Autos
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Nancy Reagan gave her husband a 1962 Willys CJ-6 for Christmas 1963, and he drove it on his ranches until 1997
Ronald Reagan’s favorite ranch truck started life as a Christmas present. In 1963, Nancy Reagan bought her husband a used 1962 Willys CJ-6, and he…
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Lyndon Johnson faked a brake failure to roll guests into the lake at his Texas ranch in a blue Amphicar
Lyndon B. Johnson kept a small blue car at his Texas ranch, and he liked to use it on guests who had no idea what…
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Honda recalls 4,206 VT1300CX and VT750 cruisers because the fuel pump can quit and stall the engine
Honda is recalling 4,206 cruiser motorcycles because a faulty fuel pump can stop working and stall the engine. The Honda VT1300CX recall covers 2023 to…
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Acura confirms an adventure-ready SUV for early 2028 and an 8-passenger SUV bigger than the MDX
Acura plans three new SUVs over the next few years, and the first model on the Acura SUV roadmap is an adventure-ready SUV due in…
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The ground-effect Lotus 79 won 6 Grands Prix in 1978 and carried Mario Andretti to the world title
The Lotus 79 won six Formula 1 Grands Prix in 1978 and made Mario Andretti world champion. It did that by treating the whole car…
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Ilmor built Mercedes’ 1,024-hp pushrod V8 in 10 months, and it won the 1994 Indianapolis 500 from pole
The Mercedes-Benz 500I had one real shot at the Indianapolis 500, and it won. Ilmor built the pushrod V8 in secret for Team Penske in…
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A Ford Mustang won the Bathurst 1000 by 1.184 seconds after the leading Camaro ran dry on the last lap
Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood won the 2026 Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, October 11, by 1.184 seconds. Their Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang inherited the…
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Toyota went 1-2 at Charlotte as Chase Briscoe beat teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds
Chase Briscoe won at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 11, 2026, by 0.029 seconds. The Chase Briscoe Charlotte win came over his own Joe…
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How Jeep’s 1973 Quadra-Trac gave the Wagoneer full-time four-wheel drive
For 1973, the full-size Jeep Wagoneer gained Jeep Quadra-Trac, a full-time four-wheel-drive system. Before that, a Wagoneer driver had to shift a transfer case and…
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Why Harley-Davidson moved the Panhead’s hydraulic lifters to the bottom of the pushrods in 1953
Harley-Davidson’s Panhead V-twin arrived in 1948 with Panhead hydraulic lifters, which set valve clearance on their own and quieted the Knucklehead’s valve clatter. The first…
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