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801:. Illustrations by Bertil Nydén; foreword by
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353:MS roadster
277:touring car
137:touring car
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1931:Voiturette
1916:Flying car
1911:Police car
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1788:Quad coupé
1678:Berlinetta
1395:Street rod
1337:Subcompact
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1142:28 October
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1926:Tow truck
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763:Roadster.
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650:1968 race
561:The term
185:, and in
163:Chevrolet
161:In 1962,
141:dashboard
107:Etymology
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