Classic Cars
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1957 DeSoto Firedome vs 1957 Chrysler Windsor one survived the era better
The 1957 model year produced two closely related Mopar full-sizers that have aged in very different ways. The DeSoto Firedome and the Chrysler Windsor shared…
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1971 AMC Hornet vs 1971 Ford Maverick one earned more trust from buyers
In the crowded compact market of the early 1970s, the 1971 AMC Hornet and the 1971 Ford Maverick were pitched as simple, affordable ways for…
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1965 Chevrolet Corvair vs 1965 Ford Falcon one changed the conversation for the wrong reasons
The 1965 Chevrolet Corvair and 1965 Ford Falcon arrived from opposite ends of Detroit thinking. One tried to reinvent the American compact, the other doubled…
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1963 Volkswagen Type 3 vs 1963 Renault 8 one proved more reliable
The 1963 Volkswagen Type 3 and the 1963 Renault 8 arrived from opposite sides of the Rhine with similar ambitions: compact, rear-engined family cars that…
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1967 Toyota Crown vs 1967 Datsun Bluebird one had the bigger long-term impact
The 1960s did not just bring Japanese cars to American streets; they set the template for how Japan would compete with Detroit and Europe for…
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1969 Alfa Romeo Spider vs 1969 Fiat 124 Spider one still draws attention
Put a 1969 Alfa Romeo Spider and a 1969 Fiat 124 Spider side by side and the traffic around them slows, phones come out and…
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1970 Porsche 914 vs 1970 Triumph GT6 one aged better than expected
The 1970 Porsche 914 and the 1970 Triumph GT6 began life as very different answers to the same brief: a compact, relatively affordable sports car…
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1965 Austin Healey Sprite vs 1965 MG Midget one is easier to live with
The 1965 Austin Healey Sprite and 1965 MG Midget share so much hardware that owners and specialists routinely group them together as “Spridgets.” Yet for…
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1968 Mercedes 280SE vs 1968 Jaguar XJ6 one aged with grace the other tested owners
The 1968 Mercedes 280SE and the 1968 Jaguar XJ6 arrived at the same cultural moment, promising the same thing on paper: six cylinders, European luxury…
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1971 BMW 2002 vs 1971 Opel Kadett one still gets respect today
The 1971 BMW 2002 and the 1971 Opel Kadett B were born into the same European compact class, yet history has treated them very differently.…
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