• By Murilee Martin
    Apr 1, 2008 10:00 AM 3,371
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    Back When Automotive Interior Designers Weren't So Slick: SECU- RITY Indicator Lamp

    Engine Of The Day: Ford Kent

    Deal Of The Year: Bustle-Back Ex-CIA Seville Limo For $350- Ran When Parked!
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    Yugo: The Car That Became a Punchline

    Those of us who appreciate a Turbo Yugo or a potential 24 Hours of LeMons Yugo know that the little Yugoslavian Fiat 127 shouldn't be considered a mere object of derision. However, Midas joined the Yugo-bashing brigade with this ad making light of a fatal-looking hubris-fueled Yugo wreck. Whatta ya gonna do?


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