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1. Status-Seeking Missiles: BMW's E24 6-Series Coupes
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When the first BMW 6-Series appeared in 1976, many BMW partisans dismissed it as an overpriced, overweight boulevardier, inferior to the company's sporty sedans. When production finally ended 13 years ...
2. Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes-Benz: The Mercedes W111 Coupes
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For all the mythology surrounding Mercedes' supposed engineering perfectionism and storied racing heritage, the real appeal of the three-pointed star was neatly summed up by Janis Joplin back in 1970. ...
"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 ...
4. From Bavaria with Love: The BMW E9 Coupes
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... automotive brands. We'll also take a look at one of your author's personal favorite cars, the CS coupe, and the legendary BMW 3.0 CSL. Click to read more about the 1965-1975 BMW E9 coupes  ...
5. Glamour Is a Rocky Road: The Four-Seat Ford Thunderbird
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Like its younger sibling, the Ford Mustang, the Ford Thunderbird enjoys an impressive and loyal fan base whose adulation is a little out of proportion to the car's actual virtues. Admittedly, any model ...
Thirty years ago, the watchword of the auto industry was downsizing. Driven by high oil prices and ever-increasing emission standards, American automakers were forced to dramatically reduce the size ...
7. Das Boot: The 1971-1973 Boattail Riviera
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Bill Mitchell, styling chief of General Motors from 1958 to 1977, presided over quite a few hits and a number of duds in his long career. There are a few of his designs that still spark controversy -- ...
8. Razor Sharp, Razor Clean: The 1963-1965 Buick Riviera
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... tenure -- and one of his personal favorites -- was the 1963 to 1965 Buick Riviera, a stylish coupe that finally put GM on the map in the lucrative personal luxury market. But if it had gone according ...