Autos
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7 rotary-engine motorcycles that reached the public, from the Hercules W-2000 to the Norton F1 Sport
Every rotary motorcycle on this list went on sale to the public, rather than staying a prototype or a police machine. The run starts with…
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How the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL’s Bosch pump sprayed fuel straight into its cylinders in 1954
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL arrived in 1954 with an idea most cars would not adopt for decades. Its 300 SL fuel injection system used a…
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A fiberglass cold-air box went on just 43 fuel-injected 1957 Corvettes
Of the 6,339 Corvettes Chevrolet built for 1957, just 43 left the factory with a fiberglass cold-air box. Enthusiasts call it the 1957 Corvette airbox.…
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Why the Sunbeam Tiger died in 1967: Chrysler bought Rootes and wouldn’t build a car with a Ford V8
Sunbeam Tiger production lasted barely three years, and its ending came down to a corporate takeover. Rootes built the V8 roadster from 1964 to 1967,…
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6 Packard engines from the 1916 Twin Six V12 to the 310-hp 374 V8 in the 1956 Caribbean
Packard engines tell the story of the company in six steps, from a World War I-era V12 to the twin-carburetor V8 of its Caribbean convertible.…
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Henry Ford sold his 1896 Quadricycle for $200 to fund his next car, then bought it back for $65
Henry Ford’s first car, the 1896 Ford Quadricycle, did not stay in his hands for long. Before the year was out, he sold it for…
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Nelson Jackson drove a used Winton coast to coast in 1903 on a $50 bet, then gave it to the Smithsonian
In May 1903, a Vermont doctor named Horatio Nelson Jackson accepted a $50 bet that he could drive a car from San Francisco to New…
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7 Studebaker V8s from the 1951 232 to the supercharged R3 that went into nine Avantis
Studebaker put its own overhead-valve V8 into production in 1951, and the Studebaker V8 family ran until the company stopped building engines in 1964. In…
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Why the 1977 Pontiac Can Am ended when the mold for its fiberglass rear spoiler broke
The 1977 Pontiac Can Am lasted about half a model year, and a broken tool started its end. The mold that made the Pontiac Can…
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The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner’s beep-beep horn cost $10,000 to develop, after $50,000 to Warner Bros.
Plymouth’s 1968 Road Runner came with a horn that went “beep, beep,” just like the cartoon bird. That Road Runner horn did not come cheap.…
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