by Jonathan Roth | Oct 16, 2025
If you’ve read my work here on Shop Press, you know I’m a sucker for chrome and mid-century automotive design. This week, I’d like to take a look at one of my favorite examples of that era: “Dagmar bumpers,” the colorfully common slang used to...
by Jonathan Roth | Oct 9, 2025
Back in the early aughts, I lived in the Washington, D.C. area for about nine years. Since my parents live in Pennsylvania, this necessitated many three-and-a-half-hour drives (as little as three, if I was lucky) back home for holidays or just a regular visit. At the...
by Peter F Meier | Sep 11, 2025
Nearly every conceivable version of the internal combustion engine has made its way to the Indy 500. But it was a 1931 entry of a rather unusual type that made it into the record books as the first to complete the entire 500-mile race without a pit stop. That entry...
by Evan Griffey | Sep 4, 2025
Few names in automotive design carry the influence and legacy of Giorgetto Giugiaro. With a career that spans more than six decades, Giugiaro’s designs have touched nearly every corner of the automotive world—from exotic supercars and world-beating rally machines to...
by Shop Press Staff | Aug 26, 2025
Interpreting Compression Tests–ASE Practice Questions (VIDEO) Description Technician A has just completed a running compression test using a mechanical compression gauge. Technician B says that the test is used to check the volumetric efficiency of the engine....
by Shop Press Staff | Aug 12, 2025
Compression Testing | ASE Practice Questions (VIDEO) Description Technician A has just completed a dry compression test of a four-cylinder engine. All four cylinders are below specification by about the same amount. After performing a wet compression test, values...