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Automotive Traveler: Chrysler Italianate Diversions, Part 3; The Ghia 450SS
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One of the most frequently forgotten Ghia-Chrysler collaborations was possibly the best, and is the third part in a series I did for Automotive Traveler. As the sixties moved on, Chrysler continued its collaborations with Ghia, the best known the Chrysler Turbine Car program. Fifty bodies were manufactured in Italy for the program. After the…
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Automotive Traveler: Chrysler Italianate Diversions Part 2; The Ghia L6.4
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In this edition of Chrysler Italianate Diversions we discover that Dual Motors created the worlds longest production line – from Detroit to Milan and back to Detroit – at least 3 decades before the infamous Cadillac Allante, and without Jumbo Jets! This is a story I wrote about in Automotive Traveler, but now its time…
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Automotive Traveler: Chryslers Italianate Diversions, Part 1; The Dual-Ghia
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If you think the idea of Italian-built production Chryslers is new, you only have to look back about 50 years to see that we are not navigating in uncharted waters.
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DieselFumes: The Hudson Project – A Record Setting, Diesel Powered '47 Hudson Pickup, Driven by a Quadriplegic!
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How many of you know anything about the Hudson Motorcar Company, beside knowing about the Hudson Hornet that dominated NASCAR in the early 50’s? Show of hands….. Well, at one time it was the most popular of the “independent” car makers in America. They “stepped out” of the shadows of the others when they introduced…
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Grassroots Motorsports Celebrates 25 years with a 24 Hours of LeMons Feature.
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Grassroots Motorsports is celebrating their 25 anniversary by offering a digital issue available to everyone. Packed in this special issue are a couple articles that are near and dear to our enthusiast hearts, including the top 25 cars of all time, and a special tribute to the 24 hours of LeMons.
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The (Freightliner) Sprinter, and how Daimler (and other companies) Manage to Dodge the Chicken Tax
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It seems that more Plumbers, Electricians, Handymen, Heating and Air Conditioning Technicians, and General Contractors are showing up on the job with an unusual vehicle, the Sprinter. And after spending a week with one, (Read my review over at Automobile Traveler) performing the jobs that these guys do, it no wonder that you are seeing…
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Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Trucks; An Idea Worth Repeating?
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Show of hands: How many of you knew that the Dodge Division of Chrysler used to sell a line of huge class 8 trucks similar to the Peterbilts and Freightliners you see on the highways today? Chrysler was trying to compete with Ford and GM during the 60s and 70s with a full truck line,…