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Retro moment: the first American Ford Granada
Share Above: The US Ford Granada in a contemporary advertisement, as posted at americangranada.com. Not the European car, but the American one of the same name: the Ford Granada was marketed as a US...
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Chloé chief sees China moving to more understated luxury—or is it?
Share Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye of Chloé believes the mainland Chinese market is moving toward more understated luxury. I believe there’ll always be a mixture. The understated buyer is emerging...
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I wanted to grow up and be the Dean Martin version of Matt Helm
Share As a child growing up in Wellington, there were a few TV series that shaped my beliefs about being grown-up in the occident. The first I’ve written about before: The Persuaders, which is in part...
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Dodge revives the Dart, while UK Delta owners revive Lancia
Share Fiat has announced that it’s going to bring back the Dodge Dart nameplate on a compact sedan based on a stretched Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform for the 2013 model year. This was actually...
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Joan Rivers had better facelifts, but it’s the future of the black cab
Share Part of me admires Nissan for going after the taxi market in a big way in New York and London. Another part of me wonders why on earth the London Hackney Carriage solution is so ugly. I...
View ArticleVolkswagen’s scandal won’t spread to other German car groups
Share If you want a humorous take on what happened at Volkswagen this week, the above video sums it all up. During my 2010 mayoral campaign, I noted that if New Zealand did not diversify its economy to...
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July 2021 gallery
Here are July 2021’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month. .all-images { padding-top: 10px !important; padding-bottom: 15px...
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Autocade nets 25,000,000th page view
Above: The new Honda Civic, the 4,500th model added to Autocade. In the next few hours, Autocade will have netted its 25 millionth page view, at a slightly slower rate than the last million by several...
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November 2021 gallery
Here are November 2021’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month. .all-images { padding-top: 10px !important; padding-bottom:...
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