Picture it: July 8, 1943, Los Angeles, California. You go outside and are inundated by a mysterious brown haze in the air that smells gaseous. This is unprecedented, and nobody knows what could be ...

The smog arrived on July 8, 1943. Some thought it was chemical warfare by a foreign country. Former Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron said he would get rid of the "vexing fumes" within four months, ...

You will undoubtedly need to have your vehicle serviced throughout its lifetime. Mechanics will perform routine maintenance, with some mandatory procedures along the way. One of these procedures or ...

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Los Angeles this month marked an ignoble feat achieved some 80 years ago — when air so toxic and foreign appeared on July 8, 1943, seemingly from nowhere, to spur panic across the region. Now, we ...

“Sadly, today California said ‘no’ to helping preserve these rolling pieces of history and let down classic car clubs ... It’s very quick to get a smog check with a modern car,” Leno said. “It’s not ...

SACRAMENTO, Callif. (KABC) -- Owning a classic car is usually pretty simple, but some of the newer classics often have a tough go in regard to the state's smog-check laws. Help may be coming to the ...