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Max Finkel
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Max Finkel was a Weekend Contributor at Jalopnik.

Using only the scant resources made available to him by Volkswagen’s Brazilian presence, Marcio Pianncastelli managed to design the sublime Volkswagen SP2. If that’s not making the most of what you’ve got, I don’t know what is.

Before Cadillac built its Allantés on an assembly line stretching from Pininfarina’s shop in Italy to a plant in Detroit where they were finished, Chrysler was sending its Crown Imperial limos across the Atlantic in the other direction to be appointed by the luxury experts at Ghia.

The Chrysler LeBaron wasn’t born on the salt flats, but it certainly made itself at home there. Especially after the underfloor rusted out and Jack and Suzie couldn’t get it moving again.

“Of course it’s a real Mustang! The man at the dealership was very clear, honey.”

You know what? Sure. Put the engine in the trunk of your little French hatchback. Race it in Group 4 if you want. Hell, become a motorsports icon too. See if I care.