February 03, 2009
Here's what appears to be a late-night German infomercial for the 1980 Porsche 924 and 924 Turbo. Outdoorsy young Porsche owners, dedicated Porsche factory workers, and Porsche Le Mans racers all......
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May 12, 2008
newVideoPlayer("84_Mercury_Topaz_476.flv", 463, 387,""); "30 seconds is hardly a fair amount of time to judge the handling characteristics of any car. One car recognizes that reality." That's why......
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May 09, 2008
newVideoPlayer("81_Ford_Escort_SS_476.flv", 463, 387,""); It's hard to believe there was ever a time without Ford Escorts in North America, but the '81 was the very first (and, miserable as those......
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May 07, 2008
newVideoPlayer("goodyear-women.flv", 463, 387,""); This commercial aired during the first Monday Night Football game in 1970 and proves just what everyone already knew: women can't drive worth a damn and need exceptional tires to compensate for the lack of driving ability. Of course, the woman in th...
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April 22, 2008
newVideoPlayer("71_Plymouth_Duster_476.flv", 463, 387,""); A woman who feels great passion for a Chrysler A-body with Slant Six power and takes one on a test drive through a corn field? While we're......
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April 16, 2008
newVideoPlayer("74_Comet_Capri_476.flv", 463, 387,""); How is it possible that a car weighing just over 2,200 pounds and equipped with a 2-liter engine can drive from Phoenix to Los Angeles at the......
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March 10, 2008
newVideoPlayer("80_Datsun_210_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Red-blooded Americans normally don't give a rat's ass about fuel economy in their vehicles, but certain events in Iran made gas sippers such as......
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February 27, 2008
newVideoPlayer("84_Duster_476.flv", 463, 387,"");I was a senior in high school in 1984, and I recall hearing Baby Boomers going on and on about the goddamn 1960s at the time and thinking "There's no......
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December 18, 2007
newVideoPlayer("68_GTO_Beating_476.flv", 475, 376); Even though they generally looked like peeling, faded crap after a few years of real-world use, the squishy plastic Endura snouts fitted to 1968......
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