|By Chilton Staff| One of the most common maintenance tasks is an oil change. The engine is the heart of the vehicle and oil is its lifeblood. Motor oil protects the engine by cleaning, cooling, lubricating, and sealing it. The right engine oil helps maintain fuel efficiency and, over time, can save money on gasoline. … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | You’ve got everyone loaded in the new car, baby, dog, spouse, and … it won’t start. Thoughts of potentially ruined plans run through your head. You quickly open ChiltonLibrary on your phone, enter your vehicle year, make, and model, and then tap the Bulletins/Recalls tab. You type the word “start” … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | October is Fall Car Care Month, the perfect time to prep vehicles for the colder months ahead. ChiltonLibrary, trusted by automotive experts for over 100 years, offers comprehensive, up-to-date repair, maintenance, and service information for cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. With 24/7 online access, your patrons can easily find vehicle … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | At 5:15 AM on January 4, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced: “Interstate 95 is CLOSED.”1 A look back at 2022’s 50-mile traffic jam shows how important it is to be prepared for the unexpected. Thousands of people were stranded by a blizzard, trapped overnight in freezing weather in their … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | What’s the best way to connect car owners in your community with authoritative automotive information? Let Gale’s free marketing materials help you drive car owners to ChiltonLibrary. You’ll find a plethora of ideas to use as is, or as inspiration for your own creativity. Tell your community about ChiltonLibrary with … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | James Artman is known as the founder of Chilton Company. Artman was already a publisher when George H. Buzby and C. A. Musselman joined him to establish Chilton Co. on March 31, 1904, in Philadelphia. Celebrating 120 years since its founding, Chilton became a successful publisher and research company—however, it … Read more
“My father was a master mechanic; I grew up with a screwdriver in one hand and a pair of pliers in the other.”* – Frank Herbert | By Ryan Lee Price | In an era when character development and plot structure took a back seat to technological ideas and dystopian/utopian predictions, Frank Herbert deliberately suppressed … Read more
Garrett A. Morgan invented the first intelligent transportation safety device.His safety inventions saved thousands of lives. |By Chilton Staff | When a natural gas explosion asphyxiated tunnel workers and six rescue teams under Lake Erie in 1916, police called Garrett Morgan, inventor of a gas mask, in the middle of the night. He and his … Read more
| By Ryan Price | “As to the riding qualities of the Jeep, a chiropractor should be standard for each car.” — Charles “Harry” Payne The Jeep is as ubiquitous as America itself. It has been to battle, to camp, to the highest mountain and the lowest valley. It is a car fit for danger, … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | In 2021, a new auto company was born when Fiat Chrysler merged with Peugeot SA. The following year, the giant corporation became the fourth-largest automaker in the world, after Toyota, Volkswagen, and Hyundai. It’s a constellation of 14 automotive brands with roots that go back to the beginning of the … Read more