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Hudson’s 1951 Hornet kept winning races while looking like it didn’t care
In 1951, while Detroit was celebrating the flashy machines from Ford Chevrolet and Chrysler, a small company in Michigan named Hudso rolled out a big…
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AMC’s 1965 Marlin tried fastback flair before it was cool
The Marlin arrived in showrooms in the mid-1960s with a sweeping roofline and a promise that American Motors could do style as well as practicality.…
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Mercury’s 1957 Turnpike Cruiser added gadgets like it was building the future
Mercury treated the 1957 Turnpike Cruiser as a rolling technology showcase, stuffing it with gadgets that tried to turn midcentury highway driving into an experience…
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Ford adds 2026 Mach-E GT California Special and boosts range
The 2026 Mustang Mach-E arrives with a clear message from Ford: electric performance is not standing still. The company is adding a Mach-E GT California…
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Toyota CEO Koji Sato warns suppliers: “We won’t survive” without change
Toyota has built its reputation on quiet confidence and relentless efficiency, not alarmist rhetoric. So when Toyota CEO Koji Sato told key partners that “we…
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Jeep Gladiator manual transmission could return after 2025 drop
Jeep enthusiasts watched the Gladiator lose its stick shift for 2025 and took it as another sign that the manual transmission era was slipping away.…
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GM boosts heavy-duty truck output even as gas prices rise
General Motors is preparing to build more of its biggest pickups just as fuel costs climb again, betting that demand for heavy-duty work trucks will…
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Chevy to phase out Corvette E-Ray as Grand Sport X takes over hybrid role
The Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray arrived as the first electrified Corvette in history and will leave almost as quickly as it came. General Motors is already…
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This 1969 El Camino SS found a way to be two things at once
On paper, a 1969 El Camino SS should not work. It asks to be a muscle car and a pickup at the same time, a…
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The 1968 GTO Judge didn’t need subtlety to make an impact
The Pontiac GTO arrived in the mid 1960s as a shot of pure attitude, but the 1968 model proved the car did not need loud…
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