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Updated on Apr 26, 2021

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Vespa Turned 75 This Week Vespa Turned 75 This Week

Updated on Apr 24, 2021

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Acura’s New Documentary Recaps the History of the Type S Badge Acura’s New Documentary Recaps the History of the Type S Badge

By Chris Tsui

Posted on Apr 21, 2021

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See All of Jay Leno’s Current Restoration Projects See All of Jay Leno’s Current Restoration Projects

By Sean Evans

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

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Behold, the World’s Most Beautiful Lamborghini Countach Behold, the World’s Most Beautiful Lamborghini Countach

By Ben Keeshin

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

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How Ford’s Penny-Pinching ‘Special Falcon Project’ Evolved Into the Legendary Mustang How Ford’s Penny-Pinching ‘Special Falcon Project’ Evolved Into the Legendary Mustang

Posted on Apr 15, 2021

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Remastered Video of DeSotos, Fords, and Buicks Shows Chicago Traffic Was More Interesting in the ’30s Remastered Video of DeSotos, Fords, and Buicks Shows Chicago Traffic Was More Interesting in the ’30s

Updated on Apr 3, 2021

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Watch This Unseen 4K Footage of Ford’s Big Red Turbine Truck From the 1960s Watch This Unseen 4K Footage of Ford’s Big Red Turbine Truck From the 1960s

Updated on Apr 1, 2021

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Stutz-Made 1931 DV-32 Boattail Speedster Was the Automaker’s Majestic Last Hurrah Stutz-Made 1931 DV-32 Boattail Speedster Was the Automaker’s Majestic Last Hurrah

Updated on Mar 28, 2021

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The ’80s MG EX-E Was a Rally-Derived Supercar From Brighter British Car Days The ’80s MG EX-E Was a Rally-Derived Supercar From Brighter British Car Days

Posted on Mar 19, 2021

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Drag Racer’s 1937 Willys Was a $25 Junker—Now It Lives in a Museum Drag Racer’s 1937 Willys Was a $25 Junker—Now It Lives in a Museum

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

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Did You Know the Original Ford Explorer Was a Mid-Engined Pickup Truck With a Tent? Did You Know the Original Ford Explorer Was a Mid-Engined Pickup Truck With a Tent?

Posted on Mar 5, 2021

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You Could Buy This Wacky Two-Tire, One-Wheel Setup for Your Car in the ’80s You Could Buy This Wacky Two-Tire, One-Wheel Setup for Your Car in the ’80s

Posted on Mar 2, 2021

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Henry Ford’s Great-Grandson Is Selling His Autographed Edsel and One-Off Woody Henry Ford’s Great-Grandson Is Selling His Autographed Edsel and One-Off Woody

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

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Remember When GM Got Cyberbullied Into Canceling Buick’s 2010 Plug-In Hybrid? Remember When GM Got Cyberbullied Into Canceling Buick’s 2010 Plug-In Hybrid?

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

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The Pontiac Aztek Didn’t Fail Because It Was Ugly. It Failed Because It Was Lazy The Pontiac Aztek Didn’t Fail Because It Was Ugly. It Failed Because It Was Lazy

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

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The Story of NASCAR’s Doomed ‘Left-Right Series,’ a Road Course Spinoff with Its Own Spec Car The Story of NASCAR’s Doomed ‘Left-Right Series,’ a Road Course Spinoff with Its Own Spec Car

By Benjamin Hunting

Updated on Feb 26, 2021

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Jan Opperman’s VPJ-2 IndyCar Has a Colorful History Just Like Its Larger-Than-Life Driver Jan Opperman’s VPJ-2 IndyCar Has a Colorful History Just Like Its Larger-Than-Life Driver

Updated on Feb 21, 2021

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The US Army’s Largest 4×4 Ever: The Gigantic, 1,000-HP LARC-LX Amphibious Vehicle The US Army’s Largest 4×4 Ever: The Gigantic, 1,000-HP LARC-LX Amphibious Vehicle

Updated on Feb 19, 2021

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The Legend of Russia’s Lost Diesel-Electric 12×12 Overlanding Train The Legend of Russia’s Lost Diesel-Electric 12×12 Overlanding Train

Posted on Feb 18, 2021

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This Heavily Armed and Armored Truck Protected Canada’s WWII Nuclear Secret This Heavily Armed and Armored Truck Protected Canada’s WWII Nuclear Secret

Posted on Feb 11, 2021

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A Ford Dealer Made This Incredible Three-Axle Snowmobile Conversion Kit for Model Ts A Ford Dealer Made This Incredible Three-Axle Snowmobile Conversion Kit for Model Ts

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

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Here Are Five of the Most Heroic Dakar Rally-Winning Cars Ever Here Are Five of the Most Heroic Dakar Rally-Winning Cars Ever

Updated on Jan 15, 2021

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One of the Last Pre-Production 9-5s From Saab’s Bankruptcy Auction Can Be Yours for $18K One of the Last Pre-Production 9-5s From Saab’s Bankruptcy Auction Can Be Yours for $18K

Updated on Jan 8, 2021

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The Wagner 4 Track Was a Cold War Cargo Truck with Tank Dreams and 1.2 MPGs The Wagner 4 Track Was a Cold War Cargo Truck with Tank Dreams and 1.2 MPGs

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Dec 1, 2020

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Ford Almost Let a Graphic Design Legend Update Its Blue Oval Logo in 1966 Ford Almost Let a Graphic Design Legend Update Its Blue Oval Logo in 1966

Updated on Nov 26, 2020

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The Original Fast & Furious Was This 1924 Silent Film, Which You Can Watch In Its Entirety Here The Original Fast & Furious Was This 1924 Silent Film, Which You Can Watch In Its Entirety Here

By Chris Tsui

Updated on Nov 10, 2020

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Michelin Built This Freakish 10-Wheeled Citroen to Test Truck Tires at 110 MPH Michelin Built This Freakish 10-Wheeled Citroen to Test Truck Tires at 110 MPH

By Rob Stumpf

Posted on Nov 3, 2020

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That 331 MPH SSC Tuatara Is Good And All, But Here Are Some More Interesting World Record Cars [UPDATE] That 331 MPH SSC Tuatara Is Good And All, But Here Are Some More Interesting World Record Cars [UPDATE]

Updated on Oct 31, 2020

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We’re Giving Away 10 Free Copies of Dirt 5, and You—Yes, You—Can Enter Right Here We’re Giving Away 10 Free Copies of Dirt 5, and You—Yes, You—Can Enter Right Here

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

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Pontiac of 1989 Would Argue That We Got the Wrong Stinger Pontiac of 1989 Would Argue That We Got the Wrong Stinger

Updated on Oct 27, 2020

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Forget the Hummer EV: GMC Made an Electric Truck in 1913 Called the Model 3 Forget the Hummer EV: GMC Made an Electric Truck in 1913 Called the Model 3

Posted on Oct 22, 2020

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International Harvester Almost Built the Scout Out of Composites That Wouldn’t Rust International Harvester Almost Built the Scout Out of Composites That Wouldn’t Rust

Updated on Oct 22, 2020

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Curtiss-Wright’s Hovering Air Cars Were the Future of Transportation in 1960 Curtiss-Wright’s Hovering Air Cars Were the Future of Transportation in 1960

Posted on Oct 20, 2020

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Jay Leno’s 1922 Wills Sainte Claire Is a V8 Pioneer Built by Ford’s Right-Hand Man Jay Leno’s 1922 Wills Sainte Claire Is a V8 Pioneer Built by Ford’s Right-Hand Man

Posted on Oct 6, 2020

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The Soviets Built a 12-Wheeled Mega Truck With a 42.4L Engine and 220-Ton Carrying Capacity The Soviets Built a 12-Wheeled Mega Truck With a 42.4L Engine and 220-Ton Carrying Capacity

Posted on Oct 1, 2020

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Enjoy 20 Years of Nürburgring Wipeouts In One Incredible Mega-Compilation Enjoy 20 Years of Nürburgring Wipeouts In One Incredible Mega-Compilation

Updated on Sep 24, 2020

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Want to Race Your Own SCG Boot in This Year’s Baja 1000? That’ll Be $500,000 Want to Race Your Own SCG Boot in This Year’s Baja 1000? That’ll Be $500,000

Posted on Sep 14, 2020

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This Tiny Newfoundland Town Adopted Thousands of Americans Stranded at Its Airport On 9/11 This Tiny Newfoundland Town Adopted Thousands of Americans Stranded at Its Airport On 9/11

Updated on Sep 11, 2020

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This Dash-Mounted Coffee Maker Is Likely the Rarest Volkswagen Accessory Ever This Dash-Mounted Coffee Maker Is Likely the Rarest Volkswagen Accessory Ever

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

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The US Army Spent Millions Developing Giant, Six-Legged Walking Trucks in the 1980s The US Army Spent Millions Developing Giant, Six-Legged Walking Trucks in the 1980s

Updated on Sep 8, 2020

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Did You Know There Was a 48-Day Double-Decker Bus Tour from England to India? Did You Know There Was a 48-Day Double-Decker Bus Tour from England to India?

Updated on Aug 28, 2020

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This Fake News Report of a Bizarre Love Story Is Really Some Old Pontiac Propaganda This Fake News Report of a Bizarre Love Story Is Really Some Old Pontiac Propaganda

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

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The Storied Bricklin SV-1’s Body Was Made by a Bathroom Tile Manufacturer The Storied Bricklin SV-1’s Body Was Made by a Bathroom Tile Manufacturer

Posted on Aug 18, 2020

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The Sleeve-Valve 1934 Voisin C27 Went Through Oil and Spark Plugs Like Gasoline The Sleeve-Valve 1934 Voisin C27 Went Through Oil and Spark Plugs Like Gasoline

Updated on Aug 18, 2020

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This 61-Year-Old Tool Helps You Spot Annoying, Hard-to-See Stop Lights This 61-Year-Old Tool Helps You Spot Annoying, Hard-to-See Stop Lights

Posted on Aug 14, 2020

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Why This Crusty Aston Martin DB4 That Sat for 30 Years Might Really Be Worth Almost $1M Why This Crusty Aston Martin DB4 That Sat for 30 Years Might Really Be Worth Almost $1M

Updated on Aug 13, 2020

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The 1938 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H6B Xenia Rocks a 7.9L Inline-Six That’s Half an Airplane V12 The 1938 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H6B Xenia Rocks a 7.9L Inline-Six That’s Half an Airplane V12

Posted on Aug 10, 2020

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Why the Original 1991 Viper SR1 Prototype Was a Mad Engineering Gamble Why the Original 1991 Viper SR1 Prototype Was a Mad Engineering Gamble

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

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The Final Citroen 2CV Was Built on This Day in 1990 The Final Citroen 2CV Was Built on This Day in 1990

Updated on Jul 28, 2020

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125 Years of Skoda: From Wooden-Framed Cars to 123,000 Steel Pressings Per Day 125 Years of Skoda: From Wooden-Framed Cars to 123,000 Steel Pressings Per Day

Updated on Jul 24, 2020

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Peugeot’s Electric Car Concepts Date Back to 1941, And They’re Fascinatingly Weird Peugeot’s Electric Car Concepts Date Back to 1941, And They’re Fascinatingly Weird

Updated on Jul 23, 2020

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Ford Predicted Our Turbocharged Future All the Way Back in 1984 Ford Predicted Our Turbocharged Future All the Way Back in 1984

Posted on Jul 16, 2020

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The Winnebago Heli-Home Was a Real Flying RV That Needs to Make a Comeback The Winnebago Heli-Home Was a Real Flying RV That Needs to Make a Comeback

Updated on Jul 12, 2020

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The Fascinating Design History of the Domino’s DXP Pizza Delivery Vehicle The Fascinating Design History of the Domino’s DXP Pizza Delivery Vehicle

Updated on Jul 8, 2020

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Help Solve the Mystery of This Fascinating French Walking Car From the 1920s Help Solve the Mystery of This Fascinating French Walking Car From the 1920s

Posted on Jun 30, 2020

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Chrysler’s Radical Space Shuttle Design Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time Chrysler’s Radical Space Shuttle Design Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

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What Historic Car Nameplates Should—or Shouldn’t—Make a Comeback? What Historic Car Nameplates Should—or Shouldn’t—Make a Comeback?

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

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The Mosler Twinstar Was a Dual-Engine, 575-HP ’90s Super Cadillac The Mosler Twinstar Was a Dual-Engine, 575-HP ’90s Super Cadillac

Updated on Jun 19, 2020

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Oldsmobile’s Profile Concept is Remarkably Similar to the Tesla Model X Oldsmobile’s Profile Concept is Remarkably Similar to the Tesla Model X

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

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Did You Know Kia Used to Sell a Rebadged Lotus Elan? Did You Know Kia Used to Sell a Rebadged Lotus Elan?

By Rob Stumpf

Updated on Jun 10, 2020

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See the Original Sketches for the DeLorean Sedan That Never Was See the Original Sketches for the DeLorean Sedan That Never Was

Posted on Jun 5, 2020

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This Time-Capsule 1980 Datsun 280ZX Hidden for Decades Is Going to Sell for a Whole Lot of Money This Time-Capsule 1980 Datsun 280ZX Hidden for Decades Is Going to Sell for a Whole Lot of Money