Popular Mechanics Magazine JAN. 1957 Vol. 107 Number 1 Mint Condition! 276 pages Vol. 107, No. 1 ISSN 0032-4558 Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to Jan. 1957 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions. Highlights include: Contents How to plan that vacation cabin 97 Building sites, Cabins Truck gets power from overhead wires 101 Trucks, Electric Submarine escape 104 Submarines (Safety measures) Engineer analyzes 1957 Chevrolet 106 Automobiles Clymer drives 1957 Chevrolet 107 Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing) Inboard-outboard boat 161 Motor boat engines Center-line steering, better than power? 162 Automobiles, Experimental Goal no. three: disease-free crops 165 Plants (Diseases and pests) Pod plane 172 Airplanes Lumberjacks fell a scrap burner 174 Wrecking Engineer analyzes the 1957 Ford 108 Automobiles Clymer drives the 1957 Ford 109 Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing) Clymer drives 1957 Plymouth 109 Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing) Engineer analyzes 1957 Plymouth 110 Automobiles Mercury's lushest: Turnpike Cruiser 114 Automobiles They sail on sand 117 Sailcars Aerial fire engine 125 Helicopters in fire prevention Aluminum picture frames 126 Picture frames and framing Where an angler's thrill becomes a masterpiece 129 Joseph T. REESE, Fish (Collection and preservation) First helicopter carrier airlifts teams of marines 137 Aircraft carriers Big Mack, the world's longest suspension bridge 138 Bridges Harvard restores 49-foot skeleton of biggest marine reptile 143 Extinct animals Do it yourself with kits 144 Houses (Maintenance and repair) Motor sled does a dog team's work 146 Motor sleds Scale models avert engineers' headaches 148 W. C. TISEN, Goodyear Tire Rubber Company, Models Italians restore old bridge stone by stone 151 Bridges, Verona (Italy) City with a sinking feeling 152 Subsidences (Earth movements), Long Beach (Calif.) Outboard-motor generator powers boat accessories 157 Outboard motors Family airport 158 Aviation landing areas Dual input transistorized preamplifier 178 Amplifiers Desk-chair 181 Chairs, Desks Midget spice cabinet 184 Kitchen cabinets Soldering ceramics 185 Solder and soldering How to mount a wall map 189 Mounting (Maps) Staved boxes 190 Boxes, cases, etc Sync motor drives photo timer 194 Timing devices Vegetable puppets 206 Puppets and puppet plays Third member for your automatic laundry 209 Clothes hampers Vanity table doubles as desk 210 Desks, Dressing tables Redecorating with light 213 Electric lamps Brakes for today's traffic 214 Brakes, Automobile Kitchen cabinet for condiments and towels 216 Kitchen cabinets Chucking thin blanks for face machining 219 Chucks (Machine work), Lathes Accessory cabinets for power tools 223 Tool boxes, racks, etc Indexing head for gear cutting 225 Gear cutting machines Shop geometry 229 Geometry, Mechanical drawing Shop chair swivels to any working position 233 Chairs