Autos
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5 Jaguars to avoid at all costs
Jaguar expected to sell about 100,000 X-Types a year. Instead, the Jaguar X-Type found roughly 350,000 buyers over its whole eight-year run. That gap says…
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12 two-seaters that were pure driving machines
Lotus named the Elise after a little girl. In fact, Elisa Artioli was the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, then chairman of Lotus and Bugatti, and…
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John Britten and friends hand-built just 10 Britten V1000 race bikes in Christchurch, New Zealand
Only 10 examples of the Britten V1000 were ever made, and every one came out of a small operation in Christchurch, New Zealand. John Britten…
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10 Triumph motorcycles we quietly admire
Triumph says its Bonneville became the highest-selling British twin of all time. The Triumph Bonneville took its name from the Utah salt flats, where Triumph-powered…
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10 straight-eights that refuse to wear out
Duesenberg put the first production straight-eight on sale in 1921, and for the next three decades the long engine meant you had arrived. Buick, Packard,…
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Lancia’s 1922 Lambda hung its engine and suspension on a load-bearing unitary body, and 12,998 were built
Most cars of the early 1920s bolted a body onto a separate steel frame. The Lancia Lambda did something different. Its body carried the load…
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9 forgotten Camaros that turned into surprise collectibles
Chevrolet built 6,360 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Indianapolis Pace Car models for 1982. That was a special edition with a clear number attached. As a result,…
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ThrustSSC’s 763-mph run in Nevada on October 15, 1997 is still the only supersonic land speed record
On October 15, 1997, RAF fighter pilot Andy Green drove ThrustSSC across Nevada’s Black Rock Desert at an average of 763.035 mph. That run broke…
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Rust Heinz built just one 1938 Phantom Corsair around Cord 810 running gear, with a front seat for four
Rust Heinz wanted to sell a car of tomorrow in the late 1930s. What he left behind was a single prototype, the 1938 Phantom Corsair.…
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7 Toyotas that still define fun
Toyota built its name on cars that start every morning, yet the same company keeps making cars that grin back at you. A rear-drive Corolla…
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