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    Motor Trend, April, 1957... 6 Car Test

    Here is an unusual (for Motor Trend) 6-car test. From the April, 1957 issue.
    The cars tested were:
    Studebaker Champion Six
    Saab 93 Two-Cycle
    DeSoto Fireflite
    Austin-Healy 100-Six
    Jaguar Mark VIII
    Cadillac 62 Convertible
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    '76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.

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    Fleet, another great find.
    How reliable do you consider Motor Trend were in their day ?
    It seems to refute many of the points we've argued over in the past
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    Fleet,
    I'm not a new member, but I've just discovered how much info there is in these forums (fori?). I'm loving all of your interesting car comparisons from the days of yore. Thanks for all the interesting articles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine View Post
    Fleet, another great find.
    How reliable do you consider Motor Trend were in their day ?
    It seems to refute many of the points we've argued over in the past
    After reading many Motor Trend magazines, I would put them kind of inbetween. Not 100% non-biased, but they did have some fairness.
    IMO, that magazine got somewhat biased agaisnt American cars from about 1970 and later.

    It was probably at its peak in fairness during the 1960s.
    '76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    Fleet,
    I'm not a new member, but I've just discovered how much info there is in these forums (fori?). I'm loving all of your interesting car comparisons from the days of yore. Thanks for all the interesting articles.
    Glad you like the articles. I'll see if I can find more.
    '76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    Fleet,
    I'm not a new member, but I've just discovered how much info there is in these forums (fori?). I'm loving all of your interesting car comparisons from the days of yore. Thanks for all the interesting articles.
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