Contribute | Subscribe | Advertise | Place a Classified Ad | Archives | E-edition | RSS Feeds | Contact Us | Feedback
Site search
sponsored by
The Union.com | California-Nevada County-Grass Valley | News
 
The Union.com | California-Nevada County-Grass Valley | News
 > Community Home 
<< back

Wheels

Caltrans: Road work this week
Caltrans plans the following highway work through Friday: more...
02/08/2010 5:38pm
Caltrans: Road work this week
Caltrans plans the following highway work through Friday:
  02/08/2010 5:38pm
The inside story
To street rodders, the automobile is a moveable forms. Unlike the artist who works with a canvas, however, the street rodder's creation has a an exterior, running gear and, of course, an interior. It is only when all of these are of the highest...
  02/06/2010 12:29am
Road work on East Main Tuesday
Westbound lanes on East Main Street in Grass Valley will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Crews will work on a water line, closing the lanes between Richardson and Stewart streets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
  02/05/2010 12:55pm
Caltrans announces road work for the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 6
Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Donner Summit to Donner Lake: Work continues on the $71 million Donner III construction project to improve Interstate 80. Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed...
  01/31/2010 3:06pm
Shark Bitten
Corvettes made from 1968 until 1982 are known by afficionados as “sharks.” Their low, mean look is derived from the Mako Shark II show car's body lines. That car even had blue-gray paint on top and silver-white paint below the beltline to...
  01/29/2010 12:27am
While automakers flounder, Ford earns $2.7 billion in 2009
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it made $2.7 billion in 2009, its first annual profit in four years.
  01/28/2010 9:03am
With a promise
Back in 1972, a friend told Joe Saso about a ‘36 Plymouth 4-door sedan parked in a garage, Joe wanted to see it. The car was all original, including paint and upholstery. The owner, Manuel, told Joe that he bought it new for his girlfriend, Molly,...
  01/22/2010 4:19pm
High maintenance
As a mechanic who runs his own business, Barry Giannoni has long believed in the importance of keeping a car well maintained. He knows that doing regular maintenance on a car, including oil change, lube and radiator flush, will extend the life of a car.
  01/19/2010 12:39am
A real steal
While Jim Richards didn't physically steal his ‘58 Buick Special, he did get it as the result of a crime. The second owner, who had bought it in 1959 had been in prison for a long stretch when his mother got tired of storing it in her garage...
  01/08/2010 12:28am
More Articles >>