Autos
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3 supercharged engines that exceeded factory claims
A factory horsepower rating is a promise, and a supercharged V8 makes that promise easy to test. Bolt a stock car to a chassis dyno,…
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10 Valiants that looked like the future
The Plymouth Valiant arrived for 1960 as Chrysler’s answer to the compact car boom, and it did not look like anything else in the showroom.…
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Buick’s 1949 VentiPorts began as flashing lights a stylist added to his own Roadmaster
Buick’s famous portholes started as a personal touch on one man’s car. In 1948, stylist Ned Nickles fitted flashing lights to the hood of his…
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12 rare hardtops most people have never seen in person
The pillarless hardtop arrived as a 1949 General Motors idea. Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac launched two-door hardtops that year, and every rival soon wanted the…
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7 forgotten Corvettes that outpaced the competition
Ask most people to name a fast Chevrolet Corvette and you’ll hear the same few answers: the L88, the Grand Sport, the modern Z06. Yet…
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12 forgotten coupes years ahead of the competition
The Studebaker Avanti wore fiberglass body panels and front disc brakes when it went on sale in 1962. That kind of head start is what…
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12 hot rods that make every drive feel special
The classic Ford hot rod was born on the dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles in the late 1930s. At first, young drivers stripped…
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Jaguar’s D-Type won Le Mans three years running and took the first four places in 1957
The Jaguar D-Type won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1955, 1956 and 1957. Then, in its final year on top, it did something…
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10 automobiles that became legends of the 1970s
Lamborghini built just 157 examples of the Countach LP400 between 1974 and 1978, yet its wedge shape became a fixture on bedroom-wall posters. That’s the…
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Ford’s 1961 Econoline pickup put its six between the seats, and Ford sold nearly nine vans for every pickup
Ford’s 1961 Econoline pickup looked like a delivery van that someone had sliced in half. The Ford Econoline pickup put its cab right over the…
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