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Ferrari 400i A Ferrari V12 for Under $100k
The 1988 hit film “Rainman” opens with gray market importer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) walking around a California shipping dock inspecting a quartet of Lamborghini Countachs that he hopes to sell to waiting customers. But how many moviegoers would have recognized the car Cruise drove away from the dock? Appropriately for the Babbitt character, it […]
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1961-1964 Cadillac Series 62 Bridging Generations
A Cadillac print ad from 1964 touted the value of design continuity on its cars’ resale value. The photo showcased the ’64 model, with the 1960-1963 versions in the background. This was steadiness. This was predictability. Cadillac customers wanted that. Lincoln, meanwhile, was essentially a bit player in the field, barely selling 25,000 cars a […]
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Electrified Classics
E is for Electric in E-Type Concept So, you say you watch royal weddings only for the cars? There’s no need to feel embarrassed – lots of people do it. When Britain’s Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, the royal couple was seen driving to their reception in a deep-blue 1969 Aston Martin DB6 […]
