Suzuki was a newcomer to the four-wheeler market in Britain in 1979, though it was already well-known for its motorcycles. Photographed in deepest winter, this brochure introduced the small but very capable LJ80 4X4 range, a true no-frills workhorse. #carbluesky

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The first Ford to wear a Cosworth badge, the motorsport-focused 150mph Sierra RS Cosworth had a 3-door body with a simpler side window arrangement than the earlier Sierra XR4i. Built at the Genk plant in Belgium, the car's styling was dominated by the massive 'whale tail' rear wing. #carbluesky

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Was looking at #carbluesky posts, and you know...not every old car is a banger, but when they got it right, they REALLY got it right.

Czechoslovakia's communist rulers initially wanted luxury car maker Tatra to concentrate on trucks, but before too long the new 603 was launched as transport for high officials of the regime. This brochure in English celebrated the remarkable 2.5-litre air-cooled, rear-engined V8 model. #carbluesky

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The 1984 Pontiac Sunburst was a nameplate exclusively for Canada, a small front-wheel-drive 'captive import' hatchback and sedan, using the new General Motors R-platform. It was built in Japan by Isuzu, where it was marketed as the second-generation Gemini. #carbluesky

Lancia was riding high in Britain in the mid-'70s thanks to a renewed line-up with a reputation for Italian style and performance. The then-popular Beta saloon was augmented for 1975 with a new top-of-the-range 1800, the exotic-sounding Equipaggiamento Speciale, seen in this leaflet. #carbluesky

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TIL, Kurt Vonnegut owned a Saab garage in Cape Cod in the 1950s.

How didn’t I know this all my life????

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The Toyota Altezza, seen in this 1998 brochure, was better known outside Japan as the Lexus IS, a model which significantly boosted the image of Toyota's premium marque. A compact rear-wheel-drive sporting saloon, it had a choice of 2.0-litre straight-4 or straight-6 engines in Japan. #carbluesky

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Wood & Pickett was perhaps best-known for its luxurious custom Minis, later applying this formula to the Laser Metro, based on the newly-launched 1980 Austin Metro. With exterior changes by Ogle, it had a sumptuous interior, which included a rear-mounted VCR-player in this brochure car. #carbluesky

The direct ancestor of modern Audis, the 1964 DKW F102 had an attractively-styled body which was advanced for its day. It had the distinction of being the last new West German two-stroke, using an 1175cc three-cylinder unit fitted with a sophisticated new Bosch oil-injection system. #carbluesky

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#carbluesky how did I miss that the Genesis Magma GT concept was rolling and driving and sounding epic???

youtu.be/10Eck1x3uS4?...