Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late '80s. In their place are elaborate, but flimsy, plastic covers hiding stamped-steel impact beams with a wide swath of Styrofoam ...

If you have a car with and older dull finish on your bumper, there are a few easy things you can do to try to restore the ...

Between 1973 and 1982, the federal government mandated that every car sold in the U.S. must have a front bumper and a rear bumper that could withstand a 5mph collision without damage. While good ...

This dude I’m in a car club with, Adam, once blew my mind with an off-hand comment: “I like wrenching on my cars more than driving them.” He had good stuff, too (a BMW and two Porsches). Part of me ...

Maybe you've been there, trying to drive your car into a corner too quickly or simply putting it in Reverse and cringing at the crunch. The resulting damage used to mean a quick trip to the auto-parts ...

One of the defining characteristics of the later C3 Corvettes is the molded bumper cover. In fact, the move away from traditional chrome in favor of molded urethane proved to be a major change, one ...

Nowadays, you can find a tutorial on anything on the internet. Look for how to repair car dents easily and you will stumble upon dozens of techniques. One of the most curious and effective is probably ...

I'm stopped at a red light at a weird intersection where the road goes uphill and turns at the same time, turning right. I look to see that no cars are coming from the left and start out moving only ...

The cost of vehicle repairs is outpacing inflation, rising nearly 10-percent this year. Judy Johnston’s car has an oil leak, ...