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The Avanti kept going after Studebaker closed its South Bend plant
Studebaker announced in December 1963 that it would stop building cars in South Bend, Indiana. The last factory Avanti rolled out on New Year’s Eve that year. The fiberglass…
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Why the Tucker 48’s flat-six engine came from a helicopter engine maker
Tucker built only 51 Tucker 48 sedans. The flat-six mounted in the back of each one began life as an air-cooled unit from a Syracuse, New York, company that…
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How the Chrysler Turbine Car could run on almost any fuel
Between October 1963 and October 1964, Chrysler built 50 identical bronze coupes with a gas turbine instead of a piston engine. Then it handed them to ordinary families to…
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How Chevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide became a drag racing staple
Chevrolet put the Powerglide on sale for the 1950 model year. It was a two-speed automatic for buyers who wanted to stop working a clutch in traffic. More than…
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