Here Comes the Sun As we’re writing this, the FDA seems likely to approve a coronavirus vaccine, and Ford isn’t taking any chances when it comes to distribution. The company announced last month that it had purchased 12 ultra-cold freezers capable of storing Pfizer’s thermophobic vaccine. It’s the first step …
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“Muscle car.” These two words invoke the memory of carbureted V8s, side-exit exhausts, four-speed manuals, and smoking Goodyear Polyglas GT tires. Remove the rose-colored glass, though, and you’re left with big, heavy cars that exhibited body roll at drive-thru speeds and big, heavy engines that guzzled fuel and puked toxic …
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The 2021 Jaguar F-type Heritage 60 Edition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the revered E-type, and it’s finished in Sherwood Green. The special edition is based on an F-type R, which is powered by a 575-hp supercharged 5.0-liter V-8. Limited to 60 cars, the F-type Heritage 60 Edition will arrive …
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