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1959 Toyopet Crown Custom: Toyota’s initial U.S. failure a lesson for later success
1951-1960 | I-4 | Japan | Toyota

1959 Toyopet Crown Custom: Toyota’s initial U.S. failure a lesson for later success

History originally published in AutoWeek August 3, 1992 Who would have believed that Toyota, maker of the 1959…

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1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz: What the rich folks drove while you were at sports car races
1951-1960 | Cadillac | USA | V-8

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz: What the rich folks drove while you were at sports car races

History originally published in AutoWeek September 19, 1988 It was the product of an era when the best…

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1956 Chrysler New Yorker: Styled in a flight of fancy, but the power was very real
1951-1960 | Chrysler | USA | V-8

1956 Chrysler New Yorker: Styled in a flight of fancy, but the power was very real

History originally published in AutoWeek October 31, 1988 Chrysler called it “Flightswept” and although 1956 didn’t bring the…

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Lancia Lambda: Sometimes one head is better than two
1921-1940 | Italy | Lancia | V-4

Lancia Lambda: Sometimes one head is better than two

History originally published in AutoWeek February 28, 1985 Idling on the gravel drive, it’s utterly Palladian radiator reflecting…

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2005 Chevrolet Classic: You can’t buy a Classic day in paradise, but you can rent it.
2001-2010 | Chevrolet | I-4 | USA

2005 Chevrolet Classic: You can’t buy a Classic day in paradise, but you can rent it.

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard August 6, 2005 You can’t buy a Classic day in paradise, but…

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1989-1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16: Last date
1981-1990 | France | I-4 | Peugeot

1989-1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16: Last date

History originally published in Sport Compact Car January 2001 If looks could kill, the Peugeot 405 Mi 16…

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Subaru Streega: Could this be the next stage in car-based SUVs?
1991-2000 | I-4 | Japan | Subaru

Subaru Streega: Could this be the next stage in car-based SUVs?

Concept drive originally published in Open Road, Summer 1996 As a matter of history, the first Subaru with…

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Pure and potent: Two Nash-Healeys
1951-1960 | England | I-6 | Nash | V-8

Pure and potent: Two Nash-Healeys

History originally published in AutoWeek July 21, 1986 “We usually start it in second gear. There is a…

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1988-89 Chevrolet Beretta GTU: One hit racetrack wonder
1981-1990 | Chevrolet | USA | V-6

1988-89 Chevrolet Beretta GTU: One hit racetrack wonder

Originally published in Sport Compact Car March 2001 In 1988 Chevrolet went racing in the IMSA GTU class…

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1982 Lancia Zagato: A car we should have loved more
1981-1990 | I-4 | Italy | Lancia

1982 Lancia Zagato: A car we should have loved more

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek June 26, 2000 You should have regrets, America. But Italy, it’s partly…

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