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HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS
AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK !

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JOIN US AS WE ROLL BACK THE
MOTORWEEK ODOMETER TO 1981...

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REVISIT SOME OF THE ICONIC
VEHICLES WE'VE TESTED...

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LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF
CAR STYLING FROM THEN TO NOW...

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TRACK THE REVOLUTION
IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY...

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AND SEE THE AUTOMOTIVE
WORLD AS WE DROVE IT...

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AND POKE A LITTLE FUN AT
OURSELVES ALONG THE WAY...

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SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION.

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ANNOUNCER: THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF
MOTORWEEK ,

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TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE
MAGAZINE.

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY...

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PHYLLIS IS HEADED TO A SCIENCE
CONFERENCE,

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SO SHE'S NOT THINKING ABOUT
TIRES RIGHT NOW.

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IF SHE WERE, ALL SHE'D NEED TO
KNOW IS TIRERACK.COM.

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BUT PHYLLIS IS THINKING...

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"UHHH...I'M NOT REALLY SURE,
BUT IT'S PROBABLY IMPORTANT."

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John: WELCOME TO MOTORWEEK .

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I'M GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.

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THIS IS A TELEVISION SERIES
FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE CARS.

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AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'D JUST
LIKE TO FIND OUT A BIT MORE

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ABOUT THEM...

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WELL HELLO, AND WELCOME AGAIN TO
MOTORWEEK .

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WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US
FOR THIS SPECIAL EDITION

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CELEBRATING OUR 35 YEARS
ON THE TELEVISION.

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YOU KNOW,
THIS ORIGINAL SET EXISTS ONLY

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IN VIRTUAL REALITY NOW,

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BUT IT WAS MOTORWEEK'S HOME
IN STUDIO "A"

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AT MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION
FOR OUR FIRST 6 SEASONS.

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THE SET DESIGN WAS SOMEWHERE
IN-BETWEEN

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AN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN STUDIO,
A PLACE FEW OUTSIDERS

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HAD EVER SEEN,
AND A NEW CAR SHOWROOM.

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WE WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE
WHERE OUR VIEWERS COULD

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EXPERIENCE THE NEWEST CARS
AND TRUCKS FROM AN INSIDER'S

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POINT OF VIEW,
BEFORE THEY WENT ON SALE.

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WHILE NOT ALL OF OUR EARLY TEST
CARS HAVE SURVIVED THE TEST

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OF TIME, A FEW STAND OUT AS
IMPORTANT MILESTONES ON

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THE AUTOMOTIVE TIMELINE.

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SO LET'S START THINGS OFF WITH
A LOOK IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR

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AT A FEW OF OUR MOTORWEEK
AUTOMOTIVE ALL-STARS.

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WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE WITNESSED
SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE MILESTONES

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OVER THE COURSE OF OUR HISTORY.

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FOR MOTORWEEK'S FIRST BROADCAST,
OUR STUDIO CAMERAS FOCUSED ON

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THE TREND SETTING NEW WORLD CAR
FROM FORD, THE ESCORT,

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ALONG WITH A FUN AND QUIRKY
ITALIAN IMPORT, THE FIAT STRADA.

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BOTH WERE FRONT-RUNNERS IN THE
FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE REVOLUTION,

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AS MAINSTREAM CARS WENT FROM
PUSHERS TO PULLERS SEEMINGLY

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OVERNIGHT.

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IN 1981, THE K-CAR WAS ALREADY
TAKING BADGE-ENGINEERING

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TO THE EXTREME.

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AND OVER THE NEXT 8 YEARS,
SPAWNED COUNTLESS SPIN-OFFS FROM

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THE SAME BASIC CHASSIS,
INCLUDING THE UBIQUITOUS

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MINIVAN, ARGUABLY THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE OF

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THE LAST 35 YEARS,
AND ONE THAT CHANGED THE FACE

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OF FAMILY TRANSPORTATION
FOREVER.

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WE SAW THE END OF AN ERA IN
THE MID '80s WHEN VIRTUALLY

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ALL OF THE COOL EUROPEAN SPORTS
CARS PACKED UP THEIR

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SIDE CURTAINS AND HEADED BACK
ACROSS THE POND...

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ONLY TO BE REINCARNATED,
IN SPIRIT AT LEAST,

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BY THE 1990 MAZDA MIATA,
WHICH LED A ROADSTER REVIVAL

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THAT IS STILL LURING SUN SEEKERS
TODAY.

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AMC/JEEP'S 1984 4-DOOR CHEROKEE
AND WOODY WAGONEER WERE

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THE FIRST MIDSIZE VEHICLES TO
BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN

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CARS AND TRUCKS,
BUT IT WAS THE HUGE POPULARITY

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OF FORD'S EXPLORER IN THE EARLY
'90s THAT FUELED THE SUV

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PHENOMENON.

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THE 1982 HONDA ACCORD HIT
THE STREETS JUST A MONTH BEFORE

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OUR PREMIER BROADCAST.

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THE FIRST JAPANESE-BRAND CAR
BUILT IN AMERICA,

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THAT ACCORD WAS EVERYWHERE
IN THE '80s,

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AND WITH GOOD REASON...

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...AS A TOTAL PACKAGE,
THIS HONDA TENDED TO BE

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MUCH MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS
PARTS.

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IN SHORT, THE HONDA ACCORD IS
A VERY COMPETENT FAMILY CAR.

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John: WE WERE BULLISH
ON THE FORD TAURUS IN 1986,

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AS IT USHERED IN THE AERODYNAMIC
OVAL ERA OF AUTOMOTIVE STYLING

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AND REMAINED A BIG SELLER
FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.

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OUR EARLY EXOTIC CAR ADVENTURES,
IN CARS LIKE THE BITTER,

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DELOREAN, AND LANCIA ZAGATO
WHET OUR APPETITES FOR

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WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE,
WHILE THE DEBUT OF

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A NEW CHEVY CORVETTE FOR 1984
SIGNALED AT LONG LAST

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AMERICA'S ARRIVAL IN THE MODERN
SPORTS CAR CORRAL.

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OUR FIRST DRIVES IN
THE PORSCHE 911 AND BMW M3

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BECAME OUR PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS FOR YEARS TO COME,

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AND SET A HIGH BAR FOR OTHER
SPORTS CARS TO REACH FOR.

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THE OUT OF THIS WORLD
PORSCHE 959

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AND FERRARI'S FABULOUS F40
BOTH BLEW OUR MINDS,

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DELIVERING ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE
UNHEARD OF JUST A FEW YEARS

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EARLIER.

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THE CORVETTE ZR1 FULFILLED OUR
DESIRE FOR A UNIQUELY AMERICAN

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HIGH PERFORMANCE ICON IN 1990.

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DODGE FOLLOWED SUIT WITH
THE VIPER A YEAR LATER,

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AND THE MODERN HORSEPOWER
WARS WERE BORN.

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BUT AMAZINGLY,
ALL OF THEM ARE YAWNERS COMPARED

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TO TODAY'S CROP OF MUSCLE CARS.

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IN FACT, WE REMEMBER WHEN
THE BADDEST CAR IN THE LAND

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WAS A SLAB-SIDED SEDAN.

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COME TO THINK OF IT,
THAT'S STILL TRUE!

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SUBARU MAY HAVE LAID CLAIM TO
THE FIRST SPORT UTILITY WAGON

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IN THE '90s WITH THE OUTBACK,
BUT IF YOU ASK US,

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THAT SEGMENT BUSTER STATUS WAS
WON BY THE AMC EAGLE MORE THAN

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A DECADE EARLIER.

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BY OUR RECKONING,
TOYOTA'S RAV4 WAS THE FIRST

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TRUE CROSSOVER UTILITY,
BLENDING A CAR-LIKE UNIBODY

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CHASSIS WITH AN SUV-LIKE STANCE
AND VERSATILITY IN A COMPACT

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GARAGE FRIENDLY PACKAGE.

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GMs EV1 SHOWED THE PROMISE OF
CLEAN, EFFICIENT ELECTRIC POWER,

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BUT IT'S ORIGINAL HEAVY
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES WERE

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ANYTHING BUT.

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IT WASN'T UNTIL 1997 THAT THE
TOYOTA PRIUS GAS-ELECTRIC HYBRID

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REALIZED THAT POTENTIAL
IN AN AFFORDABLE,

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY MASS-MARKET CAR.

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PERFECT PACKAGING AND BLING FOR
THE BUCK WAS THE CALLING CARD OF

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LEXUS LS400, INFINITI Q45,
AND ACURA LEGEND

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WHEN THEY TILTED THE LUXURY CAR
GLOBE OFF OF ITS EUROPEAN AXIS

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IN THE LATE '80s,

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AND OPENED THE UPSCALE CAR
MARKET TO THE MIDDLE CLASS.

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AND WE'D BE REMISS TO NOT
MENTION THE FORD F-150.

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IT WAS ALREADY THE TOP-SELLING
VEHICLE IN AMERICA

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WHEN WE DEBUTED IN 1981,
AND HAS REMAINED SO THROUGHOUT

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OUR ENTIRE 35-YEAR RUN.

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SIMPLY AMAZING!

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WITH THE ONCE SCIENCE-FICTION
AUTONOMOUS CAR OF THE FUTURE

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NEARLY UPON US,
WE CONTINUE TO BE ASTOUNDED BY

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THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY,
EFFICIENCY, AND PERFORMANCE THAT

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IS BEING PACKED INTO OUR CARS.

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AS THE CARS HAVE BECOME MORE
SOPHISTICATED,

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SO MOTORWEEK HAS EVOLVED TO
KEEP PACE.

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BUT THE SAME CONCEPT FROM
35 YEARS AGO STILL GOES TODAY.

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FOR US THE CARS ARE STILL
THE STARS!

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*

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Yolanda (Yoli) Vazquez : BOY
THIS IS QUITE A GROUP OF CARS,

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AND NOT A BAD LOOKING ONE
IN THE BUNCH!

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John: YOU'RE RIGHT, YOLI.

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YOU KNOW IT'S FASCINATING HOW
MUCH AUTOMOTIVE STYLING HAS

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EVOLVED, EVEN IN THE RELATIVELY
BRIEF TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN ON

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THE AIR.

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Yoli: THAT'S RIGHT, JOHN.

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AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHOW
ARCHIVES, LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING,

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YOU'LL SEE SOME PRIME EXAMPLES
OF THE ART OF AUTOMOTIVE STYLE.

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Yoli: WHEN MOTORWEEK FIRST
HIT THE AIRWAVES

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IN THE EARLY '80s,
BOXY WAS BEAUTIFUL.

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THE STRAIGHT EDGE WAS THE MOST
IMPORTANT TOOL IN A DESIGNER'S

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ARSENAL AND WHEN IT CAME
TO BODY LINES...

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WELL, THE SHARPER THE CREASE,
THE SMARTER THE CAR.

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CHROME WAS STILL KING OF
THE BLING IN THE '80s,

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BUT WITH THE NEW DECADE CAME
A NEW EMPHASIS ON MODERN DESIGN.

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PLASTIC WAS FANTASTIC,
AERODYNAMIC AIDS

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AND BODY COLORED CLADDING RULED
THE DAY AS THE JELLY BEAN LOOK

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TOOK OVER.

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THE FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE REVOLUTION
AND IT'S EFFICIENT DRIVETRAIN

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PACKAGING GAVE DESIGNERS
THE FREEDOM TO SHAPE CARS

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TO THEIR LIKING AGAIN.

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BIG ON THE INSIDE, SMALL ON
THE OUTSIDE WAS THE NEW NORM,

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AND CAB FORWARD WAS NOW IN
EVERYONE'S VOCABULARY.

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WITH THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
THERE CAME A LONGING FOR

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BYGONE DAYS,
AND THAT WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE

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IN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN;
SOME CARMAKERS WERE INSPIRED BY

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CLASSIC DESIGN LANGUAGE TO BRING
A THROWBACK VIBE WITH

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A MODERN TWIST TO THEIR CLASSIC
STYLING.

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WHILE FULL-ON RETRO LOOKS LIKE
THE VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE,

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MINI COOPER AND FORD THUNDERBIRD
WERE ALMOST CARICATURES OF

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THEIR OWN '50s AND '60s SELVES.

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OVER THREE-AND-A-HALF DECADES
WE'VE ALSO SEEN FAMILY

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TRANSPORTATION EVOLVE;
FROM WAGONS, TO MINIVANS,

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TO SUVs,
AND NOW TO THE ENDLESS ONSLAUGHT

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OF SO CALLED CROSSOVER UTILITIES
OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

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WE'VE WITNESSED THE RISE
AND FALL.

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AND PERHAPS RISE AGAIN,
OF 5-DOOR HATCHBACKS.

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DOWNSIZED LUXURY,
THE DAWN OF MONOCHROME MADNESS,

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THE BANGLE BUTT,
AND MORE CUTE UTEs THAN YOU CAN

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SHAKE A DIPSTICK AT.

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AND WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT
TRUCKS,

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OTHER THAN THEY TEND TO GET
BIGGER AND BOLDER

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WITH EACH NEW GENERATION?

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PICKUPS NOW EQUALLY AT HOME ON
THE JOB SITE OR OUT ON THE TOWN

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HAS BROUGHT BIG CHANGES IN
CONTENT AND COMFORT,

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AS WE WON'T SEE THIS BODY STYLE
DISAPPEARING ANYTIME SOON.

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INTERIOR DESIGN HAS
COME A LONG WAY AS WELL,

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WITH PLAIN ROUND ANALOG GAUGES
GIVING WAY TO THE VIDEO GAME

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LOOK OF THE DIGITAL ERA,
AND THE VIRTUAL TOUCH-SCREEN

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WORLD WE SEE TODAY.

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EVEN THE IMPROVED QUALITY
AND FEEL OF INTERIOR MATERIALS

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HAS GIVEN DESIGNERS MORE FREEDOM
OF EXPRESSION.

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UNIVERSAL ROUND AND RECTANGULAR
SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS LIMITED

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A DESIGNER'S VISION TO CERTAIN
PREDICTABLE SHAPES,

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WHILE MODERN XENON,
HID BULBS AND NOW FULL LEDs

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ALLOW THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES TO
BECOME MAJOR STYLING THEMES.

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WHILE WE DON'T MOURN THE DEMISE
OF LANDAU ROOFS,

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FAUX WOOD PANELING,
AND WIRE WHEEL HUBCAPS,

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WE DO MISS SOME OF
THE WONDERFULLY UNIQUE,

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PROUDLY QUIRKY DESIGNS THAT HAVE
PASSED THROUGH OUR TEST LOT.

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IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT WILL
DRIVE TOMORROW'S CAR STYLING,

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BUT WITH INCREASING SAFETY
REGULATIONS AND AERODYNAMICS

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BECOMING A MAJOR FACTOR IN
ALL DESIGNS,

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IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT CARS WILL
CONTINUE TO LOOK MORE ALIKE

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THAN DIFFERENT.

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BUT WE'LL STILL SEEK OUT
AND APPLAUD THOSE DESIGNS

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THAT PLACE A VALUE ON STYLE.

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John: YOU KNOW PAT, IT'S REALLY
SAD TO LOOK AT OUR OLD

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GOSS' GARAGE SET BEING BASICALLY
NOW, AN ENGINEERING GRAVEYARD.

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DO YOU REALIZE WE'VE OUTGROWN
THREE GOSS' GARAGE SETS

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OVER 35 YEARS,
AND THAT YOU'VE PRODUCED OVER

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900 GOSS' GARAGE SEGMENTS.

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THAT'S A LOT OF CAR CARE ADVICE!

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Pat Goss:  YEAH, IT SURE IS,
AND TO THINK THAT IT ALMOST

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DIDN'T HAPPEN.

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REMEMBER IN THE PILOT,
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

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"MOTORSHOP" AND CRAIG SINGHAUS
WAS GOING TO BE THE HOST!

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WELL,
I GUESS IF THAT HAD HAPPENED,

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I COULD HAVE DONE THE HIGH ROAD
SEGMENTS!

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John: OH,
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING,

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I THINK IT HAS WORKED OUT
PERFECTLY JUST THE WAY IT IS.

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Pat: YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

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I SURE DON'T MISS THAT HOT NOISY
GAS STATION WE FILMED IN FOR OUR

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PILOT EPISODE.

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MOVING IN HERE,
THE ACTUAL PARKING GARAGE FOR

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THE STATION'S REMOTE TV TRUCK,
WAS A LUXURY.

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BUT, I DO REMEMBER HOW CRAMPED
THIS SET WAS.

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BY THE TIME WE GOT A CAR
AND A COUPLE CAMERAS IN HERE,

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I COULD BARELY TURN AROUND!

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IN 2004,
WE TOOK OVER OUR CURRENT STUDIO,

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A FORMER CARPENTER SHOP FOR
BUILDING PROPS, AND SCENERY,

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AND HAVE EXPANDED OUR BOUNDARIES
TWO OR THREE TIMES SINCE THEN.

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HAVING A WORKING LIFT,
AND ROOM TO SPARE HAS HELPED

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TO DELIVER BETTER INFORMATION
TO THE VIEWERS,

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AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
FOR ME.

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BUT WHAT'S REALLY AMAZING TO ME
IS HOW FAR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

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HAS PROGRESSED.

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IN 1981,
WE DIDN'T HAVE COMPUTERS

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IN OUR OFFICES,
MUCH LESS IN OUR CARS!

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LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THOSE
EARLY SHOWS,

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IT'S SHOCKING JUST HOW CRUDE
CARS WERE IN THE EARLY '80s,

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AND HOW MUCH WE TAKE FOR GRANTED
TODAY.

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TAKE BRAKES FOR INSTANCE.

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YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY
IF I'D SAID THAT "CARS WOULD

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ONE DAY STOP THEMSELVES
TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT."

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AT THE TIME,
ABS WAS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF.

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WE WERE IMPRESSED THEN WHEN
A CAR HAD FOUR-WHEEL DISCS.

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A GOOD STOPPING DISTANCE ON
THE TEST TRACK WAS SOME

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THIRTY FEET LONGER THAN TODAY'S
AVERAGE.

13:48.328 --> 13:51.564
THAT'S ABOUT THE LENGTH OF
TWO BIG SUVs,

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AND WAS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIRE SMOKE!

13:56.336 --> 13:59.539
WHILE RADIAL TIRES WERE BY
THEN UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED,

13:59.639 --> 14:03.242
THEY WERE ALSO UNIVERSALLY
MEDIOCRE IN PERFORMANCE.

14:03.343 --> 14:06.412
FERRARI'S AND PORSCHE'S WORE
RUBBER UNSUITED FOR TODAY'S

14:06.512 --> 14:08.114
ECONOBOXES.

14:08.214 --> 14:12.919
13 INCH WHEELS WERE THE NORM,
WHILE 15s WERE A BIG DEAL.

14:13.019 --> 14:17.023
THAT'S A FAR CRY FROM
TODAY'S 22-INCH MONSTERS.

14:17.123 --> 14:19.692
A LUXURY CAR WAS ANYTHING WITH
LEATHER SEATS,

14:19.792 --> 14:23.062
AND POWER WINDOWS,
OR BETTER YET, CRUISE CONTROL.

14:23.162 --> 14:25.798
A CASSETTE DECK WAS
CONSIDERED STATE OF THE ART,

14:25.898 --> 14:28.801
NAVIGATION REQUIRED
A PASSENGER AND A MAP,

14:28.901 --> 14:32.438
AND DUAL-ZONE CLIMATE CONTROLS
MEANT YOU OPENED BOTH

14:32.538 --> 14:34.073
FRONT WINDOWS.

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THE TYPICAL CAR CAME EQUIPPED
WITH A THREE-SPEED AUTOMATIC,

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OR MAYBE A 4-SPEED MANUAL
TRANSMISSION.

14:41.347 --> 14:45.418
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT
6-RATIO GEARBOXES WOULD BECOME

14:45.518 --> 14:50.223
THE NORM, AND THAT ANYBODY
WOULD EVER NEED 9-GEARS?

14:50.323 --> 14:54.527
THE CVT TRANSMISSION CAME
AND WENT WITH THE SUBARU JUSTY

14:54.627 --> 14:58.965
IN THE EARLY '90s, BUT IS BACK
NOW AND BETTER THAN EVER.

14:59.065 --> 15:02.702
THE OLD SLUSHBOX AUTOMATICS OF
THE '80s AND '90s WOULD NEVER BE

15:02.802 --> 15:06.005
AN ENTHUSIAST'S CHOICE,
BUT TODAY'S DUAL-CLUTCH,

15:06.105 --> 15:10.009
PADDLE-SHIFT GEARBOXES ARE
SO INTUITIVE AND QUICK,

15:10.109 --> 15:13.846
THE THIRD PEDAL IS NOW SEEN AS
A HINDRANCE WHEN THE GOING GETS

15:13.946 --> 15:15.181
FAST.

15:15.281 --> 15:19.385
IF YOU WANTED AN ALL-WEATHER
ALL-WHEEL DRIVE CAR IN 1981,

15:19.485 --> 15:22.355
YOU HAD TO SHOP FOR
AN AUDI OR A SUBARU.

15:22.455 --> 15:25.758
NOW THERE ARE AT LEAST 20
MANUFACTURERS PEDDLING THE

15:25.858 --> 15:28.361
ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ADVANTAGE.

15:29.262 --> 15:32.365
ELECTRIC CARS IN THE '80S WERE
HOME BUILT CONTRAPTIONS OR

15:32.465 --> 15:37.270
ONE-OFF CONVERSIONS LOADED
DOWN WITH LEAD-ACID BATTERIES,

15:37.370 --> 15:41.507
A FAR CRY FROM THE LITHIUM-ION
POWERED EV AND HYBRID VEHICLES

15:41.607 --> 15:45.511
OF TODAY THAT PROVE GREEN
MOTORING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED

15:45.611 --> 15:47.480
WITHOUT COMPROMISE.

15:47.580 --> 15:51.918
YES INDEED JOHN, WE TAKE MANY
THINGS FOR GRANTED THESE DAYS

15:52.018 --> 15:56.589
THAT WERE DISMISSED AS SCIENCE
FICTION 25 YEARS AGO:

15:56.689 --> 15:59.258
ACTIVE SUSPENSIONS,
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS,

15:59.358 --> 16:01.861
100,000 MILE WARRANTIES.

16:01.961 --> 16:04.997
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT AUTO
ENGINEERS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO

16:05.097 --> 16:08.935
DO AWAY WITH,
DESPITE ALL THE COMPUTERS,

16:09.035 --> 16:12.972
ALL THE SENSORS AND BILLIONS
OF DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS,

16:13.072 --> 16:16.142
AND THAT IS SIMPLE
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

16:16.242 --> 16:18.411
I SAID IT IN OUR VERY FIRST
SHOW,

16:18.511 --> 16:21.514
AND IT STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY...

16:21.614 --> 16:24.784
"THE ONE SINGLE THING THAT IS
MOST IMPORTANT AS FAR AS

16:24.884 --> 16:29.755
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF YOUR
CAR, IS CHANGING THE OIL."

17:07.760 --> 17:10.730
John: IN 1983 WE STARTED OUR
ANNUAL MOTORWEEK

17:10.830 --> 17:12.465
DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARDS.

17:12.565 --> 17:15.735
SO NAMED BECAUSE THE WINNERS IN
EACH CATEGORY ARE THE MODELS

17:15.835 --> 17:17.803
WE LIKE DRIVING THE BEST.

17:17.904 --> 17:20.606
STILL, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE
100 PERCENT CORRECT

17:20.706 --> 17:22.808
100 PERCENT OF THE TIME.

17:22.909 --> 17:26.979
SO HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR MORE
MEMORABLE HITS AND MISSES.

17:30.650 --> 17:33.452
OUR MOST PROLIFIC WINNERS
HAVE BEEN THE DODGE CARAVAN,

17:33.553 --> 17:36.322
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER
AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY,

17:36.422 --> 17:40.092
RACKING UP A TOTAL OF
13 VICTORIES AS BEST MINIVAN.

17:40.192 --> 17:43.663
NOT SURPRISING, SINCE
THEY INVENTED THE CLASS.

17:43.763 --> 17:46.465
BUT TRUTHFULLY, MOST OF OUR
CHOICES HAVE BEEN RIGHT

17:46.566 --> 17:50.803
FOR THE TIME, AND GENERALLY HAVE
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.

17:50.903 --> 17:54.040
YET, AS THE CAR MARKET
AND BUYING HABITS HAVE CHANGED,

17:54.140 --> 17:55.575
SO HAVE OUR CATEGORIES.

17:55.675 --> 17:59.679
IN FACT, THE ONLY CATEGORY TO
BE INCLUDED ON EVERY AWARD LIST

17:59.779 --> 18:03.349
SINCE 1983 IS BEST LUXURY CAR.

18:03.449 --> 18:07.119
CADILLAC HAS TAKEN TOP HONORS
THERE WITH 4 DIFFERENT MODELS,

18:07.219 --> 18:13.125
INCLUDING THE ODD-DUCK, AND VERY
FORGETTABLE CATERA IN 1997.

18:13.225 --> 18:16.329
A FEW CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN
ONE-YEAR WONDERS LIKE

18:16.429 --> 18:18.731
BEST TECHNOLOGY,
BEST EXAMPLE OF

18:18.831 --> 18:23.769
THE AUTOMOTIVE ART AND
1984s BEST AUTOMOTIVE ODDITY,

18:23.869 --> 18:26.405
THE MONTE CARLO SS.

18:26.505 --> 18:31.344
OUR ODDEST PICK SO FAR IS
ARGUABLY THE RAGTOP DODGE DAKOTA

18:31.444 --> 18:34.413
PICKUP AS BEST CONVERTIBLE
FOR 1990.

18:34.513 --> 18:37.683
DODGE DESCRIBED IT AS
THE ULTIMATE FUN TRUCK,

18:37.783 --> 18:39.251
AND WE AGREED.

18:39.352 --> 18:40.353
THEN...

18:40.453 --> 18:44.690
...BUT WE CAN'T HONESTLY
SAY WE'VE SEEN ONE SINCE.

18:44.790 --> 18:47.960
BUT FOR OUR CLEAR MISSES,
WE'LL NOMINATE CHRYSLER'S

18:48.060 --> 18:53.332
1988 EAGLE PREMIER,
THE 1989 PEUGEOT 405,

18:53.432 --> 18:56.936
AND THE 1991 MERCURY CAPRI.

18:57.036 --> 18:59.572
WE PROCLAIMED THEM BEST IN
CLASS.

18:59.672 --> 19:03.109
AND THEN WATCHED AS THEIR
SALES TANKED AND ALL THREE WERE

19:03.209 --> 19:06.512
JUST AS QUICKLY AXED WITHOUT
REMORSE.

19:06.612 --> 19:09.015
HEY GUYS, NO HARD FEELINGS?

19:12.118 --> 19:14.353
WHY HELLO,
AND WELCOME AGAIN TO MOTORWEEK ,

19:14.453 --> 19:19.091
IT'S GLAD TO HAVE YOU...
[LAUGHS]

19:19.191 --> 19:23.129
Patrick Lucas: ...WHOAAA,
WE ARE GOING FAST!

19:23.229 --> 19:26.766
Pat: SOMETHING VERY
INTERESTING, AND COULD MAKE YOUR
CAR

19:26.866 --> 19:28.668
SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW...

19:28.768 --> 19:31.270
Patrick: ..THAT WAS...
55 MILES AN HOUR.

19:31.370 --> 19:33.305
Ben Davis: ..UM, I GUESS WE HAVE
ONLINE DATING TO BLAME

19:33.406 --> 19:34.774
FOR ALL THAT.

19:34.874 --> 19:36.842
ALL THESE ONLINE DATING
WEBSITES...

19:36.942 --> 19:37.710
Pat: TO THE BACK OF THE VAN.

19:37.810 --> 19:38.744
.. TO THE BACK OF THE VAN.

19:38.844 --> 19:39.712
.. TO THE BACK OF THE VAN.

19:39.812 --> 19:40.646
.. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE VAN.

19:40.746 --> 19:42.214
.. I'M AT THE BACK OF THE VAN.

19:42.314 --> 19:43.983
Lisa Barrow: IT'S CALLED
"THE INCREDIBLE CALYPSO BEVERAGE

19:44.083 --> 19:45.451
HOLDER,"
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,

19:45.551 --> 19:49.889
WHEN I TILT THE BACK OF THIS...
[LAUGHS]

19:49.989 --> 19:52.124
Yoli: IN FACT, DISTRACTED
DRIVING.

19:52.224 --> 19:54.827
..IS IT AND MORE,
IT'S "OR MORE SPECIFICALLY...

19:54.927 --> 19:58.831
Greg Carloss: WHICH IS WHY IT'S
IN THE SPORT TRIM LINE...

19:58.931 --> 20:01.300
...MAN, SAY IT RIGHT...

20:01.400 --> 20:04.036
Yoli: ..WHERE'S THE SEATBELT ON
THIS THING? [LAUGHS]

20:04.136 --> 20:06.205
John: WELL HELLO,
AND WELCOME AGAIN TO MOTORWEEK ,

20:06.305 --> 20:09.709
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU TESTED...
[LAUGHS]

20:09.809 --> 20:13.012
Zach Maskell: HAHAHA...
GODZILLA!

20:13.112 --> 20:16.182
Ben: YEAAAAHHHHH!

20:16.282 --> 20:19.051
Yoli: DON'T KILL ME, NOW!
"DON'T KILL ME, NOW!

20:19.151 --> 20:20.352
OH BOY!

20:20.453 --> 20:22.955
John: ..AND A REAL PLACE,
WHERE THE SUN RUNS ON CARS.

20:23.055 --> 20:24.924
...NO! [LAUGHS]

20:25.024 --> 20:26.959
John: ..I'M JOHN DAVIS,
WE'LL SEE YOU THEN...

20:27.059 --> 20:35.234
OH... [LAUGHS]

20:35.334 --> 20:36.802
John: HEY ZACH,
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

20:36.902 --> 20:39.038
Zach : AH, I'M JUST RESEARCHING
SOME SEGMENT IDEAS FOR OUR

20:39.138 --> 20:40.873
35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON.

20:40.973 --> 20:42.041
John: WELL, YOU'VE
COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

20:42.141 --> 20:45.044
THESE TAPE ARCHIVES HAVE
THOUSANDS OF GREAT FEATURE

20:45.144 --> 20:48.114
STORIES FROM CRAIG SINGHAUS,
LISA BARROW, HENRY KOPAZ,

20:48.214 --> 20:50.716
STEVEN CHUPNICK,
AND EVEN A FEW OF MINE.

20:50.816 --> 20:52.918
IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH,
I THINK YOU COME UP WITH

20:53.018 --> 20:54.787
SOME GREAT INSPIRATION.

20:54.887 --> 20:56.355
GOOD LUCK!

20:58.090 --> 21:00.092
Zach: GOODLUCK.
AH, HE'S A FUNNY GUY.

21:00.192 --> 21:03.429
I TELL YOU WHAT,
WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?

21:03.529 --> 21:04.630
Craig Singhaus: HERE,
TRY THIS ONE.

21:04.730 --> 21:07.500
IT'S MY STORY OF DRIVING
THE OSCAR MEYER WEINERMOBILE.

21:07.600 --> 21:08.434
Zach: CRAIG SINGHAUS!

21:08.534 --> 21:09.168
WHAT'S GOING ON?

21:09.268 --> 21:10.469
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

21:10.569 --> 21:12.438
CRAIG: AH, THINK OF ME AS
THE GHOST OF MOTORWEEK'S PAST.

21:12.538 --> 21:14.774
Zach: LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU HAD A TRUCKER HAT

21:14.874 --> 21:16.375
AND A CAMARO T-SHIRT ON!

21:16.475 --> 21:17.610
Craig: I STILL HAVE
THAT HAT!

21:17.710 --> 21:21.313
BUT SERIOUSLY, WHENEVER I WANTED
TO LOOK FOR A GOOD STORY,

21:21.413 --> 21:23.749
I WOULD JUST LOOK FOR A BUNCH
OF GUYS AND GALS HAVING

21:23.849 --> 21:26.485
A GREAT TIME WITH THEIR CARS,
AND THEN,

21:26.585 --> 21:28.587
THERE WAS SURE TO BE A GREAT
STORY BEHIND IT.

21:28.687 --> 21:31.290
Zach: SO, EVERYONE IS WELL
FAMILIAR WITH YOUR WEINERMOBILE

21:31.390 --> 21:31.924
STORY.

21:32.024 --> 21:33.125
..TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

21:33.225 --> 21:35.594
Craig: WELL ACTUALLY,
I DROVE THREE GENERATIONS OF

21:35.694 --> 21:36.829
THE WEINERMOBILE.

21:36.929 --> 21:42.501
I DROVE A 1968, A 1988,
AND A 1996.

21:42.601 --> 21:46.071
AND YOU MIGHT SAY I RELISHED
THE OPPORTUNITY.

21:46.172 --> 21:48.007
Zach: SO, I KNOW YOU LIKE TO
BE INVOLVED IN YOUR STORIES,

21:48.107 --> 21:49.809
RATHER THAN JUST REPORTING
ABOUT THEM.

21:49.909 --> 21:51.944
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE MORE
MEMORABLE ONES?

21:52.044 --> 21:54.480
Craig: WELL, THE IDEA WAS
THAT I DID THE THINGS THAT A LOT

21:54.580 --> 21:56.682
OF OUR VIEWERS WOULD WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN.

21:56.782 --> 22:01.320
FOR EXAMPLE, I GOT TO RIDE IN
A P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER PLANE.

22:01.420 --> 22:04.089
ONE TIME, I KIND OF RODE IN
THE GOODYEAR BLIMP.

22:04.190 --> 22:05.958
IT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY
WINDY DAY,

22:06.058 --> 22:08.761
SO WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 25 FEET
OFF THE GROUND.

22:08.861 --> 22:11.096
BUT HEY,
I WAS RIDING IN THE BLIMP!

22:11.197 --> 22:12.464
Zach: RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT...

22:12.565 --> 22:13.899
ANY STORIES THAT REALLY HIT
HOME FOR YOU,

22:13.999 --> 22:15.868
THAT YOU GOT PERSONALLY
ATTACHED TO?

22:15.968 --> 22:18.737
Craig: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,
BACK IN THE LATE 1990s,

22:18.838 --> 22:21.240
I ACTUALLY WENT BACK TO
NORMANDY, FRANCE

22:21.340 --> 22:24.476
AND RETRACED THE STEPS
THAT THE ALLIES TOOK DURING

22:24.577 --> 22:27.112
THE NORMANDY INVASION IN 1944.

22:27.213 --> 22:28.581
IT WAS A REAL LIFE CHANGER
FOR ME.

22:28.681 --> 22:30.816
REKINDLED MY INTEREST IN
HISTORY.

22:30.916 --> 22:32.751
Zach: YOU MUST HAVE MET SOME
PRETTY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE

22:32.852 --> 22:33.853
ALONG THE WAY.

22:33.953 --> 22:36.188
Craig: I TELL YOU,
SOME OF THEM WERE FAMOUS,

22:36.288 --> 22:37.156
AND SOME OF THEM WEREN'T.

22:37.256 --> 22:39.458
SOME WERE JUST PEOPLE WHO LOVED
CARS.

22:39.558 --> 22:42.895
BUT PROBABLY THE ONE GUY THAT
REALLY STICKS OUT IN MY MIND?

22:42.995 --> 22:45.064
WELL, EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE
KID,

22:45.164 --> 22:47.233
I ALWAYS IDOLIZED
CARROLL SHELBY.

22:47.333 --> 22:49.869
AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST THRILL OF
MY LIFE TO BE ABLE TO HANG OUT

22:49.969 --> 22:51.170
WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES.

22:51.270 --> 22:53.339
HE USED TO SAY,
"HEY, CALL ME CARROLL."

22:53.439 --> 22:57.176
AND I USED TO SAY,
"YES, MR. SHELBY."

22:57.276 --> 22:59.378
Zach: IT SEEMS LIKE A RECURRING
THEME THAT YOU ALWAYS HAD FUN

22:59.478 --> 23:01.313
FIRST IN YOUR SEGMENTS.

23:01.413 --> 23:04.383
Craig: WELL, NOBODY GOT RICH,
SO THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE AS MUCH

23:04.483 --> 23:06.285
FUN AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE.

23:06.385 --> 23:08.087
AND WHAT'S NOT TO HAVE FUN WITH?

23:08.187 --> 23:09.788
GREAT CARS, GREAT PEOPLE.

23:09.889 --> 23:11.190
IT WAS A TERRIFIC TIME.

23:11.290 --> 23:14.193
REMEMBER, HAVE FUN, FUN, FUN,
'TIL JOHN DAVIS TAKES

23:14.293 --> 23:15.961
THE T BIRD AWAY!

23:16.061 --> 23:18.364
Lisa: HEY WAIT A MINUTE,
HE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE FUN!

23:18.464 --> 23:19.698
Zach: LISA BARROW!

23:19.798 --> 23:21.567
I WAS JUST TALKING TO CRAIG,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT.

23:21.667 --> 23:22.301
HOW ARE YOU?

23:22.401 --> 23:23.102
Lisa: I'M GREAT!

23:23.202 --> 23:24.169
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HERE.

23:24.270 --> 23:25.271
Zach: OKAY, SO HOW ABOUT YOU?

23:25.371 --> 23:27.339
WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR STORY
IDEAS?

23:27.439 --> 23:29.241
Lisa: YOU KNOW,
IF IT INVOLVED ADVENTURE,

23:29.341 --> 23:31.744
AND SEEING THE WORLD,
I WAS THERE.

23:31.844 --> 23:35.381
AND USUALLY THAT INVOLVED
OFF-ROADING EVENTS AND THINGS,

23:35.481 --> 23:38.617
SO HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIME GOING
TO PLACES LIKE AUSTRALIA,

23:38.717 --> 23:41.387
WHERE I GOT TO LEARN TO DRIVE
IN THE SAND FOR THE FIRST TIME.

23:41.487 --> 23:43.856
MONGOLIA AND MOROCCO.

23:43.956 --> 23:46.692
MOROCCO WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST
OFF-ROADING EVENT

23:46.792 --> 23:49.361
WHERE I REALLY THOUGHT,
"WHOA, I AM NOT

23:49.461 --> 23:50.596
IN KANSAS ANYMORE."

23:50.696 --> 23:52.298
Zach: WELL, THAT ALWAYS
MAKES FOR SOME GREAT VIDEO.

23:52.398 --> 23:53.032
ABSOLUTELY!

23:53.132 --> 23:53.899
Lisa: IT WAS CRAZY...

23:53.999 --> 23:55.034
IT WAS FUN THOUGH,
LEARNED A LOT.

23:55.134 --> 23:56.135
Zach: SO, HOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE?

23:56.235 --> 23:57.569
WHO DID YOU COME ACROSS ON
THESE TRIPS?

23:57.670 --> 23:59.138
ANYBODY VERY MEMORABLE?

23:59.238 --> 24:01.874
Lisa: YOU KNOW,
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY,

24:01.974 --> 24:03.142
THERE'S A LOT.

24:03.242 --> 24:07.212
BUT DENISE MCCLUGGAGE WAS
AMAZING TO SPEND TIME WITH HER.

24:07.313 --> 24:10.582
ACTUALLY, ONE OF MY FIRST
STORIES WAS GOING OVERSEAS

24:10.683 --> 24:11.784
WITH DENISE.

24:11.884 --> 24:14.253
IT WAS THE BURDE BENZ RALLY.

24:14.353 --> 24:16.255
I GOT TO SHARE A CAR WITH HER.

24:16.355 --> 24:21.060
AND IT WAS A 1912 MERCEDES-BENZ
WAGON IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

24:21.160 --> 24:23.295
AND THAT THING WAS SO HARD
TO SHIFT.

24:23.395 --> 24:25.597
IT'S GOT THE SHIFT OUTSIDE
THE DOOR,

24:25.698 --> 24:28.968
AND I HAD TO USE TWO HANDS
TO DO IT, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

24:29.068 --> 24:31.170
BUT DENISE, SHE GOT INTO IT,
AND SHE JUST DID IT.

24:31.270 --> 24:34.173
AND I REALLY SAW HER COMPETITIVE
SIDE.

24:34.273 --> 24:35.541
IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

24:35.641 --> 24:38.110
Zach: HOW ABOUT, WHEN IT COMES
TO BEING ACTUALLY A PART OF

24:38.210 --> 24:39.445
THESE STORY?

24:39.545 --> 24:41.146
YOU KNOW, WE DO SOME REPORTING,
BUT WE REALLY FEEL A PART OF

24:41.246 --> 24:41.914
THEM SOMETIMES.

24:42.014 --> 24:43.849
ANY MEMORABLE ONES THERE?

24:43.949 --> 24:44.950
Lisa: OH YEAH!

24:45.050 --> 24:48.454
I REMEMBER THE TANK STORY.

24:48.554 --> 24:50.622
I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS ONE OF
THOSE THINGS WHERE WE WENT UP TO

24:50.723 --> 24:51.824
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS.

24:51.924 --> 24:52.958
Zach: THE ABRAMS TANK?

24:53.058 --> 24:55.027
Lisa: YEAH, THE ABRAMS M1A2
MAIN BATTLE TANK!

24:55.127 --> 24:56.662
AND I'M CRAWLING INSIDE
THIS THING THINKING,

24:56.762 --> 24:59.832
"WHAT AM I DOING IN HERE?"

24:59.932 --> 25:01.000
Zach: JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE,
RIGHT?

25:01.100 --> 25:01.934
Lisa: EXACTLY!

25:02.034 --> 25:02.801
Zach: THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO IT.

25:02.901 --> 25:03.535
Lisa: EXACTLY.

25:03.635 --> 25:04.970
YEAH, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

25:06.171 --> 25:08.073
John: WELL, I HOPE YOU'VE
ENJOYED THIS DRIVE DOWN

25:08.173 --> 25:11.510
35 YEARS OF MEMORY LANE AS
MUCH AS WE DID.

25:11.610 --> 25:14.046
BUT DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US
NEXT TIME,

25:14.146 --> 25:18.417
AS WE ROAR BACK TO THE FUTURE IN
TESLA P90D.

25:18.517 --> 25:20.586
THEN ITS A TRACK ATTACK
IN FORD'S NEW

25:20.686 --> 25:23.389
SHELBY GT350 MUSTANG.

25:23.489 --> 25:25.457
TILL NEXT TIME;
I'M JOHN DAVIS,

25:25.557 --> 25:28.994
THANKS FOR WATCHING AND HERE'S
TO ANOTHER 35 YEARS OF

25:29.094 --> 25:30.195
MOTORWEEK !

25:33.565 --> 25:35.100
Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
MOTORWEEK ,

25:35.200 --> 25:38.237
TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE
MAGAZINE, VISIT

25:38.337 --> 25:41.006
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25:47.413 --> 25:49.515
MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO
YOU BY...

25:49.615 --> 25:51.316
PHYLLIS IS HEADED TO
A SCIENCE CONFERENCE,

25:51.417 --> 25:53.786
SO SHE'S NOT THINKING ABOUT
TIRES RIGHT NOW.

25:53.886 --> 25:56.755
IF SHE WERE, ALL SHE'D NEED
TO KNOW IS TIRERACK.COM.

25:56.855 --> 25:58.057
BUT PHYLLIS IS THINKING...

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"UHHH...I'M NOT REALLY SURE,
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