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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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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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What Happens When You Give Ferrari’s Luce A Massive Wing?

Ferrari’s first EV has already caused more arguments about styling than most new Ferraris, and Vossen has now found an easy way to change the conversation. Give the Luce a lower stance, a differ

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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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Cars Survived Nearly a Century Without Cup Holders. Then America Refused to Drive Thirsty

The automobile conquered continents, crossed deserts and survived two world wars before anyone decided it desperately needed a secure place for a paper cup. For much of automotive history, drivers

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Only One Reverse Light Works, but the Red Lamp Beside It Is Not Broken

Select Reverse, walk behind the car and one white lamp comes on. The other stays dark. The rear light clusters look symmetrical. Both contain clear and red sections. Surely one bulb has fail

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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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The Bertone Freeclimber: An Italian-German-Japanese Oddity

So there's this SUV called the Bertone Freeclimber, and honestly, it's got to be one of the strangest automotive stories out there. Picture this: Italian designers take a tiny Japanese truck,

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Maserati MC12: The Underappreciated Ferrari-Beating Race Car

The Maserati MC12 deserves way more credit than it gets. This racing beast packed a 6-liter Ferrari V12 cranking out over 600 naturally-aspirated horses, wrapped in Frank Stephenson's stunning des

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The Rise and Fall of Daewoo: GM’s Global Gamble

Ever wonder what happens when automotive giants try their luck abroad? GM's adventure with Korean carmaker Daewoo is one for the history books—a story of big ambitions that ultimately fizzle

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