On this date 45 years ago Ted Kennedy drove his Olds into a pond were it submerged. He was able to escape, but his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne did not and drowned. This tragic event made Chappaquiddick a political meme, and more importantly, gave birth to this classic parody VW ad by National Lampoon. That enough with the politics, lets instead talk cars, and in particular, today’s Mystery Car. You know the rules: make, model, likely engine, and year-range for the win. If you’ve got all that, take a deep breath and dive in. Image: ©2014 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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