My taste in vehicles runs toward the odd and orphan brands. I can appreciate popular muscle cars and sports cars, and well before trucks and primitive SUVs (then collectively known as Jeeps) were cool, I was an early adopter and admirer.
So, with economy in mind, I set out to find a budget vintage car to play with during the warm weather months.
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