Bobby Clark
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Mercedes recalls 30,064 S-Class sedans, including the AMG S 63 E Performance, for brake hoses that can rupture
The new S-Class brake hose recall covers 30,064 Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-Maybach sedans from the 2022 through 2025 model years. The front brake hoses on these…
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Why the Detroit Diesel 6-71 needed a blower just to breathe, and how hot rodders took it
The Detroit Diesel 6-71 could not run without the blower bolted to its side. As a two-stroke, it had no way to pull in its…
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Why Divco milk trucks were built to be driven standing up, from 1926 until 1986
The Divco milk truck let a driver stand at the wheel, step down to a doorstep and climb back aboard. That one idea kept the…
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Benelli built the first six-cylinder production motorcycle by adding two cylinders to a Honda CB500 copy
The Benelli 750 Sei was the first production motorcycle with a six-cylinder engine. Benelli unveiled it in Modena, Italy, on October 27, 1972. Its engine…
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The Le Mans-winning 1967 Ford Mark IV has a bulge in its roof built for Dan Gurney’s head
The Ford Mark IV that won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans has a bump in its roof above the driver’s seat. It isn’t…
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8 Jaguar XK engine milestones from the 1948 XK120 to the last car in 1992
The Jaguar XK engine made its debut in the 1948 XK120 and powered its last new car in October 1992. That span covers 44 years…
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Only about 320 Jensen FFs were built, and every one had four-wheel drive and anti-lock brakes in 1966
The Jensen FF was a British grand tourer that combined four-wheel drive with anti-lock brakes. Jensen Motors built it in West Bromwich, England, from 1966…
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6 International Harvester Scout and Travelall models from the 1953 Travelall to the 1980 Scout II
International Harvester sold two people-carrying trucks for more than a quarter-century. The Travelall wagon arrived in 1953, and the smaller International Scout followed in 1960.…
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7 cars that ran Charles Knight’s sleeve-valve engine instead of poppet valves
Charles Yale Knight’s sleeve-valve engine had no poppet valves at all. Instead, two thin sleeves slid up and down inside each cylinder. Ports cut into…
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6 Ford Y-block V8 displacements and the 1950s cars that got them
The Ford Y-block V8 replaced the old flathead in 1954 and grew through six versions in four model years. Each new size went into a…
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