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We see old cars and trucks in many different conditions these days. Some still look just like they did on the showroom floor while others are little more than scrap in a junkyard. One's eyes are naturally drawn to a pristine, like-new car with a gleaming paint job, unmolested engine compartment and neat-as-a-pin interior. Some of these cars…

If money were no object, what car would you like to have? I posed this question to a number of old car fanciers and their responses ran the…

Today's hot rod definitely would have to be the Chevrolet Camaro. Many years ago the hot rod of choice for someone in his teens or 20s might have been a…

Automotive history seems to be neatly catalogued by decades and the 1930s certainly produced some spectacular American cars and trucks. Many years later, we tend to forget the magnificent motorcars that followed the Depression and preceded World War II. I am especially enamored with the period from 1935-39; Detroit produced some…

The Merced County chapter of Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the fourth anniversary and expansion of its ReStore facility in Atwater and the prospect of…

Imagine whizzing along your favorite country lane, the sun shining on your face, the wind gently blowing your hair and the birds are chirping. These are the…

In the late 1950s and into the 1960s American automakers put out some innovative, groundbreaking cars. They were vastly different from anything else, whether it was their looks or function. Some of these advancements took hold, while others soon were forgotten. Far be it for me to judge whether these unusual cars and trucks were…

Nearly a month ago, Merced Fire Engineer Grant Parker and a few fellow firefighters were navigating a narrow mountain road in near pitch-black…

Sharon Freeman of Mariposa is going to the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City this week, taking her Icelandic Sheep Dog…

Eric Hamm spent about 25 years in the automotive sales business and now is venturing into selling homes in Merced. Hamm, president of Next Door Real Estate Professionals, sees many similarities between selling cars and real estate. "The more I thought about it the more I realized how similar the businesses are. There are similarities in…