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1. Another Empire Down Part 2: The Road Back
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In 1981, Chrysler had $1.2 billion in federally backed loans and an array of new products. Problem solved? Not exactly. In the third installment of our series on the Chrysler bailout, we examine the corporation's ...
"In the car business, product comes first." Lee Iacocca said those words in one of his 1984 Chrysler TV spots, and it remains as true now as it was then. There is a popular misconception in some sectors ...
Our more cosmopolitan readers are no doubt aware that "S/M" can be shorthand for sadomasochism (the enjoyment of inflicting and receiving pain). That alternate meaning makes the designation of the Citroën ...
4. Déesse Ex Machina: The Remarkable Citroën DS
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The word "new" is much abused in the automotive business. If you believe the ad writers and press releases, cars are all-new almost every fall, but the reality is that most cars are the product of a ...
5. Queen of the Road: The Citroën Traction Avant
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If you make a list of the most noteworthy, technically innovative, and memorable cars of the 20th Century, many of them have one thing in common: the twin-chevron emblem of Automobiles Citroën SA. Founded ...
6. Out in Front: The Front-Wheel-Drive Oldsmobile Toronado
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... transmission, the first high-compression OHV V8 engine, the first turbocharged production car, and, of course, the first front-wheel-drive car built in America since 1937: the Toronado. Click here to ...
Thirty years ago, many believed this car would be the last American convertible. It wasn't, but it did mark the end of the line for that uniquely American concept: the full-sized open car. Click here ...
The BMC Mini is one of a tiny handful of vehicles that are truly iconic, immediately recognizable even by people who know nothing about cars. It's as enduring a symbol of sixties Britain as the Beatles ...