Popular Mechanics DECEMBER 1991 VOLUME 168 NUMBER 12 AUTOMOBILES Imports '92 All the new models Firsthand drive reports Engineering highlights Car Care Maintenance Basics: Locks and hinges Car Clinic: Car Care Q&A Saturday Mechanic: Fixing antilock brakes New Products: Filters, running boards, etc. Detroit Spy Report Olds Toronado tuneup, Chrysler's new L-H sedans, and more. Motorsports Saturn on the endurance circuit. SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY Tech Update An icebreaking research vessel Film for instant holograms, and more High-Tech Crime Hunters It's an open-and-shut case with the latest in detective technology. America's New Secret Aircraft We chase down classified USAF activity in California's desert skies. Aviation Americans storm the Paris Air Show. Science The sudden impact of Mt. Pinatubo. HOME IMPROVEMENT Home And Shop Journal Shop Project: Classic cherry chest How It Works: Electric motors Home Improvement: Five fix-it tips Homeowners Clinic Home maintenance Q&A. Appliance Clinic Answers to fix-it question. ELECTRONICS Loaded Lincoln Ford packs a Lincoln with the latest electronics for work and play. SPECIAL SECTION: Games for Grown-Ups Videogames Newest 16-bit systems let you manage a World Series team or fly an F-14. Video CD Interactive CDTV will teach you the piano or correct your slice and more. War Games You're in total command. Computers Graphics soften PC hardware. Electronics What was hot at the Berlin show. BOATING / OUTDOORS To The Yukon In a Yukon We follow the call of the wild in GMC's newest sport/utility. Outdoors The problem with dams. DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Letters Time Machine Coming Next Month |