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Hummer H1

AM General · 1992

The Hummer H1 is a full-size, four-wheel-drive utility vehicle based on the M998 Humvee, developed and built by AM General. It was produced from 1992 to 2006, rebadged as the Hummer H1 under GM's 1999 marketing agreement, and powered by multiple V8 engines — gasoline and diesel — with varying displacements and configurations. Production occurred at AM General’s Mishawaka, Indiana facility, and ended in June 2006 due to impending diesel emissions regulations. The vehicle was offered in several body styles including soft top, four-door hard top Sport Utility Truck, and Alpha Wagon.

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Mercedes-Benz · 1979

The G-Class is a body-on-frame, four-wheel drive luxury SUV originally developed as a military off-roader. It features boxy styling dictated by its ladder chassis and three fully locking differentials — a hardware configuration retained across 46–47 years of production. It remains one of Daimler’s longest-produced vehicles, with the second-generation W463 launched in 2018 and a smaller 'little G' announced in 2023. It was sold as the Puch G in some markets until 2000.

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Chrysler Turbine Car

Elwood Engel · 1950

The Chrysler Turbine Car was an experimental two-door hardtop coupe designed by Elwood Engel and built by Chrysler with bodywork by Carrozzeria Ghia. It used the A-831 turbine engine, was produced in 55 units between 1963 and 1964, and featured power brakes, power steering, and a TorqueFlite transmission. All were finished in 'turbine bronze' paint.

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Ford RS200

Ghia · 1984

The Ford RS200 is a purpose-built homologation special: mid-engined, all-wheel drive, plastic-fiberglass body by Ghia, built by Reliant in Shenstone to meet FIA Group B’s 200-unit rule. It exists only to enable a rally car—not as a design statement, luxury product, or road-going evolution.

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General Motors Firebird

Harley Earl · 1953

The Firebird I is a 1953 GM concept car designed by Harley Earl. It was the first gas turbine-powered car tested in the United States. It features a single-seat cockpit under a bubble canopy, a bullet-shaped fiberglass fuselage, short wings, and a vertical tail fin. It was built for the 1953 Motorama show. GM never intended it for production.