http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJPFRNO344 For a company that got its start manufacturing motorcycle sidecars and aftermarket bodies for the ubiquitous-in-its-day Austin Seven, Jaguar has come a long way in its nearly 92 years of existence. Sure, it hasn’t been all wine and roses (as most...
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One of the fastest-growing trends in the automotive world lately has been the emergence of the premium restomod. Rides like the Toyota Land Cruisers and Ford Broncos being produced by Icon and the 964-series Porsche...
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In many countries (other than ones whose names rhyme with “Who Knighted Plates”), Formula 1 is super popular. Like, second-only-to-football/soccer popular. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in Brazil, where seemingly every mid-size-and-bigger city...