Bobby Clark
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7 factory cold-air systems by name, from Oldsmobile’s under-bumper Force-Air to Pontiac’s Ram Air IV
Detroit sold cold-air induction by name in the late 1960s, and every maker gave its system a different badge. Oldsmobile hid its scoops under the…
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10 Ferrari 250 GT grand tourers from the Europa to the Lusso
The Ferrari 250 GT name covered a decade of grand tourers. It ran from the Europa GT of late 1954 to the Berlinetta Lusso, which…
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How the 1936 Tatra T87 put an air-cooled V8 in its tail
The Tatra T87 arrived in 1936 with its engine in the tail and a fin running down its back. That engine was an air-cooled V8…
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9 Citroëns once sold new in America, from the 1938 11CV to the Maserati-powered SM
Citroën was never a big seller here, yet the French car in America has a longer story than most people think. It starts with a…
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How the Offenhauser four-cylinder won the Indianapolis 500 27 times
The Offenhauser four-cylinder won the Indianapolis 500 27 times, more than any other engine maker in the race’s records. It did it with four cylinders,…
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How the BMW M1 went from a Lamborghini contract to hand assembly at Baur
The BMW M1 Lamborghini partnership aimed to give Munich a mid-engined race car built in Italy. Instead, the project nearly collapsed, and the finished cars…
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How Honda built the Acura NSX around what it calls the first all-aluminum monocoque body
The NSX aluminum body is the part of Honda’s mid-engine sports car that most owners never see. Under the paint, the 1991 Acura NSX used…
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8 Lincoln V12 cars from the 1932 KB to the 1948 Continental
From 1932 through 1948, Lincoln sold cars with twelve-cylinder engines. The Lincoln V12 story starts with the huge KB engine of 1932. Later, the streamlined…
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8 dealer-built supercars of the 1960s, from Royal Pontiac’s Bobcat GTO to Mr. Norm’s 440 Dart
In the 1960s, some of the quickest American cars did not come straight from a factory. A dealer-built supercar started as a showroom car, and…
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Chrysler built only 248 300F convertibles for 1960, with a cross-ram 413 V8 and two four-barrels
The Chrysler 300F convertible is a rare car, because Chrysler built just 248 of them for 1960. Every one carried a 413-cubic-inch V8 with two…
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