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Those Old Mitchell Manuals Filled a LOT of Shelves… Factoid Friday Trivia Game Answer & Winner for September Announced! Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess in our latest Factoid Friday trivia quiz! The Factoid Friday trivia game uses the iconic pieces of automotive history from the Mitchell 1 Library as the basis for trivia […]
Welcome to Factoid Friday! Answer the Factoid question correctly and win a $25 Amazon gift card! Welcome to our Factoid Friday guessing game that blends a twist of trivia with an interactive component and features pieces of iconic automotive history from the Mitchell 1 Library. To keep things interesting, we even offer a prize! In […]
Throwback Thursday: The Mitchell Manual Mile It’s that time around here – CLEANING Time! UGH! Most people only have to do “Spring Cleaning,” but in the library I have to do it whenever I get a chance. I was just going through old files and I ran across some material from a “Department Showcase” we […]
The Mystery Wiring Diagram Belongs To… Factoid Friday Trivia Game Answer & Winner for July Announced! Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess in our Factoid Friday Wiring Diagram trivia quiz for July! The Factoid Friday trivia game uses the iconic pieces of automotive history from the Mitchell 1 Library as the basis for trivia guessing […]
Welcome to Factoid Friday! Answer the Factoid question correctly and win a $25 Amazon gift card! Welcome to Factoid Friday, a guessing game that blends a twist of trivia with an interactive component and features some of the iconic pieces of automotive history from the Mitchell 1 Library. And to keep things interesting, we even […]
Our First Factoid Friday Winner! Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess in our first-ever Factoid Friday trivia game! The Factoid Friday game uses the iconic pieces of automotive history from the Mitchell 1 Library as the basis for trivia guessing game. The question for June was, “What is the total weight (in pounds/ounces) of the Mazda 3 […]
Welcome to Factoid Friday! Answer the Factoid question correctly and win a $25 Amazon gift card! The Mitchell 1 Library is a rich resource of automotive history. Even though most of the information is now contained electronically inside ProDemand — just a mouse click away when you’re repairing a vehicle — we keep the books […]
Throwback Thursday – My First Car Do you remember your first car? How about the first car that you had to pay for yourself? Maybe they were one and the same. I remember my first ride: a 1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia — Red! — with a 4-speed standard transmission. Ok, I’ll give you a moment […]
Throwback Thursday: Dad’s Old Chevy I was too short to see over the fender of my dad’s 1970 Chevy ¾ ton pickup, but I can see it in my mind as if it was yesterday. White with the Chevy emblem reverse painted in the back window. Dad’s sitting on the opposite fender, feet in the […]
Throwback Thursday: Vehicle Data from the Dark Ages As I was standing brushing my teeth this morning (that’s where some of my best thinking takes place), I was reflecting about a few key “Throwback Thursday” posts I’d seen recently from a couple of my friends. I laughed as I thought of the big 80’s hair, muscle […]