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  • Throwback Thursday: 60 Minutes Visits Lamborghini Circa 1987

    Throwback Thursday: 60 Minutes Visits Lamborghini Circa 1987

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    “A more elegant weapon from a civilized age” would seem to appropriate for this. In April of 1987, CBS’s Morely Safer headed to Sant’Agata to visit the Lamborghini factory, get a tour and go for a ride in the Countach with the legend Valentino Balboni. A few highlights to look forward to. Ferruccio Lamborghini himself. The…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re looking at how Porsche builds the Contemporary 911. Last week we watched the early days of Porsche where fabrication of 356 bodies and interiors were shopped out to…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re looking at how the Porsche 356 came together. Porsche entered the sports car market in 1948 with the introduction of the 356. The series’ rear-engine and flat four layout…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we are looking at the sad history of Crvena Zastava, which many in the U.S. know as Yugo, or, the worst car ever sold here. 

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re looking at how a Lotus Se7en clone was—and is—built.

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re tagging along with England’s Princess Margret and her Husband, Lord Snowden as they visit the Rolls Royce factory in Crewe.

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re visiting classic Coventry. There is perhaps no more iconic British automobile marque than Jaguar. The company’s origins can be traced back to the founding of the Swallow Sidecar Company…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’ll explore how Desoto once discovered quality in construction. By the late 1950s, Chrysler’s stable included five brands: Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto, Chrysler, and Imperial. The company’s products also suffered significant quality issues—some…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars bikes were once built. This week we’ll visit family fun day at the Birmingham Small Arms Company. At one time BSA was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. Today we’re looking back on all…

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  • Throwback Monday: Famous Factories

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    Welcome to Throwback Monday where we take a look at how things once were, or at least how certain famous cars were once built. This week we’re looking at post-war Britain’s biggest deal of a small car. Everything mini is good right? Whether it’s skirts, or series, or golf, anything mini is usually fun. You…

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