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Sold at auction for only $17,000! A cheap way to have a cool, obscure car.

Grill wars, tall vs small

So you know why the Lincoln brand is named Lincoln? Watch for the amazing answer.

Porsche was about to go under until Toyota showed them how to make cars.

The first time a car company just screwed on fiberglass fins as a "facelift". it didnt work and Packard died.

Packard was the America Rolls Royce

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Facel Vega came out with a small car called the Facellia with an inhouse engine that SUCKED. It had the durability of a potato chip. Facel recalled EVERY SINGLE ONE and replaced it with a Volvo engine, sinking the company.

Ford lost their mind and put a GREAT engine and a 5 Speed manual in the Taurus.

Hail Marys episode of Auto Obscura

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1986 Buick Riviera had the world's first in car touch screen, and it was a disaster.

the 1981 Cadillac V8-6-4 cylinder deactivation system failed SO hard it was only sold for one year and nearly EVERYONE had it disconnected.

Michael May fitted an upside-down airplane wing to his 1955 Porsche 550 Spider and ran the Nürburgring in 1956.

An Everyday SuperCar that was ahead of its time.

Why did they have to put the engine in sideways?

First car with a Digital Dash!

2003 Ford WRC Rally car carried a secret under its bumper. Auto Obscura

The Jensen FF debuted in 1966 as the first proper AWD non-truck passenger/road car, utilizing the Ferguson Formula system and mechanical anti-lock brakes

The AM Eagle is widely regarded as the first crossover. basically a lifted station wagon, and that makes it even cooler.

Wedge shape was WAY ahead of its time now looks cool as heck. The Aston Martin Lagonda is a full-size luxury four-door saloon manufactured by British manufacturer Aston Martin between 1974 and 1990. A total of 645 were produced. The name was derived from the Lagonda marque that Aston Martin…

1986 Buick Riviera had the first touch screen in a car and it was a disaster.

So many firsts in one car. First 6 speed manual transmission First twin sequential turbo chargers First active suspension