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3-wheeled handcar or velocipede on a railroad track Preserved railroad velocipede on exhibit at the Toronto Railway Historical Association. A handcar (also known as a pump trolley, pump car, rail push trolley, push-trolley, jigger, Kalamazoo, [1] velocipede, or draisine) is a railroad car powered by its passengers or by people pushing the car from behind.
As the flywheel, unlike the spring of a pullback motor, is continuously rotating, the motor may be "pumped up" by pushing the car repeatedly forward. In some cases, the cars work both in forward and reverse; in other cases, a one-way clutch can disengage a component in the gear assembly to prevent input of rotational effort in the reverse sense.
Kars4Kids is a Jewish [4] nonprofit car donation organization based in Lakewood, New Jersey in the United States. Kars4Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that states that its mission is "to fund educational, developmental, and recreational programs for low-income youth" [5] through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity Oorah, which focuses on Jewish children and families. [6]
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Wheeler Dealers is a British TV series originally produced by Attaboy TV for the Discovery Channel in the United Kingdom and for Motor Trend in the United States. The programme is fronted by car enthusiast and former dealer Mike Brewer with mechanics Edd China (Series 1-13), Ant Anstead (Series 14–16), and Marc Priestley, (Series 17-18) The premise of the show has the presenters on a mission ...
Rated just 11th out of 15 overall in luxury compact cars, the car received a 2 out of 5 rating in predicted reliability and a 3 out of 5 in predicted owner satisfaction.
A mobile auto mechanic in Iran An auto mechanic at a garage in Kenya.. An auto mechanic [1] is a mechanic who services and repairs automobiles, sometimes specializing in one or more automobile brands or sometimes working with any brand.
The PlasmaCar design includes six wheels, but only four touch the ground. The first two wheels located at the front of the vehicle do not touch the ground (a common misconception) or spin: they are merely there for stability and safety in case the rider leans forward or drives into an elevated surface (such as a street curb).