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1976 AMC Pacer 3-door hatchback
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Declassified 1970s documents spark debate among auto historians
(EXPANDED FROM 4/2/2021) Newly declassified intelligence documents show how a crash program by American automakers to switch to eggcrate grilles for their 1972-73 models thwarted a space alien invasion. The strategy worked so well that […]
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1981-82 DeLorean illustrates Detroit’s failure to understand the rise of imports
(UPDATED FROM 9/23/2022) The easiest way to sum up the spectacular failure of the DeLorean Motor Company is to say that its founder was exceptionally unlucky. I am hard pressed to think of a worse […]
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Motor Trend asked former car designers to offer frank views on the 1961 models
Motor Trend had an intriguing article in its December 1960 issue: former designers supposedly gave their “frank opinions of what is right and wrong with all of the 1961 cars” (1960, p. 29). Let’s walk […]
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