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How the 1923 BMW R 32 set the boxer-twin layout BMW still builds
BMW unveiled its first motorcycle, the R 32, in September 1923. Under the tank sat a 494cc flat twin with its cylinders sticking out on either side, and a…
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How the Mazda 787B became the only rotary-powered Le Mans winner
On June 23, 1991, Johnny Herbert drove the No. 55 rotary Mazda 787B across the line to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mazda says it remains the…
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Ford’s Ranchero arrived two model years before the Chevrolet El Camino
Ford put a pickup bed on a passenger-car body and sold it as the 1957 Ranchero. Chevrolet didn’t answer until the 1959 El Camino, two model years later. The…
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9 Z cars Datsun and Nissan sold from the 240Z to today’s Z
Datsun put the 240Z on sale in the U.S. in October 1969, and the Z car lineup has run through nine distinct generations since then. Some years brought small…
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