Autos
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AMC’s Gremlin went on sale on April 1, 1970, as a Hornet cut short behind the doors
The 1970 AMC Gremlin went on sale on April 1, 1970, which was April Fool’s Day. American Motors built it by taking its compact Hornet…
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8 German motorcycles that quietly became icons
BMW’s very first motorcycle set a layout the company never really abandoned, while a small DKW two-stroke ended up copied on three continents. Between them…
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8 American cars that made the highways of the 1970s unforgettable
The Buick Riviera boattail turned up on American highways in 1971, and nothing else on the road looked like it. That fits the decade. Gas…
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8 Power Wagons that seem nearly impossible to kill
The Dodge Power Wagon was born in World War II, when Dodge built thousands of four-wheel-drive trucks for the U.S. Army. After the war, the…
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6 Willys models we’d quietly rank above everything else
The Willys FC-150 put a cab right on top of the engine of a CJ-5, and the idea caught on fast. Willys sold more than…
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6 forgotten Ramblers that were pure blasts to drive
Rambler built its name on sensible compacts that sipped gas and parked anywhere. Yet the same badge went on a 1957 four-door hardtop that Motor…
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7 Datsuns that still stop traffic
Park a Datsun 2000 roadster at a gas station today and count how long it takes before somebody walks over. We’d bet it won’t be…
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8 Monte Carlos we’d quietly rank among the best
Chevrolet launched the Chevy Monte Carlo for 1970 as a personal-luxury coupe with a long hood and a big-block option. The name lasted until 2007.…
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11 V8s designed for extreme durability
Before the first Lexus LS 400 went on sale, Toyota spent nearly $1 billion over six years and built more than 900 experimental engines. The…
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7 rare Furys executed without compromise
Plymouth’s Fury started in 1956 as a limited-production hardtop offered in a single paint color. Later, Stephen King made the 1958 Plymouth Fury the star…
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