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January
Automobiles, Driving - Imports And Motorsports; Detroit Listening Post; PM Owners Report: Datsun 240Z; PM Owners Report: Toyota Celica; Trucks For Fun; Let Radar Do The Braking; Rollin Armer's Wooden Wonder; Saturday Mechanic: Simple Way To Adjust Vega Carburetor, Emission Control Home And Yard - How To Fix Your Automatic Washer; How To Cut Fuel Bills; Making Cracks Disappear; Preventing Roof Ice Dams; Have A Smokeless Fireplace; Better Ways To Do It Science, Inventions - Computerized Commuting For San Francisco; It's Hard To Rob A Bank When You Can't Even Get In; Coming: Offshore Nuclear Powerplants; Now: Turn Your Car Into A Snowplow Photography - Grainless 8 x 10s From 35mm? Absolutely!; Photo Hints; Spray-Can Color Prints Space, Aviation, Military - Homebuilt Aircraft: Durable Economy Plane From Britain Shop And Crafts - Sawhorse Workbench; This School Turns Out Sharp Grads; $300 Pool Table For $107; One-Of-A-Kind Trinket Boxes; Number-Guessing Game; Now: A Cut-Anything Bandsaw Blade; Router Know-How (Part 2); Hints From Readers; Handy Hold-Down For Your Drill Press- For Versatile Cutting, You Can't Beat A Sabre Saw; Hints From Readers; Wood Brake Handles 26-Gauge Metal; Hints From Readers Boating, Outdoors - Trails - A Solution For The Snowmobile Problem; Trucks For Fun; Pleasure-Craft Preview '73; How Fast Your Boat Really Goes Electronic, Radio, TV - FM Kits: One Super Tuner, One Super Value Every Month - Letters; Science Worldwide; The Bicycle Shop; Appliance Clinic; All Outdoors; Homeownerd' Clinic; It's New NOW: The Latest Products And Developments (A 12-page roundup); New Inventions; Automobile Clinic
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February
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Tomorrow: Tailgate Warning On The Windshield; PM Owners Report: Volvo 140 Series; Can Detroit Save The I-E Engine?; Saturday Mechanic: How To Stop An Engine That Won't Stop Shop And Crafts - Setscrew Chucks To Make; Hints From Readers; Good Art At A Price You Can Afford; Lucite Sculpturing; One (Young) Man's Shop; Now: A Plastic Inspector For Your Drill Press; Tiny Steam Engine; A Real Drum Table; A $50 Aquarium That's Really Different Photography - Photo Hints; Slide Projectors Get Smarter All The Time Space, Aviation, Military - Homebuilt Aircraft: Thorp's Two-Seater Is A Flying "Tiger" Science, Inventions - Don't Take Chances With Aerosols Boating, Outdoors - Ski Care Now - And Later; New For 1973 Waterways; Gadgets For Better Boating; This Gas Burner Can Go Electric; Canoe Cart; So You Want To Build Your Own Boat; Boat That Always Floats; Hoist Your Hull On Air; For Cartopping - Here's The Catch Home And Yard - Flower Garden On Your Wall; How To Replace A Broken Window Pane; How To Add A New Convenience Outlet; How To Unclog Drains And Stop Leaks; How To Trim And Plane Sticking Doors Electronics, Radio, TV - Electronic Calculators: Choosing The Right One; Short Course In Antennas For Shortwave Listening Every Month - Letters; All Outdoors; Science Worldwide; Appliance Clinic; The Bicycle Shop; Homeowners Clinic; Automobile Clinic; It's New NOW: The Latest Products and Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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March
Automobiles, Driving - Imports And Motorsports; PM Owners Report: Pontiac Grand Am; Detroit Listening Post; When Tire Pressure Drops, Radio Sounds The Alarm; How Detroit Is "Tuning" Its New Cars For Radial Tires; Saturday Mechanic: Simple Way To Adjust Your Pinto Carburetor Home And Yard - A Pool For All Seasons; Yardpower Roundup For '73; How To Cut, Splice And Connect Wires; How To Frame A Basement Partition; How To Patch A Hole In Sheet Flooring; How To Hang Drapery Traverse Rods; A "Dust Free" Home Electronically Shop And Crafts - Sewing Centers - The Kind Women Want But Can't Buy; The Island Unit; The High-Rise Unit; The Dual Unit; The Dual-Role Unit; Hints From Readers; Double-Duty Drill-Press Fence Space, Aviation, Military - Homebuilt "Model" Plane You Can Really Fly; Those Wild New Wings: Will They Really Fly? RV Camping Special - New Rigs For Roll-Along Recreation; Chopped Vans; Fifth-Wheel Trailers; Motor Homes; Mini Rigs; Driver's Report: Travco Minihome; Driver's Report: Winnebago D-20T; Driver's Report: Grumman Motorhome; How To Buy Or Rent A Used RV; Gear To Go; Know What It Takes To Tow; Cabover Camper You Can Build For A Compact Pickup Boating, Outdoors - For Fishing Offshore And On Photography - Photo Hints; Polaroid's New SX-70 Color Camera Electronics, Radio, TV - New Irons For Better Soldering Every Month - Letters; The Bicycle Shop; Science Worldwide; Appliance Clinic; Automobile Clinic; All Outdoors; Homeowners Clinic; It's New NOW: The Latest Products And Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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April
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; PM Owner's Report: Oldsmobile Omega; Big Trailer For Small Trucks; PM Owner's Report: Full-Size Fords; Saturday Mechanic: Get A Professional Brake Job At A Do-It-Yourself Price Shop And Crafts - Hints From Readers; Low-Cost Soil-Conditioning Tumbler You Can Make; Hints From Readers; From Flush Door To Sofa - In A Weekend; Mount Your Sander In This Handy Stand; Colorful Clock Kit Lets You See What Makes It Tick; Hints From Readers; Plug-In Lunch Box Electronics - What It Takes To Build And Fly An RC Model Copter; Recorders By The Pocketful Every Month - Letters; Automobile Clinic; All Outdoors; The Bicycle Shop; Appliance Clinic; Science Worldwide; Homeowners Clinic; It's New NOW: The Latest Products And Developments Home Ideas Guide - (A 40-page special starting on page 137) Basement Rec Rooms With A Family-Room Look; Prefab Baths Easy TO Install And Clean; Pretty, Exciting Wall Coverings; How To Make A Good Entry; Simple Lights You Can Make To Brighten Your Kitchen; Facelifting - The Cheapest Way To Get A "New" House; Wind-Powered Ventilators; Trowel-On "Brick" Looks Like The Real Thing; Low-Cost Garage-Door Opener Anyone Can Install; How To Hang A Door; How To Install Insulation; Right Way To Paint A Room; New Compact Heating/Cooling System stands Outdoors; How To Install Plastic Beams; New Products For The Home Aviation - What It Takes To Buuild And Fly An RC Model Copter; Homebuilt Aircraft: Flyweight Flying Boat Photography - Photo Hints; Movie Cameras: What Do You Get For Under $100 Boating, Outdoors - Tow Rig For Snorkelers; Underwater Update; Big Trailer For Small Trucks
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May
Automobiles, Driving Car Care Guide: A 92-page special following page 152 Detroit Listening Post; Take Your Cars Pulse While You Drive; Tailgate Workbench For Station Wagon Or Pickup; Imports And Motorsports; PM Owners Report: Mercury Comet; What Joe Leonard Learned About Driving A Motor Home; PM Owners Report: AMC Matador; Giants Of The Road: Why They Cost So Much; Drivers' Test: Shasta Motor Home; How To Care For Driveshafts And Universal Joints Shop And Crafts - Tailgate Workbench For Station Wagon Or Pickup; Hints From Readers; Adjustable-Sleeve Punch You Can Make Boating, Outdoors - What Joe Leonard Learned About Driving A Motor Home; 600 hp From 454 cubes!; Drivers Test: Shasta Motor Home; Make Your Own Center-Shot Bow Reel Electronics, Radio, TV - The New Sound Of SQ: Easy Ways To Add It To Your Hi-Fi; New Calculator Kits: Pocket Minis To Desk Models Home And Yard - If There's A Weekend Home In Your Future...; Expandable Weekender; The Loft Lodge; The A-Frame; Panavista Cottage; Eight-Sided Round House; Five Wonderful Projects You Can Make For Home And Yard; How To Silence Squeaky Floors; How To Install And Wire A Yard Light; How To Put Up Shelves That Stay Up; How To Fix A Damaged Roof; Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters Photography - Photo Hints; Superswift Auto Flash; Fun With Polaroid's Tricky New FIlm Aviation - Homebuilt Aircraft: Looks A Bit Odd, But Boy How It Flies! Science, Inventions - Big Bang On The Boardwalk Every Month - Letters; All Outdoors; Science Worldwide; Appliance Clinic; Automobile Clinic; The Bicycle Shop; Homeowner's Clinic; It's New NOW: The Latest Products And Developments
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June
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Trail-Bike Carrier - Sturdy And Inexpensive; PM Owners Report: Plymouth Satellite; PM Owners Report: Buick Electra; New Stereo Match Mates For Your Car; Saturday Mechanic: Putting Ping In Its Place Boating, Outdoors - Form-Fit Fillet Knife; Eugene Sloane Picks The Best Bikes For Your Family; PM's Ideal Fishing Machine; What Preserver Must You Pick?; Inside That Rotary-Powered Outboard Home And Yard - Spruce Up Your Patio With Indoor-Outdoor Carpet; Outdoor Furniture Easy To Build As Stacking Blocks; Swimming Pool Filter You Can Make; Weatherproof Shelter For Your Portable Grill; How To Test And Repair Doorbell Systems; How To Paint The Outside Of Your Home; How To Work With Ladders; How To Work Magic With Moldings; Bolens QT-16: Big But Quiet; The House That Has Its Furnace In The Sky <>u>Shop And Crafts - 'Dead-Man' Switch For Your Drill Press; How To Drill Angeled Holes Accurately; Hints From Readers Photography - Photo Hints; Ultra-Versatile Electric Eye: Miranda's New EE Auto Sensorex; World's Most Versatile Tele Lens Electronics, Radio, TV - New Stereo Match Mates For Your Car; New Motorcycle Alarm; Electronic 'cops' help catch crooks Science, Inventions - When The Next Big Flood Hits...; Aviation - Put Yourself In The Sailplane Pilots Seat; Breezy Little Homebuilt: A Beginner's Dream Plane Every Month - Letters; Car Clinic; Homeowners' Clinic; Science Worldwide; Appliance Clinic; All Outdoors; The Bicycle Shop; It's New NOW: Latest Products and Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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July
Automobiles, Driving - Imports And Motorsports; Detroit Listening Post; Karting: Everybody's Chance To Be A Race Driver; How To Replace Disc-Brake Pads; PM Owners Report: Ford Ranchero; PM Owners Report: Chevrolet El Camino; Cars The Red Baron Would Love; Four Electronic Kits For Your Car; Saturday Mechanic: How To Track Down A Handling Problem Home And Yard - How To Troubleshoot Your Airconditioner; How To Build A Brick-In-Sand Patio; How To Install Wrought-Iron Railings; Creative Deck And Patio Ideas You Can Borrow; Little Beauties For Tools And Kids: Three Storage Buildings That Double As Playhouses Boating, Outdoors - Lead This Trailer To Water; A Leg-Powered Machine For Easy Swimming; Guns Too Slick To Shoot; A "Black Box" That Tests Boats; New Line On Boat Ropes; Bow For Far-Out Archers Shop And Crafts - An Early American Hutch-Table You Can Build; Drill-Press Overarm Makes Your Router Twice As Handy; Hints From Readers; Fly-Cutter Holder You Can Make For Your Lathe; Penny's New Portable Power Saw Aviation - Homebuilt Aircraft: Tandem "Two-Holer" You Can Fly From Either Seat; New Autopilot Got Started With Ben Franklin's Kite Electronics, Radio, TV - Four Electronic Kits For Your Car; Those Under-$200 Receivers: Yes, They're Really Hi-Fi Photography - Photo Hints; New Fun With Underwater Photos Science, Inventions - A "Black Box" That Tests Boats Every Month - Letters; The Bicycle Shop; Car Clinic; Science Worldwide; All Outdoors; Appliance Clinic; Homeowners Clinic; It's New NOW: Latest Products And Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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August
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; PM Owner's Report: Audi 100; Will Clean-Air Cops Confiscuate Your Car?; Saturday Mechanic: For The Life Of Your Engine, Don't Forget The Filter Home And Yard - Mobile Entertaining Indoors And Out; Mobile Cook-Center; Roll-Around Wet Bar With Running Water; Mobile Hi-Fi For Music Outdoors Or In; How To Build Retaining Walls; How To Repair Aluminim Storms And Screens; How To Lay Out And Pour Concrete Slabs; How To Fix Your Dishwasher; Garden Tractor You Can Build From A Kit Electronics, Radio, TV - Five-Tweeter Speaker Gives Wide-Angle Sound; Those Color-TV Tuning Buttons: What They Do - And Don't Do; Low-Cost, No-Squint Meter Kit Reads Volts, Ohms, Amps; Heath's Quietest Cassette Deck Shop And Crafts - Hints From Readers; Steadyrest For Lathe Milling Attachment; With This Miterbox You Always Saw In One Direction; Charming Grandfather Clock Drom A Kit Boating, Outdoors - Custom Rod To Fly With; New Electric Kicker For A New Bass Catcher; Cartop Boat Booster For $10 Photography - Photo Hints; How To Get Great Pictures In The Great Outdoors Science, Inventions - Bombs On Main Street: Dangerour Cargoes That Too Often Bring Disaster To A Community Aviation - Big-Scale Thrills At Small-Scale Prices; Homebuilt Aircraft: Snappy Little Two-Seater Every Month - Letters; Car Clinic; Homeowners' Clinic; Science Worldwide; The Bicycle Shop; All Outdoors; Appliance Clinic; It's New NOW: Latest Procedure And Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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September
Automobiles, Driving - The X1/9: Fiat Has A Deal You Can't Refuse; Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Driver's Report: Cortez Motor Home; Detroit Promises Clean-Air '75s...But Ups The Sticker Another $300; Grade Crossings Take A Deadly Toll; Saturday Mechanic: Fast Fixes For A Hesitation Problem; Cartop Carrier Transports Bikes For THe Whole Family; How To Fit A Fairing And Ride A Race! Shop And Crafts - Hints From Readers; Mini-Home Offices: Three Novel PM-Styled Desks: The Wall-Hugger - Folded It Takes Only A Foot Of Floor Space, The Swing-Wide: From King-Size Chest, It Opens Wide For Business, The Split-Level: For The Man Who Likes Plenty Of Room; Make Your Own Rotary Cutters For Offbeat Jobs; Hints From Readers; Multipurpose Cutting Board Handles Glass, Cardboard, Photo Mats And Roll Paper; Roll-Away Workbench: Lot Of Shop, Small Space; Hints From Readers; Benchtop Saw Table Converts Portable To 'Radial' Home And Yard - How To Troubleshoot A Water Heater; How To Fell, Buck And Limb A Tree; How To Close Up Your Vacation Home; Outdoor Gear For Indoor Emergencies; Shredders, Grinders, Chippers; Playback Tennis "Court" Improves Your Backhand Boating, Outdoors - Outdoor Gear For Indoor Emergencies; Stirrups For Your Spear Gun; How To Select A Modern Scattergun; Fitting Out For Bass Electronics, Radio, TV - Car Stereo Speakers: How To Install Them; Car Stereo Speakers: How To Pick Them Photography - Photo Hints; Pocket Cameras Become Big Business Science, Inventions - "Combat Cops" Fight Crime Like Commandos Aviation - Homebuilt Aircraft: Modern Biplane In Classic Style Every Month - Letters; Car Clinic; Homeowners Clinic; Science Worldwide; It's A New NOW: Latest Products And Developments (A 12-page roundup); The Bicycle Shop; All Outdoors; Appliance Clinic
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October
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Drop A New Body On The Old Buggy; Something Ole, Something New From AMC; Chrysler's New Cars Are Designed For A Quick Fix; Ford's Mustang II: Best Idea Of The Year; GM Styling: Give Safety The Credit; Specification And Comparisons Of The 1974 Cars; Should You...Trade In? Hang On? Cop Out?; How You Pay For Boredom On The Assembly Line; Saturday Mechanic: What You Should Know About Fluids For Your Car Home And Yard - Half Baths You Can Install Just About Anywhere; How To Waterproof Your Basement; How To Remove Stains From Almost Anything; How To Keep Your Gutters And Downspouts Functioning; How To Put Up TV Antennas; Rainproof Cushions For Outdoor Furniture Shop And Crafts - Hints From Readers; A New, Low-Cost Portable Drill Press (PM shop test); One Man's Incredible Antique Tool Collection; Hints From Readers; Make Your Oilstone Self-Lubricating; Hints From Readers Boating, Outdoors - Tent-Camping By ATV; Overnight Rod Repair; PM Rotary Outboard Test Tops 100 MPH; Next Year's Newest Outboards; Science, Inventions - "Big Iron" Moves To The North Sea; Switching On The Sun (First Solar Home To Offer Heat And Electricity)) Photography - New: A Kodak Super-8 That Talks; Photo Hints; World's Smallest Full-Size Reflex Camera Electronics, Radio, TV - How To Put Up TV Antennas; How To Buy The Right Antenna Aviation - Fast, Racy Fun Plane You Can Build Yourself Every Month - Letters; The Bicycle Shop; Appliance Clinic; Car Clinic; Science Worldwide; All Outdoors; Homeowners Clinic; It's New NOW: Latest Products And Development (A 14-page roundup)
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November
Automobiles, Driving - Drive To South America? How To Go By Family Car; Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Motor Homes Built The Way They Ought To Be; When We Really Had A Mini-Car!; '74 Snowmobiles: New Styling, New Power; PM Owner's Report: Buick Apollo; Saturday Mechanic: Get Set For A Cold-Weather Starting Emergency; Up Periscope? Your Next Car May Have One Shop And Crafts - Christmas Gifts You Can Make; Jewelry You Can Carve In A Jiffy; Initial Bookends; One-Piece Plastic Beauties; Animal Pull Toys; Blockmobiles; Kitchen Play Appliances; Teaching Box; Belt Sander Becomes Edge Sander With New Quick-Change Attachment; Rapid Travel For Drill-Press Attachment; Hints From Readers; Jaw Stretchers Give Your Lathe Chuck A Bigger Bite Home And Yard - How To Fix An Electric Dryer; How To Unclog Drains; How To Minimize Heat Loss; How To Repair Scratches In Furniture; Outdoor Greeting Card With A New Twist Aviation - World's Hottest Homebuilt: The Famous Pitt Special; Bede 5J: First Build-It-Yourself Jet Boating, Outdoors - Motor Homes Built The Way They Ought To Be; '74 Snowmobiles: New Styling, New Power Science, Inventions - Who's Ahead In The Superstadium Game?; From Wood To Paper - Now It's Back Again To Wood Electronics, Radio, TV - Four-Channel Headphones: Here's How They Sound On Two Ears Photography - Photo Hints; Compact 300-mm Tele At A Comfortable Price Every Month - Letters; All Outdoors; Car Clinic; Science Worldwide; Appliance Clinic; The Bicycle Shop; Homeowners' Clinic; It's New NOW: Latest Products And Developments (A 14-page Roundup)
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December
Automobiles, Driving - Detroit Listening Post; Imports And Motorsports; Don't Let Winter Stop Your Four-Wheel Driving Fun; The Diesel: New Future For An Old Engine; Saturday Mechanic: How To Stop Wind Noise And Water Leaks Shop And Crafts - Hints From Readers; Spellbinders: Optical Fibers; Free-Form, One-Of-A-Kind Candles Are Molded In The Snow; Your Own Business At A Price You Can Afford; Six Quick-And-Easy Projects; Hobby Kits That Add Fun To Christmas...And The Rest Of The Year Home And Yard - Yule Tree - From Tin Cans; How To Fix A Gas Clothes Dryer; How To Pick The Right Paint Roller; How To Keep Cutting Edges Sharp; How To Handle An Electric Emergency Boating, Outdoors - New Gear For The Snow Season; Old Boats; New Boats; New Guns And Gear For Shooters; New Meters For Finding Fish; New For Snomos Science, Invention - For That Needed Energy: Pour On The Coal; Fireman With Fins; Atomic Pollution: A Whopping Fish Story?; World's First Solar-Powered Watch Aviation - New Build-Your-Own Copters: More Power, Looks, Convenience; Build Your Own VW-Powered Biplane From PM Plans Electronics, Radio, TV - Digital Clock Kits: Fun To Build, Fun To Watch - And Oh, Yes, They Keep Time; New In Home Electronics Photography - Photo Hints; Pocket Super-8s: Home Movie Cameras You Won't Leave Home Every Month - Letters; Appliance Clinic; Car Clinic; The Bicycle Shop; Science Worldwide; All Outdoors; Homeowners Clinic; It's New NOW: Latest Products And Developments (A 12-page roundup)
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