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The 3 Largest Post-WWII Landyachts

July 27, 2016August 29, 2016
Pete Dunton

3-landyachts-sThe 1970s were the pinnacle of large American cars. Some may argue that large cars are alive and well today. They would be wrong. The massive shrinking of large cars which began in the late-1970s and continued through the 2010s

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3 Hollywood Celebrity Owned Buicks

April 3, 2015
Pete Dunton

celebbuick-s.jpgBuick has a special place in automotive history. It not only produced its share of unique and special cars but manufactured many pedestrian cars that served as reliable transportation for many American families. However when reliability tends to be the

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’80s Flashback: 1980-1989 Pontiac Bonneville Safari/Catalina Safari/Parisienne/Safari Wagon

February 24, 2013
Pete Dunton

1980spontiacwagon-s2.jpgOver time there are certain niche classic cars that get left behind and forgotten and then suddenly begin to gain in popularity. One such niche which for many years was forgotten, but has been gaining steam in recent years is

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1976 Buick Electra – the Titanic’s Last Cruise

October 14, 2012
Pete Dunton

1976electra-s.jpgBuick has been suffering from an identity crises for the last 30 years. The switch from rear-wheel drive bigger cars to smaller front-wheel drive cars due to the federally mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the 1980s and

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1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Roger Smith’s Cadillac

August 31, 2012
Pete Dunton

1986eldorado-s.jpgWant to know where GM went wrong and where the heavy slide down the abyss occurred? You need not look any further than the 1986 Cadillac Eldorado. Cadillac which had been GM’s crown jewel since GM’s inception was once as

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Part 2: 1981 Imperial – I Love It, I Love It

May 24, 2012
Pete Dunton

1981imperial2-s.jpgEditor Note: this article is second in a series about the 1981 Imperial, for Part 1, please see 1981 Imperial – Chrysler’s Ultimate Luxury Coupe.

Many classic car enthusiasts have a dream of owning an absolutely perfect example of

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1978 Ford Fairmont – a Big Dent in U.S. Automobile History

March 26, 2012
Pete Dunton

1978fairmont-s.jpgThe 1970s were tough times for the U.S. auto industry. There were a whole host of government regulations along with high fuel costs that had U.S. automakers in rapid change mode. And if you don’t believe this to be the

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1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Sedan d’Elegance – Unsurpassed Luxury and Beauty

January 1, 2012
Pete Dunton

1981fleetwoodbr-s.jpgEver since World War II, Cadillac was the undisputed luxury car king until the 1980s. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards which went into affect in the late-1970s had killed what remained of large displacement V8 engines. This was

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1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Smaller Can Be Bigger and Better

September 23, 2011
Pete Dunton

1979eldorado-s.jpgCadillac had a simple formula since the 1950s and that was provide the buying public with the biggest, most luxurious, and technologically advanced stylish automobiles and watch the profits come a rolling in. And this formula worked flawlessly until the

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The Lincoln Lawyer and the 1986 Town Car with Soul

July 25, 2011
Pete Dunton

lincolnlawyer-s2.jpgEvery once in a Blue Moon, there’s a movie with good acting, a catchy plot, and interesting characters that comes out of Hollywood which will showcase an older classic car. A good example in recent years is Clint Eastwood’s 2009

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