DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets
Storytime: Life, Death, and Automotive Art

Storytime: Life, Death, and Automotive Art

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets
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Storytime: Life, Death, and Automotive Art
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Metal, glass, plastic, and rubber. That’s pretty much all that makes up a car. Various metals, silica, and hydrocarbons. Of course, there’s art in the right combination, the right DNA.

Take my ‘69 Lotus Elan S4, for example. To me, it’s a Mona Lisa of a car. I mean, just look at that smile! But where a car like an Elan kicks Lisa’s butt is in how it can …

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