Stories
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Ford Nearly Replaced the Mustang With This Front-Wheel-Drive Coupe
Ford tried to replace the Mustang with a Japanese-derived front-wheel-drive coupe. People were not happy.
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This Day in Automotive History: May 11
Ferrari debuts its first car, Chevy builds 2 million Camaros and Alain Prost takes the checkers at Monoco + more!
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NASCAR’s Wildest Exhibition: What to Expect From the 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover
The NASCAR All-Star Race has never really been about points. It is about pride, money, experimentation, and chaos. On May 17, 2026, NASCAR’s annual…
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This Day in Automotive History: May 10
Explore the birth of Audi, Sloan’s election to GM’s presidency, and the passing of two automotive legends, Cannonball Baker and Carroll Shelby.
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The Cars That Refuse to Die: The Longest-Running Models Still in Production (With First/Current Photos)
The automotive industry changes constantly. Entire brands vanish, technologies become obsolete, and once-popular segments disappear almost overnight. Yet a handful of vehicles have survived…
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This Day in Automotive History: May 9
Today’s automotive history lesson includes the founding of Spanish automaker SEAT, the Skyway Bridge disaster and the end of the Toyota Supra (for now).
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The Obsession With 200 MPH: The People Who Broke One of Speed’s Greatest Barriers
For more than a century, 200 miles per hour represented something almost mythical. It was not just a number. It was a psychological wall—a…
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The Craziest Engines Ever Put in Road Cars
Throughout automotive history there have been some pretty radical ideas attempted. Some worked, others didn’t. Some of them include these crazy engines.
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This Day in Automotive History: May 8
1879 – George Selden Files His Automobile Patent In 1879, George Selden filed a U.S. patent for an automobile design powered by an internal…
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Why 1930s Auto Racing Was Completely Insane
With Audi recently unveiling its recreated Auto Union Lucca—a streamlined V16 speed machine from 1935 capable of more than 200 mph—we got curious. Just…
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Audi Just Brought a Lost 1930s V16 Race Car Back to Life
Audi has brought one of the wildest machines in its family history back to life: the Auto Union Lucca, a streamlined V16 record car…
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This Day in Automotive History: May 7
Today we explore the origins of DKW, the end of the Countach and the first recorded death caused by autopilot cars.