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: ?I liked that these giant tractor tires are both the product this garage sells and services, and the roadside sign advertising said product. The medium is the message! Meanwhile, my local correspondent adds: "I've been told by others that we should try to have service done here when possible (there's another tire/auto place in town) because this is the one that services tractor and big truck tires, so if they go out of business, it would be very difficult for locals to get their tractor tires serviced."?Nate
: ?Here's one Kansas mechanic-savant's technique for bridging the red/blue state stereotypes: huge cars with great mileage.?This is the sort of work that’s making Goodwin famous in the world of underground car modders. He is a virtuoso of fuel economy. He takes the hugest American cars on the road and rejiggers them to get up to quadruple their normal mileage and burn low-emission renewable fuels grown on U.S. soil—all while doubling their horsepower. The result thrills eco-evangelists and red-meat Americans alike: a vehicle that’s simultaneously green and mean. And word’s getting out. In the corner of his office sits Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 Jeep Wagoneer, which Goodwin is converting to biodiesel; soon, Neil Young will be shipping him a 1960 Lincoln Continental to transform into a biodiesel—electric hybrid.
His target for Young’s car? One hundred miles per gallon.