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1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

Fuel Crisis Fleetwood: 1981’s Cadillac V-8-6-4

in American Cars on 08/03/2019 08/08/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The excellent downsized GM full-sizes of 1977 were reworked with a more formal look in the late fall of 1979 as 1980 models. The more upright looks belied better aerodynamics which, in some cases, yielded…

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Ford Econoline Pickup

Econline Pickup: The Forward Control Ford

in American Cars Trucks on 08/02/2019 11/28/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The big news in Detroit in 1960 was the arrival of “compact” cars – and in particular, the Ford Falcon. But just as imported cars had encroached on domestics 1950s, smaller and more fuel efficient…

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NSU Prinz 30

NSU’s Comeback:
The Little Prinz

in German Cars on 08/01/2019 09/07/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

A true comeback kid, the NSU Prinz, with its raucus, 26-hp 583-cc air-cooled twin and crash four-speed, started arriving at stores in the spring of 1958.

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1987 BMW 535iS

Almost an M: 1987 BMW 535iS

in German Cars on 07/27/2019 08/08/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The BMW 5-series first appeared in 1972, picking up the baton from the Neue Klasse sedans that had reinvented BMW in the 1960s. Like the Neue Klasse, that original 5, the E12, was also a…

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1951 Packard

The Calm Before the Storm: 1951 Packard

in American Cars Junkyarding on 07/26/2019 08/08/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

In 1934, longtime Packard President Alvan Macauley watched as the depression destroyed Packard’s sales and rivals alike. For survival, radical change would be necessary – so he brought in New York area manager Max Gilman…

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1983 Honda Civic S

Proto-Si: Honda Civic S

in Japanese Cars on 07/25/2019 08/08/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Sporty Civics would eventually become familiar in the form of the Civic Si – but before there was an Si, there was the Civic S. The very first “sporty” Civic.

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1986 Mercury Sable LS

The Future is Now: 1986 Mercury Sable

in American Cars on 07/24/2019 08/08/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The 1986 Ford Taurus and it’s close sibling, the Mercury Sable, were landmark cars six year in the making, and they revolutionized Ford’s U.S. operations.

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1997 Volvo 850R

Volvo 850: Sweden’s Biggest Ever Project

in Swedish Cars on 07/17/2019 06/24/2020 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

It took 13 years to bring to life and ended up the most expensive project in Volvo’s history (and the most expensive in Swedish industrial history at the time) – but on June 11, 1991,…

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1954 Citroën Traction 15-Six

Bastille Day Memories: Citroën Traction 15-Six

in French Cars on 07/14/2019 09/07/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Joyeux 14 Juillet à tous! For this Bastille day and the 100th Anniversary of Citroën​, here’s an old shot of a rare six-cylinder Traction Avant. Every year for Bastille day, the New York Citroën and…

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1981 Toyota Celica

California Connection: 1981 Toyota Celica

in Japanese Cars on 07/13/2019 09/07/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

The original A20 Toyota Celica was a break-out car for Toyota; introducing hundreds of thousands of new customers to a brand they might not otherwise have given a second thought. The Celica, a scaled down…

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Morris Minor Million

Celebratory Special: Morris Minor Million

in British Cars on 07/12/2019 09/07/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

It was the fourth of January, 1961 – freshly returned from the holidays, the workforce at Cowley reached a very special milestone – the 1,000,000th Morris Minor rolled off the line – the first British car to hit that milestone

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1980 AMC Spirit Kammback

Something Borrowed: 1980 AMC Spirit Kammback

in American Cars on 07/11/2019 09/07/2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Things looked bright at AMC in 1974-75, as the Gremlin was coming off a record sales year, the Matador coupe had debuted to good sales, and the new Pacer was generating considerable public interest. Like…

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