Land speed legend Craig Breedlove set a production car record in this 1968 Javelin — Petersen Automotive Museum

Land speed legend Craig Breedlove set a production car record in this 1968 Javelin — Petersen Automotive Museum

[ad_1] This car and two nearly identical siblings were built by AMC for a promotion with Car Craft magazine and Edelbrock. Nine entrants would be selected via mail-in entry to make up three, three-person teams that would tune and crew three specially-prepared 1968 Javelins. Craig Breedlove would then race them on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Just a few years […]

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 Supercar Boom! How kids fueled Japanese car culture — Petersen Automotive Museum

Supercar Boom! How kids fueled Japanese car culture — Petersen Automotive Museum

[ad_1] Unfortunately, although perhaps unsurprisingly, all the pop culture fame driven by Japan’s youth failed to materialize into substantial sales for the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and others. Manufacturers and importers tried to take advantage of this opportunity to sell supercars in Japan, but the boom soon disappeared, fraying distributor relations for years to […]

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