Tag: automobiles
We always come back to the tried and true
Kymberly Foster Seabolt experiences car trouble this week and is forced to retire one of her family's older vehicles.
New year, new car
Kymberly Foster Seabolt has never been fancy or flashy when it comes to choosing new cars. Ironically, her newest vehicle has its own plans.
Moving from horses to motorized vehicles
A tale of how Doctor Carlos Booth, a physician from Youngstown, Ohio, became the first physician in America to make house calls in a motor vehicle.
Honking mad: How the car horn came to be
Although we are used to the sound of warning signals on vehicles today, we weren't always. Same Moore shares the history and development of the car horn.
The joy of car rides to nowhere
Judith Sutherland recalls climbing into the back window well of the family sedan on car rides to nowhere during her youth.
Deere’s short-lived involvement in autos
Sam Moore shares a passage Elmer J. Baker Jr. (1889-1964), a longtime commentator on the farm implement scene, wrote of the short-lived Deere-Clark car.
Steel Valley Pro Stock Nationals starting June 14
The Steel Valley Pro Stock Nationals will run June 14-15 at Sharon Speedway.
Lesser-known inventor impacts auto industry
Charles Hay Martin was one of the many colorful men who built the automobile industry in this country, although he never became a household name.
Kasich order encourages more autonomous vehicle testing
Gov. John R. Kasich signed an executive order May 9 to authorize autonomous vehicle testing in Ohio and to lay out a roadmap for the testing process.
Use a seatbelt in the back seat
A recent survey exposed a common misperception among vehicle passengers that sitting in the back seat of a vehicle is safer than sitting in the front.
