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Citroen Traction Avant

Citroen never used to be shy about producing truly innovative cars, and it was the Traction Avant that gave it this reputation, with its monocoque construction, front-wheel drive and air-cushioned engine mountings. Andre Citroen was desperate to create something that ...

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1971 Pontiac Firebird Esprit

The Pontiac Firebird is an automobile which was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker’s platform-sharing model, the Chevrolet Camaro. This coincided with the release ...

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Corvette C1 ‘1953

The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) is the first generation of the sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. It is commonly referred to as the “solid-axle” generation, as ...

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Rover P5B

Hm the Queen is quite choosy about which cars she adds to her collection, so the fact that she has a P5 of her own suggests this isn’t a machine for riff-raff. So if it’s good enough for Queen Elizabeth ...

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OLDSMOBILE TORONADO

Americans love a large car with a huge engine; they always have, and who can blame them? The thing is, when you’ve got a big engine with lots of power and torque, there’s only one end of the car to ...

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