Bobby Clark
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8 supercharged production cars built before 1960, from the Bentley Blower to the Golden Hawk
Long before modern superchargers became common, a handful of makers sold supercharged cars to the public. A belt- or gear-driven blower pushes extra air into…
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18 Willys-Overland models, from the 1917 Willys-Knight to Brazil’s Itamaraty
Willys is usually associated with one vehicle: the Jeep. That reputation is understandable, but it leaves out a surprisingly large part of the company’s history.…
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Ariel’s Square Four ran two geared-together crankshafts and grew from 500 cc to 1,000 cc
The Ariel Square Four packed four cylinders into a square block and ran them on two crankshafts geared together. It started life in 1931 as…
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6 ways to buy a four-wheel-drive pickup in America before 1960, from Marmon-Herrington Fords to the F-100
Before 1960, an American who wanted a 4×4 pickup could not simply tick a box on most order forms. Instead, buyers went to specialist converters,…
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Porsche 963 wins Petit Le Mans, the first overall win there for a Porsche prototype
Porsche finally won Petit Le Mans outright with a prototype. On Saturday, Oct. 3, the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 of Laurens Vanthoor,…
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NHTSA closes its Jeep fire probe, saying the 1,076,999-vehicle Wrangler and Gladiator recall covers it
Federal safety regulators have closed their Jeep fire probe into 2021–2025 Wranglers and Gladiators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a recall filed in…
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Chevrolet built 13,748 454 SS pickups for 1990, and every one was painted Onyx Black
Chevrolet built 13,748 examples of the 1990 454 SS, a regular-cab, short-bed half-ton pickup with a 7.4-liter big-block V8. For that first year, buyers got…
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Chevrolet built 199 Corvette Z06s for 1963, and only 63 got the big fuel tank
Chevrolet built 199 Corvette Z06s for 1963, and only 63 of them got the Z06 big tank. That oversized fuel tank held about 36 gallons,…
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Audi’s V12 diesel R10 TDI made over 1,100 Nm of torque and gave Le Mans its first diesel winner in 2006
In 2006, the Audi R10 TDI became the first diesel-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Its V12 TDI engine made more…
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Steve McQueen sold his Jaguar XKSS to Bill Harrah, then bought it back and kept it until 1980
The McQueen Jaguar XKSS is a 1956 road car built from Jaguar’s D-Type racer, and it is one of only 16 XKSS roadsters. Steve McQueen…
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