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Cars Had Ashtrays Everywhere Before They Found a Sensible Place for Coffee

A classic car could provide a cigarette lighter within easy reach of the driver, another for the front passenger and sometimes individual ashtrays for the people in the back. Yet bring a cup of coffee

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A Fatal Hand-Crank Accident Helped Change the Way Every Car Starts

Starting a modern car requires so little effort that the action barely registers. Turn a key, press a button or let the vehicle recognize that its driver has climbed aboard. A second later, the engine

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The Rearview Mirror’s Origin Story Begins Before the First Indy 500

The usual history of the rearview mirror is wonderfully neat. Ray Harroun entered the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with a mirror attached to his Marmon Wasp. He drove alone while his competitors

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These Transmissions Refuse to Die Even After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles

Some transmissions are basically automotive cockroaches. Not glamorous. Not exciting. But somehow impossible to kill. Meanwhile, other gearboxes seem to explode emotionally the second yo

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America Has Built Some Absolutely Unhinged Concept Cars, and That’s Why They’re So Great

Concept cars are what happen when car companies stop being practical for a minute. No one is worrying about cupholders, resale value, or whether the average buyer will understand the design. It is

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This Lost American Supercar Tried to Replace the Corvette in the 70s

When thinking about American sports cars the Chevrolet Corvette is the first name that comes to mind. Its place of pride in the U.S. market has held steady for decades seemingly uninterrupted. There h

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Buick Is More Popular in China Than America and Here’s Why

While Washington and Beijing rarely see eye to eye, Chinese car buyers have long been remarkably unified in their affection for one American brand. That brand is Buick which last year delivered 436,72

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Best Small Electric Cars (EVs) You Can Buy Today

Here’s a fresh, friendly take on the best small electric cars you can snag today. These little EVs aren’t just cute — they’re clever picks for anyone looking to zip a

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The GAZ M-72: The Soviet Crossover That Predates All Others

Everyone's got their favorite story about which car "invented" the crossover. Some people swear by the AMC Eagle, others point to the Jeep Cherokee or Subaru Outback. Turns out they'

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AMC Pacer V8: America's Most Unusual Hot Hatch

Hot hatches are supposed to be small, zippy, and European. Think Golf GTI or Civic Type R—compact cars with enough attitude to make daily driving fun. But back in the late '70s, AMC had a di

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