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6 slant sixes that keep going under extreme driving conditions
The Chrysler slant six arrived in the 1960 Valiant, leaning 30 degrees to one side so the hood could sit lower. It went on to power cars, then pickups,…
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Mazda’s Autozam AZ-1 put gullwing doors and a mid-mounted 657 cc turbo three into a Japanese kei car
The Autozam AZ-1 is a tiny Japanese sports car with gullwing doors and a turbocharged three-cylinder engine behind the seats. Mazda sold it from 1992 through its Autozam dealer…
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11 inline-sixes that refuse to wear out
Ford offered its 300-cubic-inch inline-six engine in pickups from 1965 to 1996, a 31-year run that few engines match. Yet that kind of staying power is common among straight…
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10 DeSoto models that defined an entire generation
DeSoto cars rolled out of Chrysler plants for barely 32 years, yet the brand packed a lot of history into that short run. Walter Chrysler launched the marque in…
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