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Gearhead Diary: It’s the end of the world as we know it

April 19, 2019 Matt Bartmann 1

Matt Bartmann [email protected] I’ve had a number of pickup trucks in my time. Full-size pickups with 4’ between the fenders that will hold sheets of plywood in the bed, flat. I’ve always leaned towards Fords, […]

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Gearhead Diary: On the level

March 15, 2019 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: On the level

Matt Bartmann [email protected]     “Should it be level, or should it be level with the house?” I’ve been wrestling with that question my whole life. Artwork that’s hanging crooked drives me nuts. To the […]

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Gearhead Diary: Big Old Buick

February 5, 2019 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: Big Old Buick

Matt Bartmann [email protected] As a guy closing in on the big five-oh, it seems like I should be looking to fill a sporty car gap in my life. That’s just what we’re supposed to be […]

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Gearhead Diary: Cutting the Cord

December 14, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: Cutting the Cord

Matt Bartmann [email protected] I once had a cordless drill. Only once. I loved it. I used it quite a bit. Then the batteries died and I got out one of my many plug-in drills and […]

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Gearhead Diary: The gift that keeps giving

December 9, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: The gift that keeps giving

Matt Bartmann [email protected] Somebody must have had a good Christmas! Somebody got a whole batch of automotive electronics to play with. New stereo, amps, remote control thing with Bluetooth and hands-free phone operation, etc. Somebody […]

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Gearhead Diary: Resistance is futile

November 3, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: Resistance is futile

Matt Bartmann [email protected] “I fear change.” Or, “It still works.” Or, “I can fix it if it breaks.” Those are my typical replies when folks ask why I’m still using Windows XP, or why I […]

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Gearhead Diary: A gift not to be forgotten

October 8, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: A gift not to be forgotten

Matt Bartmann [email protected] “Knee-high to a grasshopper.” I still use that expression. And I remember things from when I fit that description. Way back then, I’d often wander through the woods to our neighbor Bert’s […]

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Gearhead Diary: Well, isn’t that special?

September 8, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: Well, isn’t that special?

Matt Bartmann [email protected] “CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP” was what we heard on a recent drive down Rist Canyon on our way to town. Normally, this would be immediately followed by me asking my wife, “What the […]

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Gearhead Diary: Ran when parked

August 10, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: Ran when parked

Matt Bartmann [email protected] A few years back, I was offered a 1960 Cadillac. What kind of work was it going to need, I asked the seller. “Nothin’ to it,” he said. “I parked it there […]

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Gearhead Diary: The art of the losing deal

July 19, 2018 Matt Bartmann Comments Off on Gearhead Diary: The art of the losing deal

Matt Bartmann [email protected] A number of years ago—well, I guess it was about 30 years ago—I picked up a real prize. A Chevrolet Vega hatchback coupe, a 1971 example, if I recall correctly. It seemed […]

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