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Feature: Porsche's saving grace by Jordan Lenssen

Even the greats need a reality check from time to time. Porsche had just celebrated its 60th anniversary, but increasing production costs and a high Deutschmark, paired with an ailing U.S. market and increased Japanese imports, had all but decimated the company. From 1986 to 1991, North American annual sales fell from 30,471 cars to just 4,388. Porsche was on the brink of collapse...

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First time out: The Lotus 49 by Jordan Lenssen

Is there any Grand Prix car more beautiful than the Lotus 49? The 1960s are widely regarded as the golden age of motorsport and F1 racing, not least of which the vehicles were blazingly fast, relied on nothing but mechanical grip, and the majority of the drivers on the grid were truly world class. 

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