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History tells us that the Lamborghini Miura was the first exotic to be labeled a “supercar.” This hyperbole was fitting, considering its ground-breaking transverse mid-mounted V-12 engine and breathtaking Marcello Gandini-penned styling. Of course, the term has been applied to many exotics since the mid-1960s, even retroactively, to describe those ultra-expensive, limited-production sports cars with […]
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Based on the success of last year’s seminar by Marty Christopher on the “History of the Motorcycle,” the Saratoga Auto Museum will be featuring a second motorcycle seminar about the sport of American motorcycle racing in the year 1912. Mr. Christopher will again be giving the seminar, occurring in conjunction with the museum’s “Motorcycles of […]
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Can you name the three all-time best-sellers in automotive history? (And by that, we mean single generations of a model, not like the Corolla badge that’s been attached to so many different cars.) Did you say “Volkswagen Beetle?” That’s right—first place on the list. What’s that? Ford Model T? Right again—second place. And third? Hmmm. […]