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    HRM November 1971 had this ad of an Opel 1900 Sport Coupe sold apparently through Buick dealerships in the US. I had never seen this vehicle before, and find it to be an exquisite design. Elsewhere, the Ford of Europe Capri was being imported and sold via Mercury dealerships here in the US. This vehicle I remember quite fondly as a teenager at the time. HRM March 1972 M
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    Staying with Ford and AMC, two of their vehicles I always loved: Ford Ranchero ad from HRM February 1972 AMC Javelin ad from HRM February 1971.
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    American car manufacturers were continuing to show their concepts, and a couple of beauties were from Ford and AMC. The Mustang Milano showed the shape of things to come for that model. The AMC AMX/3 sadly never saw production. HRM June 1970 I know there is one gentleman who makes resin bodies of the AMX3 which he occasionally sells on e-bay, and I recently bought this vehicle in 1:18 scale myself. What a gorgeous car it is!
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    The Japanese imports also went racing in the US, and there were teams by both Datsun and Toyota. This ad from HRM May 1972 illustrates how well the Datsun/ BRE team of Peter Brock was doing by then. I know models and diecasts of these vehicles are still readily available today. BTW; Peter Brock is still alive and well and running both his BRE and AeroVault trailer businesses out of Las Vegas. I have met and had lunch with him a couple of times, and found him to be a wealth of information, as well as a genuine gentleman. As for his compatriot Carroll Shelby, he had contracted with Toyota to take their 2000GT's racing. However, after one disappointing year, Toyota apparently pulled the plug on the venture. Had they stuck it out, it might have been interesting to see how those cars would have fared, and just how many more 2000GT's might have been sold in the States. Toyota might have been better off had they fielded their racing Celicas of the time, as they did quite well in Asia. HRM July 1973
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    Also based on the VW chassis and drivetrain were some really interesting sporting vehicles. I remember the Bradley GT quite well as a couple of my high school buddies built one. This one is pictured in an ad from HRM January 1973 Another popular one from that era; the Laser 917. HRM January 1973 But this one I saw in a little photo from HRM June 1972 I did not recognize. It was called the "Brubaker Box", and didn't really fit any particular genre - the closest being part minivan (albeit years ahead of its time). It turns out Brubaker only made 3 of these, and a subsequent company named AutoMecca made another 25. Thus, this is one rare bird. Wouldn't it be fun to build some of these vehicles in scale?
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    In the meantime, the Manx and its brethren were getting more and more varied. A custom named "Bugs Buggy". March 1970 Manx SR from HRM May 1970. I would totally build this either as a model or 1:1. Does anyone make a model version? HRM September 1970 featuring the "buggies" available at the time. Sportsland Unlimited versions from HRM March 1971 p.s. HRM May 2013 had a really good retrospective on the Manx buggies.
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    Aaah, the 240Z from HRM March 1970. I loved it then, still love it now. I'm looking forward to building one of these by Tamiya.
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    Sox and Martin Plymouth. February 1970
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    Old school Willys still representing the gassers into a new decade. January 1970
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    Wrapping up the '60's, HRM seemed to have settled into a formula; they had gone from about 120 pages per issue in 1960 to more like 150 pages by 1970. The cost per issue had risen from 35 cents to 50 cents (about $3.85 today). Articles on airplanes had all but vanished, and boats were much less of a topic. Motorcycles still featured strongly though, and the ubiquitous '30's hot rods were still there. Little by little, there were more articles showing up about Japanese cars hinting at what was to come.
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    What a fascinating video and topic! Thank you for sharing it. I can't believe some other company didn't pick up the patent on this since it apparently did work!!! And plus, now I know how the Batmobile was powered too... p.s. HRM March 2004 has a retrospective on the Turbonique and its founder.
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    I found this in HRM November 1969. I'm guessing it was one of the earlier such attempts?
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    I think I know one thing that the 70's brought, but that will have to be a story for another day... HRM September 1969
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    And to finish out the 60's, who could forget the Brawner Hawk Indy racer of Mario Andretti? I have had my eye on an Ertl 1:18 diecast of this vehicle forever, but they go for seriously strong money. It would be wonderful if someone made a scale model of it. HRM August 1969 HRM September 1969
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    So as not to leave my 30's hot rod brethren hanging, here is a beautiful woody that was featured in HRM August 1968. And from HRM March 1969, a rather fun little truck.
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    Slightly breaking my promise to myself to stay with cars only, was this photo from an article on the Bonneville races of 1967. I wanted to share it only because the story of Burt Munro is quite interesting, and was made into a movie I believe should be in any gearhead's collection
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    Obviously, the "big three" were all busy putting out some beautiful concepts. A few of the write-ups were as follows: Chevrolet Astro I. HRM July 1967 Ford Allegro II. HRM November 1967 Dodge Charger III. HRM January 1968 (someday I will find a model of this one...)
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    I literally wept looking at some of the "for sale" ads of the time, so get out your tissues... This was the real deal. Check out https://rrdc.org/member/george-wintersteen/ for the owner's information. HRM June 1967 HRM June 1967 (Yes, the same month as the previous listing) Orbitron. HRM August 1968 Herb Adams' Pontiac Vivant (the ad doesn't even say its name). HRM October 1968 And what a beauty this one is!
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    A short little article in January 1967 referred to Swedish or "Scandinavian Specials". Apparently they have always loved American cars, but have certainly put their own spin on their customs. For instance, check out https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Sweden and https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/regional-car-culture-explained-the-history-of-the-swedish-a-traktor/ for a taste.
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    For those looking to build the Piranha race car, there was an article in HRM November 1966 with good reference photos.
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    And as our fellow modeler @JollySipper noted earlier, a subset of the kit car industry dealing with dune buggies seemed also to be well underway. (anybody remember the "Speed Buggy" cartoons from 1973? ) Great reference photos in these articles. HRM August 1966 And who wouldn't want to combine the love for 30's roadsters, dragsters, and VW based dune buggies into one build? HRM November 1967 Berry "Mini-T" dune buggy. HRM December 1968 A dune racer that looks like it could do the Dakar rally tomorrow! HRM March 1969 And of course, the most famous one of them all - the Manx. HRM October 1969
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    The kit car industry was apparently well underway by the mid-60's, and there were shameless copies of famous concepts, racers, etc., - along with some novel designs in their own right. Universal Plastics ad. HRM May 1966 Allied Fiberglass. HRM October 1966 Fiberfab. HRM June 1967 An ad for a very lovely Fiberfab creation called the Jamaican. HRM July 1969
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    I noticed this photo in HRM March 1966 of the Ford GT J-car development. Sadly, just a few months later Ken Miles lost his life in testing the J-car. At some point I'd like to build it to go along with my collection of Ford GT's from that era. HRM September 1966
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    An article on the beautiful Reynolds Aluminum streamliner. HRM June 1965
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    A totally wild device called the "Turbonique". I have no idea if it actually worked, or if anyone used it, but totally fun thing to add to a model! Ad from HRM April 1965 HRM October 1965 It's gotta be an April Fools joke, right?!
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