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Guides and deep dives: how cars are built, named and collected.
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The anatomy of a grille: how the face of a car became its signature
How the face of a car became its signature: what a grille does, how Rolls-Royce, BMW, Jeep and Alfa Romeo made theirs a trademark, and what electric cars do without one.
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Buying a classic: what to check first
Rust, paperwork and originality, in the order they matter: a practical order of checks before you buy a classic car, with a checklist you can tick off.
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Aston Martin in six cars: a marque history from the DB2 to the One-77
A marque history told through the models that shaped it: DB2, DB5, Lagonda, DB7, DB9 and One-77, and the owners who kept Aston Martin alive.
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Concept car or production car: what changes on the way to the showroom
From a design sketch to a road car, and what gets lost: four show cars, Mustang I, Corvette EX-122, Dodge Viper and Audi TT, and what each changed before sale.
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Muscle car engines, decoded: small-block, big-block and Hemi
Small-block, Hemi, big-block: what the numbers mean, how to read the ratings of the 1960s and why these engines became legends.
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How to read a VIN: 17 characters, decoded
Seventeen characters that reveal where, when and how a car was built: a guide to the parts of a VIN, the model-year code and the check digit.
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