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1981 Imperial – Chrysler’s Ultimate Luxury Coupe

January 12, 2010
Pete Dunton

81imperal1-s2.jpgPersonal luxury cars were where it was at in the 1970s. Even in the era of new Government regulations, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (C.A.F.E.) Standards, and skyrocketing fuel prices American’s generally wanted big well optioned cars. No segment proved this

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1976 Cadillac Seville – Good Things Come in Small Packages

October 26, 2009
Pete Dunton

76seville1a-s.jpgAfter World War II until about 1980, Cadillac was the standard of the world when it came to luxury cars. No other automaker did it better or sold more luxury cars than Cadillac. Even Lincoln, which had its share of

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1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – the Caprice that Went on a Diet

April 14, 2009
Pete Dunton

77caprice-s2.jpgThere was a time when full-size cars were the hottest selling cars in the U.S. market and not the small market niche they are now.  During this time the full-size Chevrolet and full-size Ford offerings were fighting for this “best

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1975 Chrysler Cordoba – Right Luxury Car for the Time

April 3, 2009
Pete Dunton

75cordoba-s.jpgEver been in a situation that you had no control over, a life changing situation that required quick and precise action? That’s exactly the predicament the US automakers were caught in after the 1973 Oil Crisis. They were forced to deal with

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Top Five Post-WWII American Luxury Car Styling Trendsetters

January 29, 2009
Pete Dunton

trendsetter1-s.jpgAfter World War II (WWII) the U.S. auto industry thrived.  As the economy boomed and the days of the great depression before the war seemed like a distant memory, the luxury car market grew as never before.  Though styling had

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1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile

January 11, 2009
Pete Dunton

66toro1-s5.jpgThink the current retro styling trend is a recent phenomenon?  Think again.  Believe it or not, Oldsmobile was first on the block to implement retro styling and they did it with great success more than 40 years ago.  For the 1966

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1974 AMC Matador Coupe – the Forgotten Coupe

December 15, 2008January 7, 2018
Pete Dunton

74mat2-s.jpgAMC by far was the most conservative American automaker back in the day. AMC found its niche offering reasonably priced reliable cars with no frills. And the formula seemed to work with sales being good for AMC for many years.

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