• By Murilee Martin
    Feb 28, 2007 9:47 AM 1,272
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    Sr De Vous, Sr D'Elle: The Simca Vedette

    The 1959 Simca Vedette packed V8 punch and the crypto-automatic "Rush-Matic" transmission. And, according to this ad, it could even drive itself (though at one point a mysterious gloved hand appears to poke the Rush-Matic buttons). Those crafty Franco-Chrysler engineers had their act together! – Murilee Martin

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