub
112
Guided missiles (Launching from submarines), Nuclear submarines
Johnson's new Reveler
118
Motor boats (Rating)
How to find sunken treasure, and keep it
124
Jack SLACK, Diving, Submarine, Treasure trove
Our first eighteen in space
129
Astronauts
Test your astronaut I.Q.
130
Information tests
Big wonders in small packages
132
Microencapsulation
Salton's savage 500
138
Motor boat racing
Now we're mining oil from mountains
142
Oil shales, Petroleum engineering
How to keep those filters filtering
168
Automobile engines (Filters), Oil filters
Six easy steps to watching your step
171
Hand railings
Fireplace wood box
173
Woodbins, racks, etc
Christmas projects for tabletop decor
175
Christmas decorations
Park 'em in their own garage
179
Garages
Homemade spot puts glamour in your pictures
188
Spotlights
Brand new contractors' trim saw
192
Saws and sawing
Microelectronics magnified
194
Electronic equipment, Miniature
Twenty ways to get more out of your tape recorder
197
Tape recordings

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