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Di Liberto captivates his audience ... ... and Von Zwehl coaches a potential successor during an AACA youth program in Hershey.

A mechanic, pinstriper and sign painter, Anthony D. Di Liberto is merging his twin passions of cars and art as a first-year student in Penn College's automotive restoration technology major. The young man with old-school dedication to his craft is featured in a YouTube video filmed before he graduated from New Milford High School in New Jersey.

A 1947 Packard Custom Super Clipper has been entrusted to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s automotive restoration program by Eleanor Packard, whose late husband – while no relation to the manufacturer – had a longtime connection to the classic American luxury car.

Pennsylvania College of Technology provided a stunning backdrop for the Antique Automobile Club of America's Grand National Meet from Thursday through Saturday, an exciting and extraordinary event that was the largest ever held by the organization.

International student travelers await their flight from JFK to Zurich. Thirteen students from the School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies this week began a 10-day journey to France and Italy, where they will visit exclusive automotive museums and body shops. The students are traveling with Roy H.

LLC returns from daylong trip to Carlisle. Members of Penn College’s Automotive Living-Learning Community attended Saturday's Carlisle Spring Car Show. “Everyone is glad to be back on campus after a long day in traffic and walking around looking at cars and car parts,” said Eric D. Pruden, automotive instructor and LLC faculty liaison.

Seventeen first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 52nd annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 20-24 in Louisville, Kentucky. Three other students finished in the top four places in their respective categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month in Hershey.

Automotive restoration technology student Krishna Yadav practices gas welding on steel in College Avenue Labs. From the Spring 2016 One College Avenue magazine: Car enthusiast and automotive restoration technology student Krishna Yadav worked in human resources in his native India until his brother met automotive instructor Eric D.

At play on a Sunday study break Living, learning ... and friendly competition. The Automotive Living-Learning Community students and friends got together Sunday for a friendly (but competitive) session of dodgeball in Penn College's Field House. The students seemed to be having a good time and they were laughing and joking with each other," said Eric D.

A generous benefactor to Pennsylvania College of Technology's automotive restoration program recently toured campus, hearing from many of the students it has helped through scholarships and other funding.