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Max Finkel
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Max Finkel was a Weekend Contributor at Jalopnik.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden came to the United States for a 20-day tour in 1976. But the king wouldn’t settle for an armored Lincoln Continental like his host, President Ford. He needed something from home. Something more... front wheel drive.

In 1956, Mercury had a Ghia-built concept car called the XM Turnpike Cruiser to show off. Since not everyone was going to get to see it at the car shows, they carried it on this glass-sided trailer so its flashy lines and and massive fins could be seen by all.

Sunday is a great time to get out there in your Lada Niva pickup conversion and hit the waves, I’d say. Go get ‘em. You deserve it.