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1971 Datsun
Ah, the early ’70s. Those were the years of Three Dog Night, the (temporary) beginning of the end of The Doors, and President Nixon. In the world of classic cars, muscle cars, and all things car-related, it was a great year.
The 1971 Datsun 240 Z made quite a splash in the United States sports car market, and according to ConceptCarz.com, “Road and Truck said ‘it was the most exciting GT in a decade.’” However, the car wasn’t exactly readily available for those looking to purchase one. After its launch, it had a seven-month waiting list full of people grappling to get their 
hands on one. Those lucky enough to get one paid around $3, 596 in 1971 dollars, which equates to about $19,803 and change today.
The People’s Car
Picture a warm summer day, the sun shining bright, with a perfect light breeze to keep the sandy beach just cool enough to walk on. As you take in the waves lapping at your toes, which wiggle happily in the shallow water, you turn to see your closest friends unloading their surf boards and a cooler. It’s the summer sometime in the 1960s, and you couldn’t be happier to be on a tour of the West Coast in your Voltswagen Beetle.
2012 Detroit Auto Show
Car lovers from miles around have been flocking to the Detroit Auto Show, which opened January 9th and will run until the 22nd at the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan. The city of Detroit, aptly named the Motor City has a long history tied to the auto industry, and has held auto shows for over a century. However, at the beginning, the vehicles featured there were strictly regional. December 1907 saw the first Detroit Auto Show at Riverview Park following the formation of the Detroit Area Dealer Association during the same year. It all began with only 17 exhibitors, less than a third of today’s 60 exhibitors.
The 1970 GSX
As one of the Top 10 Muscle Cars of All Time, the Buick 1970 GSX has certainly carved its place in American motor history. In the years preceding this particular model, General Motors had limited itself to a 400 cid engine. However, by the time 1970 rolled around, the desire for a little more power under the hood was finally too much to bear, and GM lifted the limit. In the GSX, a GS 455 V-8 replaced the 400 cid V-8.
1931 Packard 845
Traditionally known as an American luxury automobile, the cars that the Packard Motor Company produced came straight from Detroit, Michigan and later South Bend, Indiana. The Packards were in production from 1899 to 1958, not a bad run, considering it endured the turn of a century, two world wars, and the Great Depression. In a brash attempt to defy the stock market crash that set off the Depression in 1929, Packard decided to up the ante; it produced even more expensive, great looking cars. The result: the Packard Twelve. The company had only one production line, which helped to keep its costs low, certainly helping to keep the company afloat during such hard economic times.
1953 Buick Super
Today, not much in the way of auto companies remains in the heart of Michigan. Back in the day, though, it was the place to go, whether you were looking to start life anew with a new job or hoping to visit a sort of mecca for car manufacturers all over the country. In the early 1950s, as the post-war economy boomed and brought consumers out in flocks to purchase everything from new kitchen appliances to the homes to put them in, to new cars, Buick was taking full advantage of their new-found buying power.