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How the Chevrolet Corvair’s air-cooled flat-six hung behind the rear axle
The Corvair flat-six sat at the very back of the car, behind the rear axle, and it had no radiator at all. Chevrolet launched the compact in October 1959…
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How Ford’s 1932 flathead V8 brought eight cylinders to ordinary buyers
In 1932, the Ford flathead V8 put eight cylinders in a car that cost less than $500 to start. Before that, the closest V8 on the market came in…
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7 Jaguar E-Type versions from the Series 1 to the V12
Jaguar showed the E-Type to the press at the 1961 Geneva motor show, and over the next 13 years the car changed more than its shape suggests. Each Jaguar…
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8 Ducati desmo models from the 1956 125 racer to the 1199 Panigale
Ducati desmo engines close their valves with a cam instead of a spring, and the company has built that idea into racers and road bikes for 70 years. The…
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