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The Summers brothers’ four-engine Goldenrod averaged 409.277 mph at Bonneville in 1965 without a jet
Bob Summers had one hour to make two runs across the Bonneville Salt Flats on November 12, 1965. When the timers finished, his Goldenrod streamliner…
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8 chrome-era cars that still draw a crowd at shows
Between 1954 and 1961, Detroit sold Plexiglas roofs, folding steel tops and pink trim packages alongside the 300-horsepower Chrysler C-300. Today, those same cars are…
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BMW’s U.S. importer Max Hoffman sent the 507 to Albrecht Goertz in New York, and BMW built only about 250
The BMW 507 roadster first started as a sales pitch from a car dealer in New York. Max Hoffman, BMW’s importer in the United States,…
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7 personal-luxury coupes that owners refuse to sell at any price
A new Continental Mark II cost nearly $10,000 in 1956, when a Corvette stickered for $2,800. Such a gap sums up the personal-luxury coupe: two…
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8 scooters you’ve probably never seen in person
Fuji’s Rabbit S-1 scooter debuted in Japan in June 1946, months before Italy’s Vespa. In fact, the postwar scooter boom ran on three continents at…
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Cadillac built just 11 Escalade-V Checo Pérez Editions, all for Mexico, at 4.099 million pesos each
Cadillac is limiting its new Escalade-V Checo Pérez Edition to 11 numbered examples, and all 11 are staying in Mexico. Each one carries a price…
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Ford is recalling 102,159 Super Duty and F-150 trucks whose analog speedometer and tach needles can stick
Ford is recalling 102,159 trucks because the needles in their analog speedometer and tachometer can stick or swing erratically. The Ford speedometer recall covers 2025…
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class beat 21 other contenders to become MotorTrend’s 2027 Car of the Year
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is MotorTrend’s 2027 Car of the Year. The big sedan beat 21 other contenders for the magazine’s Golden Calipers trophy. Mercedes-Benz USA…
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5 Plymouths owners swear they’ll never sell
Three of these five cars carry the Plymouth Fury name, and each has a detail that makes it hard to replace. One of them even…
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6 GMC trucks that were built to last
A GMC truck from the middle of the last century was often built for work most drivers never see. Some crossed beaches. Others hauled freight…
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