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Saab declares bankruptcy: End of the road for a classic brand?

Written by: Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner on Monday December 19, 2011.

Does declaring its bankruptcy mean the end for classic brand Saab? CEO Victor Muller applied for bankruptcy protection today. After sixty years building some of the world's safest, most original cars, the Trollhattan firm has little hope for…
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19. December 2011 by Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Car Talk, Cool Cars, Vintage Automobiles | 1 comment

The XPAK 400 mystery: George Barris flying car disappears without a trace

Written by: Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner on Wednesday December 7, 2011.

Famed California "Kustomizer" George Barris built the XPAK 400, a wild air car that really flew before mysteriously disappearing without a trace in the 1960s.The mid-20th Century period was a brazenly optimistic time in American culture…
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07. December 2011 by Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Car Talk, Cool Cars, Vintage Automobiles | 2 comments

Ford’s amazing Levacar: Air car flew without wheels

Written by: Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner on Friday December 2, 2011.

Ford's Levacar was an air car that flew without wheels of any kind. Back in the overly optimistic 1950s anything seemed possible. It was so boring bumping along on those tires that wear out so fast, so limiting…
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02. December 2011 by Jim Cherry, Classic Autos Examiner
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Car Talk, Cool Cars, Vintage Automobiles | 4 comments

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