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  • Diesel 1970 C/10 is Like Spumoni Ice Cream

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    For those of you who did not grow up in a town that was made up of over 80% families of Italian descent, that probably makes no sense.

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  • Last Call- The Drag Queens of Italy

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    In urban Italy, every traffic light is an opportunity for a drag race to the next, and the Latin machismo order of the hairy chest is ordained to whoever wins the block-long run. For decades, Italian car owners have tuned and tweaked their tiny cars to provide an edge in these impromptu street contests, and…

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  • Ying and Yang- Or What To Do With all Those MGBs

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    Here we have two MGBs that are apparently conjoined in a fashion that will make driving either of them a challenge. Siamese Twin owners? Mom unwilling to cut the apron strings? The truth is even stranger.

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  • Best of France & Italy Car Show Mega Gallery

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    The 2009 Best of France & Italy car show was held last Sunday, with picture postcard weather, and a large crowd, proving that there’s a lot of Latin lovers in the City of Angels. And there was something for everyone there- from a car nicknamed after a little mouse, to one that could have carried…

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  • The Wonder of It All: Super Car Road Trips Invades New England

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    Living in Southern California, I am guilty of taking exotic car sightings for granted. At any given time here in behind the Orange Curtain, I can be at a stop light with latest from Maranello on one side and something crafted by the crew from Crewe on the other. I am not saying I get…

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  • Calling all Surrender Monkeys and People Who Talk With Their Hands -Best of France & Italy Car Show this Sunday

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    French and Italian cars will invade Woodley Park in Van Nuys, CA this Sunday from 9AM until 4PM. Citroëns, Lancia and Facels, oh my!

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