A 1914 Model T arrives on campus for joint 100th-anniversary observance. Automotive restoration technology majors surround a piece of history. From left are Drew A. Swanson, of State College; Mitchell R. Kachele, of Allendale, N.J.; Ryan J. Levesque, Unionville; Daniel S. Bishop, of Perkasie; and Carmen Cicioni, of Ringtown.
Enter Sandmen: Education doesn't get more hands-on than rubbing away rust and other imperfections. Kelvin A. Ortiz, a collision repair student from York (left) and Colin S. Geiger, an automotive technology major from Sunbury, prep the Lincoln for its ultimate cherry-and-white finish. Kelvin A.
A caravan of vintage vehicles moves along Hagan Way, en route to the Parkes Automotive Technology Center. Students surround a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 380SL, owned by AACA member Bill Seely, of Mechanicsburg (second from left). An automotive student effortlessly lands a "ringer" during a recreational break from classes Friday.
Tom Baloga, '74, talks with students in the Klump Academic Center. At his retirement, Baloga served the triple role at BMW of vice president, engineering, United States; president, BMW Technology Corp.; and vice president, engineering quality and safety.
Chief Automotive Technologies' Jim Wrigley conducts a session in a College Avenue Labs classroom. Tips on paintless auto-body repair Metalworking is among the skills honed in the collision repair lab. Penn College instructor Roy H. Klinger schools participants on forming sheet-metal panels.
The editor of Mopar Muscle and Mopar Now magazines visited Penn College this past week, meeting with faculty and touring automotive and collision repair laboratories.
Students tour a facility of PPG, a well-known supplier to the collision repair paint lab back on Penn College's main campus ... ... and pause for a group photo while seeing the sights in Milan. Ian C. Squier-Nauman test-drives a Ferrari.
Coming off an impressive top-15 finish in 2012, the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at Pennsylvania College of Technology is confidently polishing up its 2013 entry into the Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series. Eight students, led by captains Andrew D. Dietrich and Benjamin D.
Adopting the character of his great-grandfather (beneath a photo of the real-life George N. Schuster), Jeff Mahl begins his first-person reminiscence. After donning a period-appropriate coat, Jeff Mahl settles in for a engaging re-enactment of a historical journey. Fresh from a tour of the college's automotive labs, Jeff Mahl shares his favorable impression.
The great-grandson of George N. Schuster, whose record-setting performance in a 1908 automotive race from New York to Paris remains unmatched more than a century later, will share the epic story with a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Tuesday, April 2. “The Great Auto Race” will be presented by Jeff Mahl at 3:30 p.m.
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