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A Truck Stuck in the 1946 Wayback Machine
By 1940, military planners all but knew that the United States was eventually going to end up embroiled in World War II. Specifications were drawn up for military-specific truck configurations, and Dodge was at the forefront. Contracts were ... [ read more] |
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The Angry Catfish May be a Keeper
Daimler of the U.K. (no relation to Daimler-Benz) was mainly a purveyor of ultra-stodgy sedans, hearses and limousines to British nobility and the royal family. They were as unlikely an entrant into the sports car market as Kaiser and Nash had b... [ read more] |
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The Safety Car that Didn’t Sell
By 1973, things looked very bad indeed for the types of cars that most of us care about. Fuel shortages, insurance rates, nutty safety and bumper regulations— plus a hearty helping of general gloom and malaise all but killed performance ca... [ read more] |
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The Tiny, High-Revving Honda S500/S600/S800
These are sublime cars if you can fit behind the wheel—and if you don’t mind looking at the lug nuts of other vehiclesOf the three major Japanese manufacturers—Nissan and Toyota being the others—Honda, with its motorcycle heritage and Fo... [ read more] |
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A Fiat or a Ferrari?
The foibles of “production” car racing and homologation rules have given rise to some rather interesting machinery over the years. Nutty Plymouth Superbirds and road-going Ford GT40s are at one end of the spectrum, and Ferrari’s first V6 e... [ read more] |
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James Bond’s Car of the 1970s
Some companies can lock one label into the consumer’s mind. This is especially true in the auto industry. Volvos are safe, Subarus are sensible, Saabs are odd and Lotuses are lightweights.Lotus mastermind Colin Chapman’s philosophy seemed to... [ read more] |
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The old-fashioned—yet everlasting—Volvo PV544
By today’s standards, this car’s performance would be blown into the weeds by a Ford Transit ConnectSweden was neutral during World War II, so automotive production and design never really stopped, despite raw material shortages. So, Volvo w... [ read more] |
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Monterey’s $2.3m Bargain
These cars, which are at home on the road or track, are very affordable in relation to Ferrari racers from the same eraNormally my life revolves around cars that “ran when parked.” Volvo 122s with hardly any rust, Fiat 850 Spiders that are m... [ read more] |
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1982-85 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo
After reaching its zenith in the 1920s and 1930s, the Bentley began a long, slow decline in the 1950s. By the 1970s, the once-proud marque was reduced to a badge-engineered Rolls-Royce afterthought.
Finally realizing that this was an atrociou... [ read more] |
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BMW M6: Still Hot After All These Years
For BMW enthusiasts, the E-24 generation 6-series is one of the marque’s most beloved models, introduced in 1976 to replace the outgoing 3.0 CS and CSL. In 1983, BMW unveiled the ultimate specification of the series, the M635CSi. Specially out... [ read more] |
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1950-1967 Volkswagen Microbus
Adopted as the official vehicle of the counterculture, few escaped loads of macrobiotic produce from the local commune-or the haze of bong smokeDuring the 1950s, the people charged with the task of selling imported cars were often more in tune w... [ read more] |
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On a Clear Day, You Can See DeLorean
The final creative financing scheme, involving a white powdery substance and new Central American "partners," added an element of infamyWealthy Type-A car guys can't seem to resist starting their own companies (named, of course, after themselves... [ read more] |
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Aston Martin DBS, Unloved No More
Growing affection for David Brown's Astons helps out even the DBS, not long ago thought of as "hopeless"Aston Martin was in trouble again. By the mid-1960s, it was clear that the DB6 was in dire need of modernization, based as it was on a design... [ read more] |
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1955-57 Ford Thunderbird
The T-Bird's 1954 introduction was fortuitous. The Korean War was over, the economy was in good shape, and Chevrolet's Corvette was a fiberglass flopThe immediate post-war era saw sports cars enter the American consciousness for the first time s... [ read more] |
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Zoom Zoom: The Miata Turns 20
Absolute dependability was demanded of the Mazda Miata-and delivered-making it suitable transportation for sports car loversThe Mazda Miata might hold the record for inverse relationships in the automotive world. It's difficult to think of a car... [ read more] |
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