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1980s

Lincoln Mark VIIb

1984: Mark goes topless

February 2nd, 2015 | by BajaBusta

The aerodynamic lines of the Mark VII Lincoln could have been lopped open to make a convertible, as demonstrated y


1980s

Ford Thunderbirda

1985: High Tech T-Bird

February 2nd, 2015 | by BajaBusta

What had a 0.24 drag coefficient, independent rear suspension, seats four adults, and was powered by a 200 plus hp


1980s

diamond star

1987: The Diamond Star Car

January 26th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

Reportedly an insider who saw the Diamond Star car before production proclaimed it “a working girl’s Ferrari.” With the factory


1980s

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1987: A new Sportster spied

January 26th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

  Running with its hard top option and a false nose extension between the headlights, this Merc was caught winter


1980s

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1987: 4-PORTE Allante

January 26th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

New products were proliferating at Cadillac in the late 80s.  It was reliably reported that a 4-door Allante was in


1980s

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1983: Foreshadowing Allante

January 19th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

After a couple decades, the Pininfarina design studio in Turn, Italy took on a project for Cadillac, the last one


1980s

Chevy Corsica1

1984: What the L is this?

January 19th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

Was this the next generation Chevrolet Citation? Developed under the GM25 designation, the 5-passenger front drive sedan was Chevy’s next


1980s

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1987: Baby Benz

January 19th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

Was Mercedes Benz planning to shake up the booming ‘Hot Hatch’ market established by the VW Golf/Rabbit?  Well they were at


1980s

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1987: No Go SS?

January 19th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

How could Chevrolet acquire exiting, new, high performance cars without appearing to ignore GM’s directive to de-proliferate divisional model lineups?


1980s

mazda 929a

1986: Mazda’s Mercedes

January 12th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

Mazda was serious about its upcoming Euro-sedan competitor.  Known as Luce in Japan, and 929 abroad, this aspirational Mazda was



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