Category Archives: Fine Lines

Fine Lines: American Motors AMX
Fine Lines May 10, 2021

Overview

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What it is: Many of you asked if we could put our expertise to work to create a feature that covers not just classic cars, but those vehicles that have left an indelible mark on car culture. The Fine Lines series examines significant vehicle marques, their backgrounds and their contributions to the history of the automobile. All this, with real artwork.

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

The AMX was an attempt to produce something really revolutionary and to radically change the perceptions of a stodgy American Motors Corporation. But the vehicle designed to make a big noise in the marketplace amounted to little more than a barely audible whisper.

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Fine Lines: Triumph R6
Fine Lines May 3, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Despite this power shortage, the TR6 was still considered a lively performer and its low center of gravity, four-wheel independent suspension and front disc brakes resulted in the car earning high marks in the fun-to-drive department. The cockpit was also a comfortable and cozy spot with plenty of leg, shoulder and elbow room for two.

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Fine Lines: 1970-’81 Pontiac Firebird
Fine Lines April 26, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

The Firebird visually differentiated itself from the Camaro, but it was a standout where it really mattered: under the hood. There, you could find a torque-laden 455-cubic-inch V-8, which was really needed to get the heavy machine rolling.

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Fine Lines: 1957 Chevrolet
Fine Lines April 5, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Until the ’57’s arrival, sportiness for Chevrolet had been left to the Corvette, which could be comfortably enjoyed by only two people at a time. It was a second car and not primary transportation for the family.
But with Corvette firepower being made available in the every-day ’57 Chevy and its buyers, performance could be enjoyed by the masses, including you and four or five buddies.

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Fine Lines: 1968-’72 Corvette Stingray
Fine Lines March 8, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Available in 400-, 430- and 435-horsepower dosages, the top-of-the-line 427-cubic-inch V-8 had a reputation for being unruly, uncivilized and unbelievably quick. Charming, indeed. The L71 triple-carburetor setup, in particular, could reach 60 mph from rest in about 5.5 seconds and produce quarter-mile burns that would still be considered quick by today’s standards.

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Fine Lines: 1990-’96 Nissan 300ZX
Fine Lines March 1, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

The introduction of the 300ZX didn’t just take the automotive world by storm, it signaled that the company had finally abandoned the aging 240Z-based shape that had been around since the early 1970s. The original Datsun (a Nissan brand name) Z-car had been a styling and sales triumph when first introduced, proving that a great-looking, great-performing GT-class car didn’t have to have a sky-high sticker price.
The 240Z was replaced by the 260Z in 1974 and the 280Z the following year.

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Fine Lines: Citroen 2CV
Fine Lines February 8, 2021

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Originally envisioned by company founder and chief engineer André Citroën, the 2CV (a government designation relating to the car’s taxable horsepower rating) would prove to be the perfect vehicle to get his fellow citizens moving — albeit slowly — under their own power.
Citroën himself would not live to see the 2CV come to fruition. He died virtually penniless in 1935 shortly after selling his bankrupt company to Michelin Tire.

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Fine Lines: The Buick Y-Job
Fine Lines December 7, 2020

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Earl’s development of the Buick Y-Job (the letter “Y” was used by the aircraft industry to denote a prototype) avoided outside interference from other GM departments as much as possible. The two-door convertible body was intended to sit on an existing Buick Century Chassis and run with a stock 320-cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine that produced 141 horsepower.

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Fine Lines: Maserati Quattroporte
Fine Lines November 2, 2020

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

Hopeful of attracting a broader clientele, Maserati management set its sights on the high-end sedan market. The idea of making a full-size motor carriage seemed to be a natural, since no other Italian manufacturer — certainly not Ferrari — was producing such a vehicle. At the time, the British were the dominant high-end European sedan generators with such offerings as Jaguar, Daimler, Rolls-Royce, Bentley plus a smattering of cottage-industry producers.

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Fine Lines: 1965-’66 AMC Ambassador
Fine Lines July 27, 2020

Overview

Product specifications

Mac and PC page layout with accompanying text and
art files for maximum work flexibility.
About 850 words: separate text file included.
Layout is 8×21.5 inches (newspaper), but can be
reconfigured by your designer to fit most spaces.
PDF of layout included.
High-resolution artwork suitable for print.
Includes Photoshop layers file of main art.
Multi-platform page layout opens with either Quark
Xpress or Adobe Indesign.
Fonts are not included, but we attempt to stay with
standard system fonts. If not, just change the fonts to
match your style.

Description

By the early 1960s, AMC was focused on building three specific vehicle lines: the compact Rambler American; the midsize Rambler Classic; and full-size Rambler Ambassador. The thrifty American maintained its connection with a small but determined group of car buyers that prized fuel economy above all else while the Classic and Ambassador catered to roomier and more luxurious tastes. Both of these cars also caught the attention of Motor Trend magazine, which, in 1963, bestowed its Car-of-the-Year honors on the duo.