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    Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery

    The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool

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    Image of junkman junkman
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    As a 13 year old, my parents sent me to Greece to spend the summer with family. These pictures make me wish I would have ditched my connection in Milan. Just breathtaking.
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    Image of Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish! Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    And...I'm spent. Thank you for posting this awesomeness, Peter.
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    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Even though we pause tomorrow to remember the founding of our country, we can pause today to remember some of the greatest cars in the world.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    Now I want to see pictures of the legendary Lamborghini graveyard. You wouldn't have access to those would you, Mr. Orosz?
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    07/03/09

    @Pessimipposaurus: I believe you have to wade through elephant bones to reach that.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    Mr. Orosz, between you and the Evil Insider, you've brought back a big chunk of the Jalopnik I fell in love with two years ago. This is a beautiful gallery, and the kind of stuff I started coming here to see.


    Thank you.


    No, I'm giving you no snark, no sarcasm, no snappy insults or jabs. I love this article, and am sincerely grateful that you posted it.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    07/03/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more Age™!:

    That's what I've been trying to tell you guys for months now, Orosz is the man.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    07/03/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more Age™!: Agreed. This is pure Jalopnik. Story for the enthusiasts to the core.


    Alas, my dream ride would be a Countach, but I don't know anyone who'd let me ride one. But a test drive with a Miura. That must be heaven. I've only been in an F50...

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    07/03/09

    @aSoundofSleep: Who?
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    07/04/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more Age™!: What he said!
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    Amazing. Of course, the Muira and Espada are probably my favorite Lambos.


    Although, I'm glad I don't have to ship my car to Mexico every time I want it serviced.

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    Image of benrobNU benrobNU
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    Dear Jalopnik,


    Followin up naked pagani's with this post was the cruelest form of automotive temptation. I have to run a 5k for charity this afternoon and will now have a permanent "wind sail" due to your journalistic prowess. Please limit your posting of super car factory and other automotive porn to once daily, for the children.


    Sincerely,

    Benrob"pants-tentastic"nu

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/03/09

    @benrobNU: Just think of Camry's and you'll be fine.
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    Image of .357 .357
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    That's my kind of place. I wish I could live there forever.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    There's one of these floating around LA, and I talked to the owner at an event a few years ago. He said he'd seen the car in Japan, and just had to have one, so when they started showing up at the Canadian Kei-car importer, he grabbed one up.


    It's very nice in person, and much better looking than its platform mate-the S-Cargo:


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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    05/13/09

    Anyone who thinks the Figaro is fugly has no clue. It's a fantastic homage, way better than the Thunderbird


    @Graverobber: The Nissan S-Cargo is immortal for its three-way pun. There's an S-Cargo delivering espresso machines near me:



    Note the escargot on the dash. Ha-ha.

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    05/13/09

    @skierpage: Yes! The S-Cargo proves the Japanese are just better at naming things.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    It has aged surprisingly well, unlike the thunderbird or PT cruiser, probably because it isn't mimicking a previous generation, but just retro per se.
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    Image of rattlecan rattlecan
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    This car isn't retro- it defined the idea of retro. It was the car that brought in the whole idea to look into the past (or an image of the past) in order to enhance a car brand. It came out in '88. In '88, ford almost replaced the Mustang with the Probe, the 2nd generation Ram pickup didn't come until '94 -and so on- up until today with the Mustang/Camaro/Challangers that we have now.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    05/13/09

    @rattlecan:


    Exactly right, well said. The Figaro established and defined what the modern retro auto design movement is today. It uses a wide variety of design themes without apeing a particular theme.


    All were produced in those pastel colors; there are no red or metallic black or PM yellow ones unless an owner did a respray.


    I'm very secure in my hetero manhood but I'd love to own a Figaro. Everything else has a veneer of fake to it, somehow the Figaro feels authentic, even in its unauthenticity.

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    Image of clinto clinto
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    That's so cool!!!!!! I'd love to have one of those.
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    Image of Steve Neill Steve Neill
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    This car is a cutey, and is very popular in Canada. Although you have to question our taste... we also like Lumberjackets and thick Lager Beer.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    05/13/09

    @Steve Neill: Yes, but you also produced Sloan, Kids in The Hall and Dearthair. That's almost enough to overlook Bryan Adams. Almost.
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    Image of BTLFED BTLFED
    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: We can't forget Celine Dion too. Between her and Brian Adams, not even producting Dearthair can make me overlook both.


    @Steve Neill: Actually, I really like dark lager beer...if it's made in Europe.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: And POLAЯ.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: You're a sweetie. That's one of the nicest things I've heard in a while. Which might say more about the people I associate with... but still, c'mere big guy, gimme a hug.


    @Hung Wei Lo in my Dodge Nitro: If it's any consolation, we don't like Celine Dion one bit either. That's why we shipped her off to Vegas as soon as we could. As we all know, Vegas is kinda like a storage facility for everything tacky, gaudy and undesirable anywhere else in the world.


    In an effort to make amends, may I recommend you all look up a band called "Wide Mouth Mason". They're fantastic, I've partied with them twice now, they're great guys, and it's just simple, slightly-poppy G-D-B-V rock and roll. Start with their cover of "Superstition", to get a feel for the band.


    As for these cars, I see them probably three or four times a year. Western Canada seems to have quite a few of them, and they can be bought for pretty reasonable prices. I've seriously thought about it... as a potential 'Busa project...

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    Image of Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish! Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
    05/13/09

    @Hung Wei Lo in my Dodge Nitro: What about Polar?
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    05/13/09

    @Tmsk lks th dsmvwlng mm: Note to self: Read all comments in a thread before posting.
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    Image of FLB is on vacation FLB is on vacation
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    So that's the car I saw in March...
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    05/13/09

    @FLB: This the March I saw last November.
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