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San Jose Automotive History

Classic Chevrolets part one, 1941: Growing up gracefully

Chevrolet took a big evolutionary leap for the 1941 model year. The beginnings of a modern car appeared in its larger, wider body with fared-in...
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1959 Cadillac: The ultimate American car?

The century plant (agave americana) flourishes quietly as a modest-looking succulent for ten years. Then suddenly, it flowers and sends up a shoot...
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1961 Plymouth Fury Sonoramic Commando: Last of the red hot space coupes?

Chrysler designer Virgil Exner did not fear life's duality when he designed cars. During his tenure as the company's styling chief during...
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1955-74 Karmann-Ghia: VW Beetle's sexy sister

Volkswagen. Born of the tragedy and ashes of war, the funny little car was once described as "a bad idea brilliantly executed." A dumpy...
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Ghia 6.4L: Forgotten Italian-American classic driven by Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball

Most car fans are way familiar with the Rat Pack's chariot of choice, the limited production Dual-Ghia. A squarish crate oozing elegance and...
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1964-66 Plymouth Barracuda: Off to a slow start

The 1961 Chevrolet Corvair's runaway sales success with a sporty, bucket-seat equipped Monza model forced its competitors to sit up and take...
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Porsche's first racer: 1955 550 Spyder "giant killer" was James Dean's death car

Porsche was still a young upstart company in 1955. Older names like Alfa-Romeo, Maserati, and Mercedes had established dominance before the war and...
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Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) and his disappearing Buick Riviera

Star Trek was a middling success during its original three season run from 1966-69. But as the years wore on and the series was syndicated in re...
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1959-60 Chevrolet El Camino: Space-age car/pickup

Chevy introduced its first El Camino in 1959. The slick-looking car/pickup hybrid filled a hole in GM's line up that was created when Ford beat...
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Veritas: BMW based sports/racers to be resurrected?

Veritas began by building a racing version of the pre-war BMW 328. The first such car was driven by its owner to become the 1947 German two litre...
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