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Benny Kirk

New York
As seen in: autoevolution, MSN, Flipboard, The Truth About Cars, Carsforsale, Hotcars, ATV.COM, Pickup Truck + SUV Talk, RealClear History, Guessing Headlights
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The Honda Engine That Refuses To Die — And Still Dominates Builds Today

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By Benny Kirk
| Hotcars
Let’s set the scene. It’s two in the morning, you just got home from a brutal shift at the dream crushing factory. You lay your weary head down, seldom with enough time to swig a brew before you tuck in. But out in the street, someone else’s night is just getting started. You hear what can only be described as an ear-shattering screech. But what you're hearing isn't a phantom or a banshee; it's 9,000 rpm of the most over-built motor Honda ever produced.
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The Ultra-Rare Italian GT Only Royalty And Celebrities Drove

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By Benny Kirk
| Hotcars
Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1956; you’re in Belgium, attending that year’s Brussels Motor Show. You’re probably a low-level American auto-journo there to report on whatever Mercedes, Peugeot, or MG-something-or-other advertised ahead of the show. Suddenly, you see every photographer and journalist in the joint shut their mouth in unison. It’s like the air in the joint has suddenly left the building. Why?
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Dodge's Lightweight Giant-Killer That Outran Its Own Flagship Muscle Car

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By Benny Kirk
| Hotcars
Say what you will about Dodge, but they’ve come up with some of the most badass names ever given to an automobile. Nowadays, we associate its most aggressive nomenclature with the drag package applied to Charger and Challenger Hellcats. You know, the ones that made sub ten-second quarter mile times seem routine. But these semi-modern Dodges aren’t the first of the breed. To find the source, you need to travel back to the golden age of the muscle car wars, the early 1970s.
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