Modern car electrical systems allow us to take advantage of dozens of automatic features and functions, whether sitting in a parking lot or bolting down the highway. The one thing linking them all? Electricity. The three key components of electricity in general are voltage, current and resistance. It’s often...
The most important part of going fast is stopping. Skydivers use parachutes and your car uses brakes. Bad things happen when parachutes or brakes fail. What are Disc Brakes? This eBay Motors 101 will focus on the how, why and what of disc brakes. We’ll look at drum brakes later in the week. In a nutshell, the basic...
Having all the horsepower in the world won’t do you any good unless you’re able to properly transfer it to the pavement. And that involves, in some form or another, a car’s suspension system. Suspension is a broad term given to a vehicle’s systems of linkages, springs and shocks/struts to control ride and handling....
Most of us drive gasoline- or diesel-powered cars, but we can’t ignore the ever-growing number of hybrid- and electric-powered cars on the roads. The terminology and technology can be confusing. This article spells out the basic differences between full hybrid, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full electric...
What’s the first thing you think of when it comes to getting your car from Point A to Point B? Many different components come into play getting your car down the road, but the heart of most cars and trucks is the power plant. Let’s take a look at the two basic types of internal combustion engines. Gasoline...
Japanese collectibles are starting to get hot. Why? Because they were daily workhorses and commuters, which meant they got used up instead of preserved. So finding good low-mile examples of cars like this Celica Supra can be pretty hard today. And prices are starting to move accordingly. This 1985 Supra is a...
This Essex Super Six is said to be a museum-quality restoration in black with wine accents. A total of $46k was spent on the restoration of the car, but the seller does not mention when the work was completed. However, we know the work wasn’t done to original specification. Stainless bolts, nuts, exhaust and running...
Crosley’s best production year was 1948. Over 29,000 cars were made, 23,489 of which were tiny station wagons. This yellow Crosley station wagon was recently inspected and said to be in running condition. The car has the usual dents and dings and the seller thinks the car has been repainted once. It also has spent a...
Few vehicles are as battle-tested—and revered—as military vehicles. Dodge’s M37 pickup debuted in 1951 as successor to the famous WC series of trucks used during WWII. The M37 served the military all around the world, including Vietnam, for the better part of two decades. This 1953 Dodge M37 “runs very well and starts...
