Bobby Clark
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Subaru put rear-facing seats in the BRAT’s bed so it would be taxed as a car, not a truck
The Subaru BRAT jump seats are the strangest thing about a small four-wheel-drive pickup that Subaru sold in North America from 1978 to 1987. Two…
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8 mid-engine production cars on sale before 1975, from the Matra Djet to the Fiat X1/9
A mid-engine car carries its engine behind the seats but ahead of the rear axle, which puts most of the weight near the middle. Between…
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Cadillac built just 532 Eldorados for 1953, and one carried Eisenhower in his inaugural parade
The 1953 Cadillac Eldorado was a coach-built convertible with a top that folded completely out of sight, and the factory records count just 532 of…
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8 shaft-drive motorcycles built before 1970, from the 1905 FN Four to the Moto Guzzi V7
Most early motorcycles turned the rear wheel with a chain or a belt, but a few makers chose shaft drive instead. A shaft runs inside…
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Pontiac built only 630 Bonnevilles for 1957, every one a fuel-injected convertible
Pontiac built only 630 Bonnevilles for 1957, and every one was a fuel-injected convertible. The 1957 Pontiac Bonneville came one way, with nearly every option…
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9 AMC V8 displacements from the 1956 250 to the last Jeep 360 in 1991
American Motors built its own V8 from 1956 to 1991, and the family grew through nine AMC V8 displacements along the way. The story starts…
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Chevrolet put aluminum cylinder heads on just 311 Camaros in 1969
Only 311 Camaros left the factory with aluminum cylinder heads for 1969. That option was the Camaro L89, a 396-cubic-inch big-block V8 with its iron…
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8 American cars that offered factory air suspension for 1958, from Chevy’s Level Air to Ford-Aire
For one model year, Detroit tried to put cars on air. In 1958, every General Motors division, plus Ford, Mercury and American Motors, offered 1958…
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McLaren’s MP4/4 won 15 of 16 Grands Prix in 1988 on a 1.5-liter Honda V6 limited to 150 liters of fuel
The McLaren MP4/4 won 15 of the 16 Formula 1 Grands Prix in 1988. It did that with a 1.5-liter Honda V6 turbo in the…
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8 Cadillac V8 displacements from the 1949 331 to the 1980 368
Cadillac launched its overhead-valve V8 for 1949 at 331 cubic inches. Over the next three decades, Cadillac V8 displacements grew in steps to 500 cubic…
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