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Jaguar Mk V: Cat with a hot landau roof
1951-1960 | England | I-6 | Jaguar

Jaguar Mk V: Cat with a hot landau roof

History/driving impressions originally published August 13, 1984 There is no better way to pave one’s own road to…

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Carina! Carina! 1972-73 Toyota Carina
1971-1980 | I-4 | Japan | Toyota

Carina! Carina! 1972-73 Toyota Carina

History originally published in Sport Compact Car March 1996 Carina. For most it’s not a name that sparks…

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Lotus 47:  Hard to get in, easy to go fast
1961-1970 | England | I-4 | Lotus

Lotus 47:  Hard to get in, easy to go fast

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek November 12, 1984 Down the hill and out of the right-hand turn,…

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Cobra 289: Born to run
1961-1970 | Shelby | USA | V-8

Cobra 289: Born to run

History/driving report originally published in Special Interest Autos August 1990 Timing is everything, or at least as important…

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1999 Isuzu VehiCross: Going far out
1991-2000 | Isuzu | Japan | V-6

1999 Isuzu VehiCross: Going far out

Contemporary test originally published in Road & Track’s Open Road Winter 1998/1999\ Keep the lava field but draw…

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Kermit the Bentley: It’s not easy being green
1921-1940 | Bentley | England | I-4

Kermit the Bentley: It’s not easy being green

History originally published in AutoWeek December 10, 1984 “Back in the mid-1950s a young man in England named…

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Bahn-bound Buick: Bulgari takes on the Bavarians in a ’70 Skylark GS-455
1961-1970 | Buick | USA | V-8

Bahn-bound Buick: Bulgari takes on the Bavarians in a ’70 Skylark GS-455

Originally published in AutoWeek November 26, 2001 Warning: BMWs and Mercedes drivers on the autobahn, you’re about to…

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Lotus 23: Choice of Champions
1961-1970 | 4-inline | England | Lotus

Lotus 23: Choice of Champions

Originally published in AutoWeek September 17, 1984 Spectators at the 1962 Nurburgring 1000 could scarcely believe their eyes….

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America’s first rotary: Curtis-Wright Mustang
1961-1970 | Curtis-Wright | Rotary | USA

America’s first rotary: Curtis-Wright Mustang

History originally published in AutoWeek June 4, 1984 A little-known chapter in American automotive history began in 1958…

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1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4: Survival of the nifty
1991-2000 | Japan | Mitsubishi | V-6

1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4: Survival of the nifty

Contemporary review originally published in 1998 Road & Track Sports & GT Cars Not long ago car market…

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