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1956 Lancia Aurelia Spyder: Simple, golden
1951-1960 | Italy | Lancia | V-6

1956 Lancia Aurelia Spyder: Simple, golden

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek, September 3, 2001; republished by the author When the roll is called…

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1960 Plymouth Fury: The tale (fin) of the 1950s
1951-1960 | Plymouth | USA | V-8

1960 Plymouth Fury: The tale (fin) of the 1950s

History/driving impessions originally published AutoWeek September 27. 1999; republished by the author If there is a single icon…

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The Monster: Saab goes double or nothing
1951-1960 | I-6 | Saab | Sweden

The Monster: Saab goes double or nothing

History originally published in AutoWeek July 19, 1999; republished by the author It looks so innocent, like any…

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1963 Citroen ID-19
1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | Citroen | France | I-4

1963 Citroen ID-19: Smooth as cheese & crackers, but not our can of soup

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek October 17, 1994; republished by author “Je me suis inspire d’un oiseau…

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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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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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Saab 93B: The Saab America loved first
1951-1960 | I-3 | Saab | Sweden

Saab 93B: The Saab America loved first

History/driving impressions originally published in European Car August 1995; republished by the author The first Saab to come…

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Asardo 3500 GM-S: Dream car went from ’59 N.Y. show to GM V-8 power
1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | Asardo | USA | V-8

Asardo 3500 GM-S: Dream car went from ’59 N.Y. show to GM V-8 power

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek April 30, 1990; republished by the author Dreams are wisps of fantasy,…

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1968 Lamborgini Islero: Unloved styling marked “The Forgotten Lamborghini”
1951-1960 | Italy | Lamborghini | V-12

1968 Lamborgini Islero: Unloved styling marked “The Forgotten Lamborghini”

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek October 23, 1989; republished by the author The Lamborghini Islero has been…

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1954 Volkswagen-Okrasa Cabrio: A rare survivor of the hot-rodded Beetles of the 50s
1951-1960 | Germany | H-4 | Volkswagen

1954 Volkswagen-Okrasa Cabrio: A rare survivor of the hot-rodded Beetles of the 50s

History originally published in AutoWeek June 19, 1989 We have become so accustomed to the radically modified VW…

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