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Your jumping off point
into the world of Gus
Wilson, master mechanic
and his adventures as
owner of the Model
Garage. In some
ways this is a snapshot
of the natural mechanic
before the days of
trouble codes and
printouts. |
Index Links
A graphic navigator that
shows which stories are
available by clicking on
either a month or a
year. There is also a
shortcut to take you
directly to the cover
art galleries.
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Cover Art Galleries
Links to
galleries of the
fantastic artwork that
graced the covers of
Popular Science
Monthly.
Accessible by links to
the covers, listed by
both decade and specific
year. There are also
links to information
about some of the famous
artists who drew these
covers.
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The Stories
This will take you to
transcriptions of the
Gus and the Model Garage
series. Beginning in
July
of 1925 and ending
in
June of 1969 you can
observe a "master
mechanic" at work.
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The Author
The elusive and
mysterious Martin Bunn
is discussed as well as
some of the recurring
characters of the
series and also Gus
himself.
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Great Mechanics
A personal hall of fame
dedicated to real-life
"Gus Wilsons" that have
influenced me as a
mechanic. Also there is
a
gallery of service
stations of the
times and even a
shop bay that
could've been graced by
Gus.
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Helpful Hints
The monthly companion to
the Gus chronicles.
These are a few examples
of the ingenious ways of
solving some of the
minor problems while
working on cars |
The
Boy Mechanic
Just for fun, a
narrative about the
multi-volume set of
books dedicated to
"Things to Do and
Build". First published
in 1913 and into the
50's by Popular
Mechanics Press.
It's amazing we all
survived.
Also
Gus' books.
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Gus
Wilson
Who was Gus Wilson? This
article gives a brief
description of the
character. As you read
through the stories,
though, he becomes more
and more
real. |
