Word: scarabs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...daring gamble, he hired four experts, put them to work in Los Angeles. Using a special fuel-injection system, they developed 361 h.p. in a big (5.5 liters) Chevrolet engine. Double-size drum brakes were another innovation. The result was the Scarab-a low, shovel-nosed racer that quickly won its spurs by outrunning the long-dominant Ferraris, Maseratis and Jaguars produced in Europe...