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The 1972 Buick Riviera took styling in a direction few expected
By the early 1970s, American car buyers had become accustomed to dramatic styling changes. Detroit’s designers constantly searched for ways to make their products stand out, and every few…
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The 1964 Ford Thunderbolt existed mainly to dominate drag racing
Most production cars are designed with compromise in mind. Automakers must balance comfort, practicality, styling, fuel economy, reliability, and performance. Even the most powerful muscle cars typically need to…
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The 1968 AMC AMX proved two-seat American performance still had a place
By the late 1960s, the American performance market seemed to have settled on a winning formula. Muscle cars were everywhere. Manufacturers were stuffing increasingly powerful V8 engines into midsize…
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Why the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo became an unexpected success
When Chevrolet introduced the Monte Carlo for the 1970 model year, the company wasn’t trying to create the next great muscle car. It wasn’t trying to launch a revolutionary…
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