I don't like to see any sort of 'badge engineering' myself but it's a certainty if companies are to survive in these lean times.
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I find it strange though that cars like the UK marketed Chrysler 300C are badged as Lancia Thema in Italy, when the Lancia Delta and Ypsilon are badged as Chrysler here.
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All very confusing - but in truth I think the well informed car buyer these days is not so easily fooled - at least, I hope they're not!
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Like you Dave I too am quite 'disinterested' in 'modern cars', at least for the time being - and the pics above only go to reinforce that. I think the late 60's to mid 80's was a great time for the motor industry, even when factoring in the 'petrol crisis' of the early 70's. The variety of cars available was huge - it's a shame that we don't have the same 'exciting' choice today.
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