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Popular Mechanics

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Aug 1969
196 pages
Vol. 132, No. 2
ISSN 0032-4558

Published by Hearst Magazines

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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Contents

Beefed-up tanker for Alaskan oil	30
Ice breaking vessels
Maverick versus the mob	73
Automobiles (Testing)
How they keep you safe	78
Testing
They've taken the guesswork out of war games	84
Lasers, Military maneuvers
Auto racing's new speedways	90
Speedways

Bill Lear's steam car	128
Michael Lamm; 1936-.
How to check out your starting system	132
Outboard motors (Starting)
Hot tips on engine cooling	138
Automobile engines (Cooling)
Hi-fi compacts you can build from kits	142
Audio systems
Game table for your playroom	143
Tables

Who will bell the invisible CAT?	94
Atmospheric turbulence
PM owners report	98
Chevrolet Impala
Off-road going, in style	102
Motor vehicles
What it takes to become a surefooted iceman	106
Guides, Mountaineering
PM tests	112
Chris-Craft's wave-piercing Lancer in the Florida Keys
PM owners report	116
Oldsmobile Delta 88
Portable power for camping comfort	120
Electric generators
How to have TV in every room in the house	126
Television antennas

Build this foldaway hobby center	144
Workshops
Build this model walking-beam engine	156
Steam engine models
Weekend workshop projects	160
Woodworking (Projects)
Build this handsome bookcase desk	164
Bookcases, Desks
Here's a dovetailing device that's really different	170
Cutting tools, Drills
How, when and why you should de-thatch and aerate your lawn	174
Lawns
Make this back holder and use upside-down tool bits	180
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