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1980s

1988: GMC Sierra AR400

December 21st, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Ever since General Motors acquired a controlling interest in Group Lotus, its divisions experimented with active suspension. GMC applied this technology to


1990s

1993: Small Jaguar

November 16th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

The most intriguing product to come out of Jaguar in the 90s would be a BMW 5-series fighter reminiscent of the


1980s

1989: Two US Fun-mobiles

November 2nd, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Though it looked like a moon buggy from an old science fiction movie, remember this: in 1987, Pontiac showed the


1990s

1995: A Mini for the Millennium

October 19th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

In Europe, the popularity of Opel’s adorable Tigra was enormous.  Opel-owner General Motors was so taken with the minicar’s success


1990s

1994: Fords’ Viper Killer

August 10th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Apparently fed up with Dodge’s V-10 Viper stealing the “affordable” supercar thunder, Ford was rumored to have had a surprise


1990s

1993: A Nissan 2DSC?

July 27th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

By 1993 if there was any criticism of the contemporary Nissan Maxima, it was that the spirited sedan looks needed some updating. 


1980s

1983: Chrysler’s French Connection

May 4th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Chrysler Corp’s working agreement with Peugeot reportedly was to result in a 1984 replacement for the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon series, based on


1980s

1983: Jetta Wagon for the 80s?

April 20th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Volkswagen would correct an important flaw in the MK1 Jetta by adding some length to the wheelbase for 1984.  The result


1980s

1984: Pantera Revival

March 16th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

The word on the street for years was that Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca wanted a performance sports car to carry the



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