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Hey gang, do you like giant vehicles meant for Antarctic exploration? I do too! In fact, I recently wrote about the A…

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Look at the swell little wagon in the photo above. Wood grain, a four-speed manual transmission, an efficient-ish…

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to pester Ford’s archive department for…

The Bugatti Veyron has an unending list of accolades to its name. There was a time when it was the most…

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Fifty years ago today, UAW president Walter P. Reuther, his wife and four others died in a mysterious plane crash…

Take the A22 Autrostrada to Modena from Milan and on your right you’ll notice a big blue building. The signage has…

I know Mercedes-Benz likes to crow about “inventing the automobile” in 1885, but we all know that’s complete…

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I don’t want to shock you guys, but, beautiful women haven’t always been taken seriously. Case in point, Hedy…

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This Citroën doesn’t have hydropneumatic suspension. It doesn’t have front-wheel drive. It doesn’t even have…

I know that in most of the automotive world, the East German Trabant is considered something of a joke. The smoky…

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