Record #:

12979

Author(s):

McDowell, Robert W.

Abstract:

Robert B. Albert worked twenty-five years with J.C. Penney, then decided he wanted to be his own boss. Precision Tune, founded in 1975, seemed the right fit for him. He opened his first center in Raleigh in 1979 and is the sub-franchisor for all of North Carolina east of Asheville. He and his son-in-law currently own sixteen centers with combined sales of over $11 million.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 47 Issue 6, June 1989, p26-27, il

Subject(s):

Family-owned business enterprises; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Precision Tune

Record #:

30395

Author(s):

Thompson, Bob

Abstract:

Mechanical fault can be a large factor in automobile accidents. Thus, the North Carolina State Motor Vehicle Commissioner is backing the Carolina Safety Leagues new, free Voluntary Vehicle Safety Check program. The campaign, now in progress across the state, aids motorists in putting their automobiles though mechanical safety inspections at no cost.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 12 Issue 2, June 1954, p12, 28, por

Subject(s):

Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Motor vehicles--Inspection program

Record #:

31058

Author(s):

Perez, Angela; Hudgins, Dean

Abstract:

Students in Broderick Ward’s Electric Trade II class at Southeast Halifax High School in Halifax, North Carolina recently converted a 1989 Geo Metro into an electric car, and won a national racing competition with it. That Metro and the students from a poor and rural county are what inspired a novel that is the basis for a new Hollywood film.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 2006, p19, il

Subject(s):

Electric Vehicles; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair