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One Year Winners
One Year Winners
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In the world of automobiles, setting up an assembly line, creating tools and dies, and producing a new model takes a significant amount of work. This is one of the reasons why so many cars are made for several production years before major changes are made. Despite the work that goes into producing a car model, automakers have been known to occasionally create one-hit wonders – cars that were produced for only one year. Many times the cars were big losers on the lots, but in some cases the single year production cars were big winners. Here is a short list:
Monte Carlo SS: Ending the Oil Embargo in Style
Monte Carlo SS: Ending the Oil Embargo in Style
When the 1980s rolled around and the oil problems and energy crisis began to dissipate, the Big Three automakers, GM, Ford, and Chrysler, began turning away from fuel efficient gas sippers and slowly began to reintroduce cars with a little power under the hood.
Cars started to get exciting again, especially as the Big Three released a few cars that paid homage to the muscle cars from the pre-energy crisis years. Automakers started using V6 and V8 engines because fuel was available. As the decade moved on, Detroit car makers even started to add turbo into the mix, too.
Black Air: The Grand National Documentary
Black Air: The Grand National Documentary
The Buick Grand National was a misfit in the world of cars. It came from Buick, which was (and still is) known as the car for the doctor, lawyer, or businessman. What made the Grand National such a surprise to car reviewers and car buyers was the fact that it was fast, really fast. At the time the Grand National was on the new car lots, it was faster the hottest exotics: the Lamborghini Countach as well as the Ferrari Testarossa.
