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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…
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Kimi Antonelli Dunked on Kim Kardashian Over the Monaco Towel Fiasco, and Mercedes Loved Every Second
Most teams would have wanted the whole thing to disappear quietly. Mercedes did the opposite. After a clip from the…