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XR-6

1964-1964

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XR-6 was an American project roadster announced in the spring of 1962 by LeRoi Smith, associate editor of Hot Rod magazine. It was a futuristic street roadster styled by the artist Steve Swaja, with a Dodge slant-six engine and automatic transmission taken from a Chrysler factory test car. The original plan for a fiberglass body was dropped because the car was to have opening doors, and a steel 1927 Model…

United States · 1964-1964 · Hot rod, Roadster, Sportscar · Associated with Gene Winfield, George Barris, LeRoi Smith

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