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...Porsche is represented by a 1964 356 and a 1985 911 Carrera; Alfa Romeo with a 1975 GT Junior and a 1992 Spider, while more off-piste choices include a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle and a Morris Marina from 1978...
...In “Purple Atmosphere” (1969), dense violet smoke sweeps across a stretch of Santa Barbara beach, veiling the border between land and sea....
...But just like the mix of participants, it’s not only about the crème de la crème: there was also a 1957 Pontiac Super Chief, a boat-like honker in electric blue, the ultra-sweet and miniature 1969 Fiat 500...
...“Muscle cars”, such as the Ford Mustang, “midsized” performance cars, such as the Chevrolet Chevelle, the Pontiac GTO and Chevrolet Camaro, were all slick and hot....
...By 1969, the US consumer replaced his or her car once every five years and goods from razors to lightbulbs were deliberately made only to last for a short period....
...In 1969, manufacturing in the Buffalo area employed more than 180,000 people....
...GM’s range, from the mass-market Chevrolet to the exclusive Cadillac, was meant to offer consumers options that would ensure they stuck with GM as their tastes and priorities changed over a lifetime....
...Sihanouk returned home a month later after 13 years in exile and with characteristic panache was driven to his palace in a convertible Chevrolet flown from Thailand....
...■First car: a 1969 Buick Skylark. Now drives a deep red 2005 Corvette coupé. ■Lives: in Florida with wife and two daughters. Commutes to Detroit weekly....
...Born in December 1969, Carter came of age in Reagan-era New York, a place of drugs, violence and black-market money....
...Demand for sub-compact cars like Chevrolet’s Aveo and BMW’s Mini have risen by about 6 per cent over the past year in a stagnant overall market....
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