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Around the Tracks: Modular Chryslers, British GP, old Boxster

How a modular platform saved a company, and lots over overtaking at Silverstone.


When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world.

Here’s a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while.

Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?


The K Car: The car that saved Chrysler - Tofer, YouTube

Incredibly, the K car platform spawned the following variants: Dodge Aries, Aries K, Plymouth Reliant, Chrysler LeBaron, Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country, Dodge 400, Dodge Dart K (Mexico), Valiant Volare (Mexico), Dart by Chrysler (Mexico), Volare by Chrysler (Mexico), Plymouth Caravelle (Canada), Chrysler Executive Limousine, Dodge 600, Dodge Magnum 400 (Mexico)...

The list goes on. And on. And on.



Hamilton victorious as Verstappen and Vettel collide in Silverstone thriller - Formula 1

Pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas looked to have done everything right as he led from the front and fought off teammate Lewis Hamilton, but a Safety Car intervention gifted his Mercedes team mate a free pit stop, allowing him to leapfrog the Finn and ultimately a record sixth home win.



Porsche Classic Boxster S (986) - Matt Bird, PistonHeads 

Having endured its time in the doldrums - remember the power jibes, fried egg jokes, poor person's 911 put downs and so on - the original, 986 Porsche Boxster is enjoying some deserved time in people's affections.


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