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1986: Buick gets Wild

June 26th, 2023 | by BajaBusta

Buick’s exotic Wildcat mid-engine show car, unveiled at the1986 Las Vegas SEMA exhibition, was one of the most radical designs to


1986: A Celebrity With Crabs

May 29th, 2023 | by BajaBusta

A mild-mannered Celebrity Europost (two-door, four-door, or wagon) was no autobahn champion, but the lord will be with you when


1978: 7-Piece Super Scout

February 21st, 2022 | by BajaBusta

International Harvester unveiled a modified Scout “concept vehicle” with a body made entirely of composite fiber and resin materials previously


1992: Olds Plays a New Anthem

August 30th, 2021 | by BajaBusta

Oldsmobile hoped to reverse flagging sales and sharpen its murky brand  image with the four-door shown here.  The new sedan,


1990: Saturn Reaches For the Sky

April 12th, 2021 | by BajaBusta

GM sources said Saturn, the Generals newest car-making division, was pushing hard for a convertible built off the Saturn Coupe. 


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


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. 


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


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



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