Bobby Clark
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Porsche’s 917/30 made more than 1,100 hp from a 5.4-liter turbo 12, then Can-Am capped fuel use at 3 mpg
Porsche built the 917/30 Spyder for the 1973 Can-Am season, and its power figures run to four digits. Its turbocharged 12-cylinder engine displaced 5.4 liters.…
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7 vans and campers that owners refuse to give up
The camper van grew out of a simple idea: put a bed, a table and a sink inside a box on wheels. From the 1950s…
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6 Swedish cars that were built to outlast everything else
Every Swedish car on this list comes from Volvo or Saab, two makers that built for Scandinavian snow and for owners who expected a car…
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Only 5,742 of the 258,574 Monte Carlos built for 1970 and 1971 left the factory as SS 454s
Most first-generation Monte Carlos left the factory as comfortable V8 coupes with nothing exotic under the hood. About 2 percent did not. Across the 1970…
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6 Italian motorcycles that enthusiasts love more than collectors do
Each Italian motorcycle on this list has a following among riders, yet none is a headline act at auction. Some sold slowly when new. Others…
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Chevrolet sold only 200 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupes in 1986, built to give its NASCAR cars a sloped rear window
Twenty-five degrees is the slope of the rear glass on the Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe, and Chevrolet drew that angle for stock car racing rather…
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How Commer’s TS3 diesel fit six pistons into three cylinders and made 270 lb-ft from 3.25 liters
The Commer TS3 diesel had three cylinders and six pistons, and it made 270 lb-ft of torque from just 3.25 liters. Two pistons shared each…
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7 Dodges so powerful the competition wished they were outlawed
Dodge performance has come in some unlikely shapes: a full-size sedan built for drag strips, a pickup with a Viper V10 and a family wagon…
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A 23-year-old Ercole Spada styled the 314-hp Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, built just 19 times
Ercole Spada was 23 years old and new at Zagato when he drew the body of the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato. Under that body…
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Pope Pius XI’s 1930 Mercedes Nürburg 460 has a single rear seat, trimmed in crimson brocade
Pope Pius XI’s 1930 Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 carries just one seat in its rear compartment, upholstered in crimson brocade. The Pius XI Mercedes was a…
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