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1985 Maserati Quattroporte: Italian definition of a four-door makes a statement
1981-1990 | Italy | Maserati | V-8

1985 Maserati Quattroporte: Italian definition of a four-door makes a statement

History/driving impression originally published in AutoWeek November 12, 1990; republished by the author English is an efficient and…

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1957 Simca Vedette Versailles: Nee Ford, Simca’s star of the 1950s
1951-1960 | France | Simca | V-8

1957 Simca Vedette Versailles: Nee Ford, Simca’s star of the 1950s

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek March 27, 1995; republished by the author Two of the least frequently…

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1976 Triumph TR6: Symbolizing the twilight of the British sports car’s reign
1971-1980 | England | I-6 | Triumph

1976 Triumph TR6: Symbolizing the twilight of the British sports car’s reign

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek July 18, 1994. The hood is narrow, much more so from the…

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1967-73 Saab 96 Sport & Rally: Swedes maximize potency of “stunt plane for the road”
1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | Saab | Sweden | V-4

1967-73 Saab 96 Sport & Rally: Swedes maximize potency of “stunt plane for the road”

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek July 22, 1991 Eager and alert and minus only wings, tail structure…

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1997 Acura NSX
1991-2000 | Acura | Japan | V-6

1997 Acura NSX

Originally published in The Complete Road & Track ’97 Car Buyer’s Guide; republished by the author Back in…

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1913 Zinn-Buick racer: Re-bodied Model 24 roadster lays claim to longevity
1900-1920 | Buick | I-4 | USA

1913 Zinn-Buick racer: Re-bodied Model 24 roadster lays claim to longevity

History originally published in AutoWeek March 13, 1989; republished by the author Zinn – Eugene “Huey” Zinn, that…

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1980 Dodge Omni 024 De Tomaso: Phony Label but Still Avant Garde
1971-1980 | DeTomaso | Dodge | I-4 | USA

1980 Dodge Omni 024 De Tomaso: Phony Label but Still Avant Garde

History originally published in Sport Compact Car June 1998; republished by the author It should have been no…

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1951 Dellow Mk I: Sports car evolved from traditional British “trials” racers
1951-1960 | Dellow | England | I-4

1951 Dellow Mk I: Sports car evolved from traditional British “trials” racers

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek December 13, 1993; republished by the author If you can think of…

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2017 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso quick drive review: Mostly familiar but different
2011-2020 | Fiat | I-4 | Japan

2017 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso quick drive review: Mostly familiar but different

Contemporary first drive review originally published in CarBuzzard, Nov. 1. 2016 There were two things we were worried…

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Hemi Under Glass: Sometimes a design mistake lives forever – if it’s spectacular enough to keep packin’ ’em in
1981-1990 | Other Stuff | USA

Hemi Under Glass: Sometimes a design mistake lives forever – if it’s spectacular enough to keep packin’ ’em in

Feature originally published in AutoWeek, July 15, 1985; republished by the author The two drivers are buckled in…

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