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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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Mazda RX-7 convertible conversion, 1979-1987: Pacific Avatar and the Topless Californians
1981-1990 | Japan | Mazda | Rotary

Mazda RX-7 convertible conversion, 1979-1987: Pacific Avatar and the Topless Californians

Originally included in Mazda RX-7 Sports Car Color History, by John Matras, published by Motorbooks International, 1994; republished…

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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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1989-1994 Mercury Capri XR2
1991-2000 | Australia | I-4 | Mercury

1989-1994 Mercury Capri XR2

History/driving impressions originally published in Sport Compact Car October 2001; republished by the author It just goes to…

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2007 Saturn Sky Red Line: Raisins in the Sky
2001-2010 | I-4 | Saturn | USA

2007 Saturn Sky Red Line: Raisins in the Sky

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard September 9, 2007; republished by the author Do you know what it’s…

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The Arnolt-Bristol: an all-American sports car, via Bristol and Bertone
1951-1960 | Arnolt | England | I-6 | Italy

The Arnolt-Bristol: an all-American sports car, via Bristol and Bertone

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek, on May 23, 1988; republished by the author There probably never was…

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1956 Morgan Plus-4: Old-fashioned at birth, it was a winner right out of the box
1951-1960 | England | I-4 | Morgan

1956 Morgan Plus-4: Old-fashioned at birth, it was a winner right out of the box

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek March 28, 1988, republished by the author The banjo-strung Blumel’s Brooklands steering…

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Rock ‘n’ roll: Mazda MX-5 Miata versus Lotus Elan
1961-1970 | 1981-1990 | England | I-4 | Japan | Lotus | Mazda

Rock ‘n’ roll: Mazda MX-5 Miata versus Lotus Elan

Comparison review republished by the author; originally published in Motor Trend’s 1990 Sports Cars of the World They…

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Berkeley: Tiny but not insignificant
1951-1960 | 2-stroke | Berkeley | England | I-3

Berkeley: Tiny but not insignificant

History/driving impressions republished by the author, originally published in AutoWeek October 6, 1986 Well-known late-night comedian: “This car…

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Datsun 2000: An English sports car from Yokohama-on-Thames
1961-1970 | I-4 | Japan | Nissan-Datsun

Datsun 2000: An English sports car from Yokohama-on-Thames

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek March 17, 1986 One of the best traditional British sports cars was…

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