Popular Mechanics

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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

This trail bike is really put together!
40
Motorcycles
Mini-Boot: the first 4X4 dune buggy for under $2500
52
Motor vehicles
Road racing's big big league
77
Automobile racing
Alone in a body counter
80
Nuclear counters, Radiography, Medical
Marooned at 12,000 feet
86
Helicopters in rescue work, Mountaineering (Accidents), Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)
PM tests
138
FrontRunner: the boat that wants to be a VW bus
Rundown on rubber
142
Automobiles (Materials)
Now: furniture you can blow up
148
Inflatable furniture
Build this all-in-one kitchen planning center
150
Desks
How to color concrete
152
Concrete (Color)

What to look for in the 1970 cars
92
Automobiles (Design)
PM owners report
98
Mercury Montego
PM tests
102
OMC's secret green machine
Now: shoot underwater photos for under $20
107
Cameras, Underwater photography
Damn the submarines! Turn on the lights!
111
Philippine Sea, Battles of the, 1944
PM tests Ford's new $4800 motor home
116
Campers, Truck (Rating)
PM owners report
122
Chrysler New Yorker
How to know the lay of the land
130
Geological Survey (U.S.), United States (Maps)
Modern hi-fi speakers: big sound in a small box
134
Loudspeakers

Common terms and phrases