Autos
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10 vehicles that made the 1940s unforgettable
In 1940, Lincoln built 400 Continentals with body panels shaped by hand. That 1940 Lincoln Continental set the tone for a decade of style. Then…
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The Munster Koach was built from three Model T bodies stretched to 18 feet around a Ford 289 V8
Herman Munster’s Munster Koach started as a $200 sketch and became a custom car that TV fans recognize on sight. George Barris paid designer Tom…
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12 forgotten Coronets that deserved better
The Dodge Coronet name first appeared for 1949 and, after a five-year break, lasted until 1976. In 1965, it was Dodge’s most popular model. Yet…
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10 engines that were built to outlast everything else
Honda’s K-series arrived in 2001, and the Honda K24A became the version millions of drivers lived with every day. It went into CR-Vs, Accords, Elements…
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Henry Ford drove his 999 a mile in 39.4 seconds on frozen Lake St. Clair in 1904 to reach 91.37 mph
On January 12, 1904, a 40-year-old Henry Ford pointed the Ford 999 down a strip of ice on Lake St. Clair and covered one mile…
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Kawasaki’s 1969 Mach III packed a 499cc two-stroke triple and 60 hp for $999
The Kawasaki Mach III arrived in 1969 with three cylinders, a two-stroke engine and a price that undercut almost everything near its speed. Internally, Kawasaki…
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6 forgotten Javelins that pure drivers still love
American Motors sold 55,125 Javelins in the car’s first model year, and the AMC Javelin package list grew fast after that. Between 1968 and 1974,…
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Messerschmitt’s KR200 bubble car went backward by restarting its two-stroke engine in reverse
The Messerschmitt KR200 had four forward gears and no reverse gear at all. To back out of a parking space, the driver stopped the little…
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7 Cutlasses still relevant
In 1976, the Oldsmobile Cutlass line was America’s best-selling car. Then, a year later, Oldsmobile built 632,742 Cutlasses, the highest total the name ever reached.…
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12 rally homologation cars most people have never seen in person
Rally rules once forced carmakers to sell road versions of the cars they raced. As a result, a showroom could hold a Toyota Celica GT-Four…
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