Let's face it: Some designs just weren't good, regardless of how many different ways Ford passed them along to us 40 years ago. Flaws such as leaking cowl vents, flimsy door and window mechanisms, ...

The car parking brake is mechanism intended to stop your car from moving. This is either while already in park or in case of total brake failure. Your car brakes are a hydraulic system which could ...

After recently completing the installation of a new rear suspension under our 1936 Phaeton it was time to complete that installation with a working emergency brake. Our first order of business was to ...

Chances are that unless you’re parking on a hill (which is definitely a possibility here in Clermont), you don’t use your parking brake much. Not many people do, and not many people realize that this ...

Your car brakes are an absolutely crucial part of your car’s performance. That’s why we’re always harping on you to get routine brake service, replace parts that need replacing, and to not ignore the ...

Manual gear sticks and chunky automatic gear selectors aren’t the only controls to have been replaced in a lot of modern cars by tiny switches – the humble handbrake made that transition quite some ...

The parking brake, often referred to as the emergency brake, is critical for keeping a vehicle stationary when parked, especially on an inclined surface. Fewer cars have manual transmissions these ...