GREAT DROPS – Growing up, you might have spent a few weekends in the garage watching your dad work on a family vehicle, maybe giving you some tips or passing him some tools. Well, Paris Gibson Education Center students learn automotive maintenance as part of the program. The Paris Gibson Education Center Automotive Shop has […]
A three-alarm blaze decimated a Crown Heights auto repair shop on Monday morning, sending firefighters rushing to put out the blaze as plumes of black smoke darkened the snow-covered sky. More than 100 smoke eaters responded to the fire on Empire Boulevard between Rogers and Bedford avenues Monday morning, which officials say broke out around […]
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A massive fire at a Crown Heights auto shop injured three people and required the response of more than 100 firefighters on Monday. The fire started around 10:30 a.m. at 183 Empire Blvd., a one-story mechanic or auto shop on the border between Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, according to […]
Here’s a way to gauge the potency of a Chevy Corvette, although unintentional and certainly not recommended: Just find out how many walls it can go through. Sunday, a C3 Corvette slammed its way through two walls of an auto repair shop in Riverside, California, before finally stopping. No one was injured in the crash, […]
Jacqueline Nanney hasn’t seen inside a classroom in about 10 months. But the senior from Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, is still taking classes to learn how to become an auto mechanic. “It’s as close as it gets, this system here. You’re still working on cars, just computationally,” Nanney said, as she navigated her […]
Jacqueline Nanney has not seen the interior of a classroom for about 10 months. But the senior at Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, is still taking classes to learn how to be an auto mechanic. “It’s as close as it gets, this system here. You’re still working on cars, just computer-wise,” Nanney said, as […]
Patrick Sassine, service advisor at Vic Canever Chevrolet in Fenton, Michigan, northwest of Detroit, examines the store’s aging workforce and concerns. “Our workforce is over 50 years old,” he said Fixed transactions log. “They are at the end of their careers, and you don’t see anything happening, no young talent. You can find people to […]
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Need repair work? The Wright-Patt Auto Hobby Shop offers customers in-store vehicle repair, as well as the ability for the do-it-yourselfer, at a fraction of the cost. Located in the Kittyhawk area of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near the pharmacy, the Auto Hobby Shop provides information, tools and space […]
GRCC, Kent ISD – Collin Wooten enjoys repairing cars, performing maintenance services, and replacing parts to keep vehicles running smoothly and efficiently. “I’ve always loved cars and working on them is really fun… I like hands-on work more than computer work,” Wooten said as he changed the coolant on a 2002 Ford Ranger in the […]