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 Buick STREET RODS 1954 BUICK SPECIAL SKYLARK LIKE CONVERTIBLE 36K RARE COLLECTOR CAR $25,000.00 (24 Bids) Time Remaining: 8d 18h 32m |
 Buick Skylark Custom 1970 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible65000 Original Miles $15,000.00 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 15m Buy It Now for only: $15,000.00 |
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Convertible Top Lift Cylinder 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Buick Skylark
Sale Price: $139.00  |
Description1 New Convertible Top Lift Cylinder for 1968-1972 Buick Skylark. This Lift Cylinder is an exact fit replacement for the original cylinder. This cylinder will fit either the driver or the passenger side... |
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1953 Buick Skylark Convertible in Light Blue Diecast 1:18 Scale limited Edition by Motor Max 2003
Sale Price: $29.95 |
DescriptionThis is a 1:18 scale diecast from Motor Max with opening doors & hood. It has workable stearing & comes on it's own display stand. Very nice detail inside & out, great for any diecast collection! |
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1/43 Franklin Mint 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible in Green
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Red Line 60103 SI-1 Fuel System Cleaner - 15 oz.
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DescriptionRed Line Oil 60103 Si-1 Fuel Inj Cleaner -15oz |
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Bosch Evolution All-Season Bracketless Wiper Blade
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Rain-X Latitude 8-In-1 Premium Graphite Coated Wiper Blade
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Littelfuse ATO15PRO ATO BP PRO Fast-Acting Automotive Blade Fuse - 25 Piece
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DescriptionPackage contains 25 ATO 15 amp blade fuses. |
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Wagner Lighting H5006 Head Lamp Sealed Beam
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DescriptionHALOGEN BULB |
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Littelfuse ATO20PRO 20 Amp Fast-Acting Automotive Blade Fuses, Pack of 25
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DescriptionPackage contains 25 ATO 20 amp blade fuses. |
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Sony XAMC10 External Mic for BT (Black)
Sale Price: $29.95 |
DescriptionThe Sony XAMC10 is an external microphone that can be connected to a Sony headunit with built-in Bluetooth that features a rear microphone input. The XAMC10 external microphone provides better quality in noisy environments than the built in microphone found on the front-panel of your compatible Sony Bluetooth headunit. |
The Story Of Hybrid Cars
With rising gas prices and the increasing threat to environmental issues presented by conventional automobiles, there is a cultural shift towards alternate methods of fuelling and operating vehicles. One such method is the hybrid electric vehicle. At one point and time in history, the electric car existed. Through a combination of government intervention, oil company wrangling, and advertising blunders, the electric car went the way of the dinosaur. In its place, the hybrid electric car appears to be the suitable compromise. Fans and owners of the electric car, however, will forever pine for better options.
The original hybrid car actually was introduced in 1901 by the form of a hybrid vehicle introduced by Ferdinand Porsche. The vehicle, which was called the "Mixte," was based off of other models and used a gasoline engine which powered a generator which, in turn, powered electric hub motors. The "Mixte" used a small battery pack for reliability and actually broke several Austrian speed records for land vehicles.
The 1915 "Dual Power" was another example of hybrid technology at work within automobiles. This model was made by the Woods Motor Vehicle company, which was a company that actually specialized in making electric cars. As the "Dual Power" drove below 15 mile per hour, the electric motor would alone drive the vehicle. As it sped up, the car would tap into its gasoline powered engine. By 1918, about 600 models of the "Dual Power" were made.
Time passed without much support from oil companies or some of the larger car companies, who believed that vehicles of this nature were not marketable to a large populous. As time passed into the 1960s and 1970s, the hybrid car once again reared its head in the form of Victor Wouk and his conversion of a Buick Skylark into a direct-current electric motor with a Mazda rotary engine for hybrid capabilities.
Wouk's vehicle was tested at the Environmental Protection Agency's emissions testing lab and it was shown that the converted car had gained over twice the fuel economy before the car was converted. The emission rates were only nine percent of those of a gas powered vehicle from that same era, making the converted vehicle a win-win situation.
Due to various issues throughout history, however, Wouk's hybrid car was once again pushed back in terms of major distribution. Despite the fact that the technology to operate a vehicle on less gasoline and oil has existed in a practical sense as early as 1901, the hybrid car is just now receiving a significant marketing push.
Oil companies with vested interests in local governments, governments with vested interests in oil companies, and all sorts of other political aspects are often blamed for the lack of marketing and information spread about the hybrid cars. With environmental concerns reaching an all-time high, however, it seems that more people than ever will begin to look at the story of hybrid cars and start to do what they can to save money on gas and what they can do to save emissions.
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