American Motors joined forces with Giotto Bizzarinni in 1970 to produce an affordable mid-engine GT. Unfortunately only a handful were produced.
Unquestionably the finest design to ever come out of American Motors (AMC), the AMX/2 Concept and AMX/3 sports GT could’ve been a contender. Even though AMC’s 390-inch V8 was a very competent engine, it did not have the cache and performance potential enjoyed by big and small blocks from Chevrolet and Ford. But the project did not die because of en...
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INDUSTRY/FLASHBACK
BUICK ‘HELLCAT’ TANK DESTROYER: WW II HOT ROD!
The same GM studio that gave us the iconic and industry-first Concept Car,
Buick Y-Job, also was responsible for the Hellcat Tank Destroyer. This year
Buick celebrates its 110th anniversary.
Buick production lines have been rolling for 110 consecutive years but for a short period during World War II, the vehicles produced looked decidedly different. In February 1942, the last civilian car left a Buick facility before full attention was placed on engineering and producing airc...
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LAMBORGHINI MIURA: ICONIC SUPERCAR!
A Silver Salute to Lamborghini, celebrating a half-century of GT and Supercar production this year.
On May 7-11, 2013, more than 300 Lamborghinis from every period in the company's history will travel 650 miles along the Italian peninsula as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. On the first leg, Lamborghini owners from 29 countries will journey from Milan to Forte dei Marmi. Next, they will continue on to Rome, and finally return to Bologna on May 10. On May 11,
a Concours d’Ele...
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