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Contrary to popular opinion. DAVID BURRELL reckons the four-door Ford Thunderbird is one of the best-looking American cars of the 1960s.
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David Burrell is founder and editor of Retroautos.com.au, a free online classic cars magazine. Dave has a passion for cars and car design. He's also into speedway, which he's been writing about since 1981. His first car was a rusted-out 1961 Vauxhall Velox. His daily driver is a Pontiac Firebird. Prior to starting Retroautos, David was an executive in a Fortune 500 company, working and living in Australia, NZ, Asia, Latin America and the UK.
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American Motors’ 1956 Rambler was less a new model than a lifeline, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Back in 1976 the future looked bright for Honda, with the runaway success of the Accord, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Ford rose to the occasion with the introduction of new emissions regulations with the XC Falcon, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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With the CL Chrysler came the dropping of the Valiant name. It was the beginning of the end for Valiant in Australia, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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With sales down and its market share shrinking, the 1976 HX Holden was nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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The 1968 Techna is one of those concepts that has since been relegated to the status of a Forgotten Ford, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Praised by Wheels, the Mazda 1500 is a rare car these days as many were junked, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Back in the late 1940s GM car designers were always searching for new ideas, the flat-top was one of them, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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In early 1953 the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford decided to revive the Detroit Auto Show. The star was the Lincoln XL 500 dream car, reports DAVID BURRELL.