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12 Fords that were faster than their reputation suggested
Ford sells more performance than its family-car image suggests, and the proof runs from 1963 big-block sedans to the Ford SVT cars of the 1990s.…
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11 sports cars that looked like the future when new
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing made its debut in February 1954 with doors that opened toward the sky. It was a bold way to open…
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7 rare front-wheel-drive classics executed without compromise
Today, front-wheel drive is the layout of the everyday commuter car. Back when E.L. Cord launched the Cord L-29 in 1929, though, sending power through…
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KITT’s red scanner was Glen Larson’s nod to the Cylons
The red light that swept back and forth across KITT’s nose was not a new idea. Glen A. Larson created Knight Rider, and he had…
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8 automobiles that ushered in a new era during the late 1930s
In February 1936, Daimler-Benz showed the Mercedes-Benz 260 D at the Berlin Motor Show, and the diesel passenger car was born. Within three years, carmakers…
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12 Jaguars that prove they don’t build them like this anymore
When Jaguar launched the Mark X in 1961, it had the largest unitary body of any car built in Britain at the time. That was…
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12 forgotten Buicks years ahead of the competition
In 1951, Buick’s engineering chief reportedly took the XP-300 to 140 mph at GM’s Milford Proving Ground. That Buick concept ran a supercharged aluminum V8…
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7 station wagons that refuse to become obsolete
The Mercedes 240 TD was never fast, and that never mattered. When Mercedes ended W123 estate production in January 1986, it had built 199,517 of…
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12 cars from the muscle-car era that were pure driving machines
The 1964 Tempest LeMans GTO started the muscle-car boom as a $295 option package on a mid-size Pontiac. Within a few years, every Detroit brand…
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GM’s 1951 Le Sabre concept was Harley Earl’s jet-inspired showcase for wraparound glass and tail fins
Harley Earl wanted a car that looked like it could take off. The GM Le Sabre concept of 1951 was the result: a low, two-seat…
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