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Until the dollar's official rate rises again, American goods in theory should be irresistibly attractive on foreign markets, and some foreign goods should become increasingly expensive in the U.S. For example, a basic Volkswagen "Beetle" that sold for $1,899 in the U.S. two years ago now has a sticker price of $2,299; further increases can be expected. Thus the U.S. trade and payments balances should ultimately improve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Dollar Fights Back | 7/23/1973 | See Source »

...green and white Volkswagen van and trailer, carrying props and a gaudily striped circus tent, drives along the highways ahead of the 4-m.p.h. raft. The idea is to pique the curiosity of the local townfolk with the circus tent and catch their interest with oldtime medicine-show acts in the first half of the program-a jerky juggling act, for example, or the wonders of "Miraculo" the Magician, an exotic gentleman "just returned from the remote and distant shores of Long Island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Mississippi Stagecraft | 7/23/1973 | See Source »

...efforts it usually takes a 50% cut on sales, compared with the 33Y3% to 40% charged by most galleries. Lloyd tells painters: "You have a choice. You can ride in a Rolls-Royce or a Volkswagen. If you want to ride in the Rolls, it is going to cost you more money. But it pays in the long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Artfinger: Turning Pictures into Gold | 6/25/1973 | See Source »

...Volkswagen Sedan (96.6-cu.-in. engine, manual transmission), 23.6 m.p.g...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Gas Guzzlers | 5/7/1973 | See Source »

Hollywood, which experienced something of a motorcycle and Volkswagen phase a couple of years ago, is back to glamour cars with a vengeance. Last year 120 Rolls-Royces were sold in Beverly Hills alone. Polly Bergen traded in her new Mercedes for a one-of-a-kind 1957 Bentley convertible, while Dick Martin and Elvis Presley have bought $35,000 Stutz Blackhawks. Steve McQueen recently wanted a very special present for his friend Ali MacGraw-a limited-edition 1969 Mercedes 280-3 convertible. A dealer found one in St. Louis and had it flown to Los Angeles only to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Crazy-Car Craze | 4/30/1973 | See Source »

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