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...most Americans. Out of this appetite came the inspiration for such American cars as the Thunderbird and the Corvette, whose price still hovers between $4,000 and $5,000, and for the sporty extras-bucket seats, stick shifts, wire wheels-best embodied in General Motors' jazzy Corvair Monza...
When Ralph Lee, a Richmond Va printer, drives his 1961 Chevy Monza to work every morning, he has to be careful not to leave the windows rolled up. "You see," says Lee, "I haven't got any door handles." A job for the local Chevy dealer? No, the local electrician. Lee is installing solenoid switch buttons that will open the doors electrically with a touch of the hand...
...names, he may need The World Almanac, a foreign-language guide, a vest-pocket bestiary, and perhaps a celestial-navigation chart. Already on the market are such prestigious monikers as Ford's Galaxie 500 XL (the XL means nothing at all), Chevrolet's Impala or Corvair Monza Spyder (apparently spelled with a y to avoid the insect image, despite Chevy disclaimers), Oldsmobile's F85 and Starfire (odes to the jet age). And there are more to come...
...Monza, by Mario Mazzucchelli. Based on archives opened six years ago in Milan, this book retells a lurid story that shocked 17th century Italy. It takes 14 years of solitary penitence before Sister Virginia of Monza is finally forgiven for her passionate, protracted love affair with a reckless nobleman...
...Monza, by Mario Mazzucchelli. Based on archives opened six years ago in Milan, this book takes a fresh look at a lurid story that shocked 17th century Italy. It takes 14 years of solitary penitence before Sister Virginia of Monza is finally forgiven for her passionate, protracted love affair with a reckless nobleman...