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They've got loads of power and lots of style. Check out these awesome road machines from the 1950s and 1960s!
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James Buckley, Jr.
Buckley is the author of more than 200 nonfiction books for kids, including 14 titles in the New York Times-bestselling Who Was…? biography series. He has written for Scholastic, DK Publishing, National Geographic Kids, Discovery Books, and many others. He is also the author of nine books in the Show Me History! graphic nonfiction series. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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