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Contents: Special Features – Three Imports For ’81 (PM drives the new Toyota lineup plus the revamped Datsun B10…and tells how the Mercedes S-class luxury car can be an mpg machine); Add A Solar Greenhouse (Complete plans for adding energy-storage capabilities and indoor living space in one unit); New Ski-Gear Designs (Radical new skis, bindings and accessories lessen injury risks and add better control); Old-Time Penny Banks (Mechanical banks made from cast iron are rare antique treasures – but our plans show how to produce some in wood); The Test Flight That Howard Hughes Failed (His own errors and lack of attention helped bring down Hughes secret XF-11 aircraft); 4 Shop Aids To Make (Worksavers you’ll want for everyday use) Automobiles And Bikes – Imports And Motorsports; Saturday Mechanic: How To Service MacPherson Struts On X-Body, K-Body And Ford Cars; Car Clinic; The PM Garage; Detroit Listening Post; New Motorcycles: The Most Efficient Machines On The Road; Driving The 1981 Toyotas…And The New Datsun B10; Driving The 1981 Mercedes S-Class; Get The Lead (Gas) In? Electronics, Radio And TV – PM Electronics Monitor; What’s Behind The New Digital Dials?; The 400-Watt Midget; Read It Like It Is; Tin-Pan Apple Science And Engineering – Science Worldwide; Ski Tech Takes Off; Modern Optical Military Gear; Cat On Hot Wood Stove; Satellite View; Like A Bat Out Of Hill; Jogger’s Pace; Snore Score Photography – Photo Hints Every Month – Letters; Notes From The Editor; PM Briefs; Tech Front Lines Shop And Crafts – Words Woodworkers Use; Hints From Readers; New Now: Home And Shop; PM Looks At A Super Clamping System; PM Workbench; Old-Fashioned Banks You Can Make; Room To Grow: Handsome Addition For Any House; Dazzle Everyone With This Shopbuilt Kaleidoscope; Build These Playcubes Easy As 1, 2, 3: Workshop Minicourse: Using A Sabre Saw; 4 Great Projects To Make For Your Shop Home And Yard – Appliance Clinic; Homeowners Clinic; Add A “Reminder” Lamp To Your Light-Switch Panel; Sun-Run Fan; Rangefinder Boating And Outdoors – All Outdoors; New Back-Cutting Adventure By Snowmobile; New Now For Outdoors Aviation – 21 Exciting New Sports Planes You Can Build; The “Mystery Plane” That Almost Killed Howard Hughes; The Wing’s The Thing
Issue: January 1981
Condition: Very Good