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Chevy Built Just 15 of These Corvette Convertibles — And They’re Only for Japan

Fancy a rare Corvette? Here’s the catch: you’ll have to look to Japan, and even then, your odds aren’t great. Chevrolet is building just 15 examples of this special-edition drop-top.

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Old American Cars Could Seat Six Without a Third Row. The Shifter Made It Possible

Open the door of a large American sedan from the 1950s and the front seat looks less like a modern cockpit than a particularly comfortable sofa. There is no center console dividing driver and passe

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Those Giant 1970s Bumpers Were Built for Parking-Lot Crashes, Not High-Speed Safety

Look at an American car from 1971, then find the same model from 1974. The earlier car may have a slim chrome blade tucked neatly against its body. Three years later, the bumper appears to have lef

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Everyone Says Pop-Up Headlights Were Banned, but That Is Not What Actually Happened

Few automotive features can make a parked car look as alive as pop-up headlights. Turn the switch and two neat sections of bodywork rise from the hood, pause with theatrical precision and reveal the l

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One Rule Forced American Car Designers to Reuse the Same Headlights for Over 40 Years

Park a 1940s Jeep beside a Chevrolet sedan, an early Volkswagen Beetle and a British roadster, then look closely at their headlights. The surrounding bodies could hardly be more different. The glass c

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A Fight Over European Chicken Created the Subaru BRAT’s Strangest Feature

The Subaru BRAT had a cargo bed, a tailgate and the general proportions of a very small pickup truck. American versions also arrived with two plastic seats bolted into the bed, facing backward and exp

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Your 1980s Sports Car May Stop Counting at 85 MPH. The Government Told It To

Open the door of an American-market performance car from the early 1980s and something may appear terribly wrong. There is the dramatic driving position, a powerful engine and perhaps a body design

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The 5 Quickest Cars of the 1970s Were Fast Enough to Be Frightening

Speed has become ridiculously easy to buy. A modern electric crossover can pin its passengers to the seats while carrying three children, a week’s shopping and a suspicious amount of sports equi

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This Chinese Corvette Replica Costs $150,000 And All 199 Have Sold

The FullGood Motor SS Dolphin sounds like a strange combination of words and ideas. A Chinese company, a BYD platform, a plug-in hybrid, and the unmistakable shape of a 1950s Chevrolet Corvette. Someh

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Americans Say They Want Interesting Cars. Then They Keep Buying White, Black, and Gray

Every year, car buyers get asked to imagine themselves as bold, expressive people. People who care about design. People who say things like, “No, I don’t want the boring one.”

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