GEARWRENCH is partnering with Don Schumacher Racing to be the official tool supplier of NHRA driver Ron Capps…
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AAPEX 2021 Announces Housing and Registration Details
AAPEX 2021 is scheduled for Nov. 2-4 at the Sands Expo and Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada…
GEARWRENCH to Sponsor Mother-Daughter Racing Team
GEARWRENCH will be sponsoring BMI Racing, the mother-daughter team of Bridget and Sarah Burgess, in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2021…
Shopmonkey Partners with Epicor
The partnership gives Shopmonkey users access to Epicor’s parts ordering catalog…
Spire Motorsports Partners with General Formulations, Mutoh America, Royal Sovereign
General Formulations, Mutoh America and Royal Sovereign will provide vinyl wrapping, printing and laminating solutions for Spire Motorsports…
WD-40 to Support Habitat for Humanity
WD-40 will be donating up to $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity International…
Hypertherm Accepting Applications for Educational Grant
Hypertherm plans to award a Powermax45 XP plasma system and deliver in-person training to 12 North American schools…
ALI Releases New Lifting Points Guide
The 2021 edition of Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts from the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) is now available.
Meyer Distributing Opens Virginia Cross-Dock
Meyer Distributing, a provider of automotive specialty products marketing and distribution, has announced the addition of its new Wytheville, Virginia location. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s Jasper, Indiana distribution hub, which houses an inventory of automotive accessories, exhaust and RV parts. “We continue to diversify our offerings and have added… Continue reading Meyer Distributing Opens Virginia Cross-Dock
GEARWRENCH Named Official Sponsor of Monster Energy Supercross
GEARWRENCH is expanding its racing program in 2021 by becoming the Official Mechanics Hand Tool and Storage sponsor for both Monster Energy Supercross and the Monster Energy Kawasaki race team, the company announced. The series sponsorship makes GEARWRENCH the Official and Exclusive Mechanics Hand Tool and Storage Sponsor for 10 of the 17 races this… Continue reading GEARWRENCH Named Official Sponsor of Monster Energy Supercross
Vintage Shop Equipment: Wholesale Screw Machine
“The ‘Acme Automatic’ in your shop means more money in your pocket,” The National-Acme Mfg. Co. told auto shop owners in 1907. Which didn’t tell them much about what the device did. It was not only a wholesale screw machine—it was the most progressive and economical machine tool on the market for the making of… Continue reading Vintage Shop Equipment: Wholesale Screw Machine
Vintage Shop Equipment: Hercules Portable Crane Hoist
Patented in 1905, the Hercules Hoist was made entirely out of steel and could handle motors, transmissions and more…
Vintage Shop Equipment: Shaler Electric Tube Plate
Using this vulcanizer, a shop could patch four tire tubes at once…
Vintage Shop Equipment: Air Compressors
The air compressors of the 1920s looked a bit different than they do today…
Automotive Lift Institute Reelects Jeff Kritzer as Chairman of Board
Jeff Kritzer of BendPak was elected to a second one-year term as chairman of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting on Dec. 1, the organization announced. ALI is celebrating 75 years of dedication to vehicle lift safety. Buck Gasner of DEKRA North America (Marietta, Georgia) was reelected by… Continue reading Automotive Lift Institute Reelects Jeff Kritzer as Chairman of Board