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Ferrari Quietly Built a $5 Million One-Off Supercar and Barely Told Anyone
Ferrari’s most exclusive secret isn’t a concept car or a prototype sitting behind velvet ropes in some Italian museum. It’s…
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Ford Allegedly Buried Thousands of Unsold Mavericks Underground and Nobody Wants to Talk About It
When Ford had a problem it couldn’t sell its way out of, it buried the evidence. Literally. During the 1970s,…
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You Can Win a 435-Mile 2006 Ford GT or Just Take the $400,000 and Run
There are clean low-mileage collectibles, and then there’s this. A 2006 Ford GT finished in Tungsten Grey clearcoat metallic with…
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Lift Kit vs. Leveling Kit: Stop Buying the Wrong One for Your Truck
Few upgrades spark as much confusion among new truck owners as the decision between a lift kit and a leveling…
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All Those Numbers on Your Tire Sidewall Actually Mean Something. Here’s What
The side of your tire is covered in a jumble of numbers and letters that most drivers ignore until something…
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The Off-Road Recovery Gear You’ll Wish You Packed Before You Got Stuck
Sooner or later, every off-roader gets stuck. It doesn’t matter how capable your rig is or how skilled you are…
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What the Hell Is a Restomod, and Why Is Everyone Building One?
Walk any modern car show and you’ll spot them: classic cars and trucks that look period-perfect on the outside but…
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4WD vs. AWD: What Actually Happens When the Pavement Ends
The terms four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive get tossed around as if they mean the same thing, and marketing departments…
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So You Want to Take Your Car to a Track Day. Here’s How Not to Embarrass Yourself
There’s a moment every enthusiast reaches when public roads stop being enough. You’ve got a car you love, you’ve watched…
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Win a 1963 Split-Window Corvette Fuelie and $20,000 With Double Entries, But Hurry — It Ends 6/14
Let’s cut to it, Backfire News fans: there’s a chance to put a genuine 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Fuelie Coupe…
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Naturally Aspirated, Turbo, or Supercharged: Which One Actually Wins?
Ask a room full of car enthusiasts which is better, a turbo, a supercharger, or a big naturally aspirated engine,…
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This Jensen Once Belonged to a Led Zeppelin Legend, and Its Owner Is About to Eat a $44K Loss
Here is a rule that almost always holds in the classic car world. Find a rare British coupe, attach a…