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1990 Lexus LS 400 – When Europe Laughed And Toyota Won

February 23, 2021
Pete Dunton

Toyota first built its stellar reputation producing reliable small fuel efficient cars. In the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s Toyota’s sales skyrocketed in the 1970s and 1980s. During this era its Corolla and Camry models were winning the hearts

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Germany’s Toyota Supra – 1983 Porsche 944

January 30, 2021
Pete Dunton

Porsche earned its performance reputation with its 911 model, a car that even today remains a world standard for what a sports car should be. Starting in the 1970s the 911 had become a revered exotic sports car; however its

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1978-1995 Porsche 928 – Germany’s Muscle Car

January 23, 2018
Pete Dunton

Over the last little more than a decade the Porsche brand has really grown with current sales better than ever. During this period of time to augment it’s sports car offerings there’s been the introduction of SUV models and even

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Why the 1981-1983 DeLorean DMC-12 Belly-Flopped

January 3, 2017January 3, 2017
Pete Dunton

By 1980 car performance had hit a new low. Engine displacement and horsepower had dropped across the board throughout the 1970s. There were only a few remaining performance cars available in the U.S. market. If you count performance oriented 2-seat

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European Exotic Sports Car Bucket List – 3 Vintage Exotics You Must Drive Before You Die

August 29, 2016August 31, 2016
Pete Dunton

exotic-bucket-s2In the modern era where exotic European sports cars equipped with automatic transmissions, shifted manually with paddle shifters, are not only the norm but the standard. Flashback twenty five years or more, the mere thought of an automatic transmission in

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1981 DeLorean DMC-12 – the Car Built By a Maverick

September 30, 2013
Pete Dunton

1981dmc12-s2.jpgJohn DeLorean was nothing short of an automobile maverick. He was the father of the GTO, Firebird, and just about every performance Pontiac out of the muscle car golden era. Unfortunately his heavy drive had him clashing with GM upper

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John Lennon’s 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Wagon

June 21, 2013
Pete Dunton

lennon300tdwagon-s.jpgToday, music superstars can be seen parading around in late-model Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and many other top tier exotic sports and luxury cars. It seems to be a given that when a musician or a rock band hits it big,

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1985 Ferrari Testarossa – Not Just Another Pretty Redhead

April 30, 2013
Pete Dunton

1985testarossa-s2.jpgToday, there are a whole slew of exotic performance cars that make well over 500 horsepower and can either come close to or even surpass 200 mph. This wasn’t always the case with exotic performance cars. In the last decade

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1989 Bentley Turbo R – When Bentley Returned to Performance

September 23, 2012
Pete Dunton

1989bentleyturbor-s.jpgToday the name "Bentley" is synonymous with both ultimate luxury and performance, however that was not always the case. Bentley which began as a small company producing aircraft engines during World War I, would after the war shift gears and

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1971 De Tomaso Pantera – the Exotic Italian Stallion

April 30, 2011
Pete Dunton

71pantera-s1.jpgNobody can accuse the Italian automakers for not being innovative when when it comes to sports cars. Ever since the end of World War II, the two-seater sports cars from Italy have been the envy of the world. When DeLorean

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