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The last days of Pike's Peak

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Pikes Peak is a 14,000-foot summit between the Colorado flats and the Rocky Mountains that is home to the second-oldest motorsports event in the US. A move to pave the dirt road that leads to the summit threatens the integrity of the race. One participants experiences in the event are detailed.

Author: Webster, Larry
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1997
Personal narratives, Appreciation, Mountain roads, Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Automobile race)

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Chevy Vortec V-8 pace truck

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The 1996 Chevrolet Vortec, which will be the pace car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500, features sequential fuel injection for better combustion and a 220-hp V-8 engine. The truck is a non-production model with modified exhaust and transmission systems.

Author: Webster, Larry
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Trucks, Product/Service Evaluation, Chevrolet (Truck)

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We build a kit car: again

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A group of car enthusiasts built the $27,664 Caterham kit. This kit has been around, with modifications each year, since 1973, whe Caterham bought the rights to the British sports car Lotus. The project is described.

Author: Webster, Larry
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1998
Product information, Automobiles, Design and construction, Caterham

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