Autos
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The cars that made the 1950s a turning point for performance
The 1950s did not just add a little extra speed to family cars, they rewired what performance meant on the road and at the track.…
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When 1950s automakers chased style over restraint
The 1950s were the decade when American automakers stopped whispering and started shouting in chrome. Tail fins, jet-age grilles, and candy-colored paint turned family sedans…
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The forgotten 1950s cars collectors are rediscovering
The 1950s gave us some of the most recognizable silhouettes in automotive history, yet a surprising number of those cars slipped quietly into obscurity while…
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1950s cars that were years ahead of their time
The 1950s are often remembered for chrome, tailfins, and drive-in diners, but some cars from that decade were quietly sketching the blueprint for the modern…
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Jim Farley admits Ford backed off markets dominated by Toyota and Hyundai
Ford chief executive Jim Farley has done something auto bosses almost never do in public: he has admitted that the company pulled back from segments…
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The American cars that defined power in the 1950s
Power in 1950s America was not just a political or industrial idea, it was something you could see and hear in chrome, tailfins, and big…
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New York bill could require speed limiters for certain drivers
New York lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would force some of the state’s most persistent speeders to let their cars slow them down. The…
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Aggressive driving is surging nationwide and road rage is rising, according to AAA
Aggressive driving has shifted from an occasional scare to a near constant backdrop on American roads, and the latest research shows it is not just…
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Why the 1950s produced Detroit’s boldest designs
The 1950s turned Detroit into a kind of open-air gallery, with chrome, fins, and color rolling past on every street. The city’s studios treated the…
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Four-cylinder engines making power that embarrasses most V8s
Four-cylinder engines used to be shorthand for “base model,” the sensible choice you bought when you could not stretch to a V8. Today, advanced turbocharging,…
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