Archive for November, 2005
GMC PAD concept truck
29 November 2005Is it a truck, an RV or something else entirely? GMC’s PAD concept vehicle design for the 2006 LA Auto Show design competition combines everything in one vehicle to make this a home on wheels. The look is futuristic and the practicality highly questionable but it’s interesting for sure.
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Ford Easy Fuel system prevents misfueling
23 November 2005If you have a diesel under the hood, you don’t want gasoline in the tank. Ford of Europe has come up with an Easy Fuel system to prevent smaller diameter gasoline nozzles from being inserted into larger diameter diesel filler necks. A mechanical diameter detector locks out the smaller nozzle so only the larger diesel [...]
HitchHoist portable truck crane
22 November 2005Pickups are great. The beds can carry enormous loads and if the load is a lot of small parts and pieces, anyone can manage to fill it, but sometimes the load is just one piece, one BIG and HEAVY piece. Then you might have a problem. You can get your neighbor and maybe the two [...]
Catch-All floor mats
16 November 2005New trucks have spectacular interiors these days, even older trucks that have been well cared for look great. The problem is, you use your truck in places where you get mud and snow and all kinds of muck on your shoes. It doesn’t take long for that great looking interior to look like the floor [...]
GM Hybrid pickups available nationwide
14 November 2005A hybrid drivetrain isn’t exactly an accessory but is is an addition to the normal setup. GM has had hybrid Silverados and Sierras available for a while in six states, Alaska, California, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and the 2,000 they built sold out. Now they’re making the option available across the country and dealers [...]
APE Wraps - vehicle wraps replace custom paint
7 November 2005Ever notice the elaborate paint jobs on race vehicles and custom trucks? You can only imagine the hours and hours of labor a highly skilled custom painter put into it, laying out the elaborate design and building it up little by little until it was finished, … that’s how they did it right? Maybe, maybe [...]
TruSpeed Speed Sensor Recalibrator
4 November 2005What’s the first thing a lot of you add to your truck? Tires, big tires and wheels and maybe some new gears to turn those monsters. If you get everything mounted and take off down the road, you may notice something funny, your speedometer isn’t right, in fact it may be way off. The factory [...]