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Perhaps We Could Interest You in a Plywood Racecar?
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So it looks a little like a Shelby Daytona Coupe that was shrunk in the wash, and its chassis is made out of plywood. Instead of being a miserable, abject failure consigned to the dustbin of history, the Marcos GT Fastback is a legitimately successful racecar, and this particular GT is one of only 7…
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Retrospective via Automotive Traveler: The Jeep Grand Cherokee
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With this week’s press introduction of the new Grand Cherokee, Automotive Traveler looks back on the Jeep Grand Cherokee’s first three generations. Automotive Traveler’s Editor in Chief, Rich Truesdell, details the Grand Cherokee history, from its beginnings at AMC right up through today, with all the intrigue that went along with Renault, AMC, Chrysler, Daimler,…
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So You Like Racing Videos?
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We all love watching footage of automotibles from all eras racing around various tracks. Be it vintage film of the true pioneers of the sport or an Australian Touring Car season from a few years ago. Too bad there is no single source that allows you to view this in one place…oh wait, that’s the…
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History Road 2010: Simplificate and Add Lightness — The Prequel
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Years before Colin B. Chapman, CBE, instituted his oft-stated mantra of “simplify and add lightness”, that mentality was in wide use during the 1920s and 30s amongst those few brave souls willing to undertake the sport of auto racing. In fairness, those lads may have taken it significantly further. They may also have had balls…
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A Masterpiece Worth Having: The Fiat 600 derivation Abarth 750, and other spicy meatballs
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If you do decide to take my advice and plonk down $2000 for a ride on a creaky Alitalia 767-400 to Rome’s Autoricambi d’Epoca Giolitti, turn around and walk across Termini Station. There, on the opposite side, you’ll find a bookstore, nestled between two gleaming bank branches, that specializes in automotive literature. A bookseller that…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Best 'Dad' Car?
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There’s an episode of The Wonder Years, in which Kevin’s dad can’t decide whether to buy a new car or not. Kevin wants him to buy the screamin’ sexy red Mustang convertible, but the dull-old family sedan has too many memories in it making letting go a tough choice. In the end, the old car…
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This Papercraft Überbird Soars into My Heart
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Reader SmokyBurnout has recently taken up the wonderful art of papercraft. He stumbled across a template for a 1984 BMW 635CSi. Not content with the basic German goodness contained in the kit, he decided to produce his own version. The result has my jaw on the floor. Hop the jump for photos of what this…
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Breaking News: Aftermarket Manufacturer Makes Tasteful Wheels – World Stunned!
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Rocket Racing Wheels has just released a new series of wheels designed for the modern muscle car. That is nothing new, what is strange is that they actually look good. The problem with most aftermarket wheels is that they try to do too much. These wheels have a classic style crafted out of modern aluminum.…
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Last Call- Xzibit Edition
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Yo dawg, I herd you like low riding, so we put a low rider on your low rider so you can low ride in your low ride. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Last Call- Your Car Is How Fast? Edition
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Intrinsically evil-looking, record book shattering, and detente-driving are only some of the phrases that could be used to describe the SR71. With the possible exception of the Lamborghini Reventon no car has ever come close to matching the batman-on-crack styling of these planes, even though they are a product of late fifties technology and engineering.…
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Name That Part- Double Jeopardy Round Edition
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There comes a time in every car owner’s life when, for one reason or another, their ride lets them down. The excuse could be a failure of some part or another due to wear, a flaw in the design, or just their own poor maintenance practices. Whatever the cause, it can put both car and…
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Last Call – How's This for Progress? Edition
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This is a bronze chariot from ancient Rome, as shown at the Musei Capitolini.
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Italy Week: Super Facebook Mega-Gallery Madness!
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So the kids these days are all on this “face book” thing, which (if you’re to believe the local news) must be a hotbed of “sexting” and that foul hip-hop music. It’s also a good place to look at some cars. Here is the Facebook mega-gallery to all the interesting cars and motorcycles that slipped…
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Topless and Classy at the Same Time
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Classic Mercedeses devoid of greater than six liter motors do little for me personally, but the cache of a vehicle such as this cannot be denied. This 1957 Mercedes 220S Cabriolet appears to have halfway through a restoration, judging by the condition of the undercarriage and the primer job. It sports a dual-carbed six cylinder…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Kind of Car is your Girl (or Guy)?
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Yesterday we asked you whether you anthropomorphized your ride, and if so, what was its personality. Today we’re pulling a 180 and want you to objectify that certain someone in your life – and to tell us what kind of car they’d be.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Was Your Worst Car-Buying Experience?
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Whether it was through a dealer, craigslist, or calling the number on a For Sale sign in the window of a street-parked ride, we’ve all had some less than wonderful experiences with buying a car. Some of them just leave a bad taste in your mouth. Some, make you question the fate of humanity- let’s…