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The year is 1960.
Now, what kind of car are we looking for today?
You've got an urge to hit the open road, to touch the black asphalt of the nation's new interstate highways that are being built all around the country.
I think you're going to love this.
Now, all you need is the perfect car.
They just released this model.
Compact, sleek, a thing of beauty. Have a safe drive. You turn on your car radio and that iconic summer place song starts playing. When you hit the highway, you roll your window down, letting the wind rush through your hair. This is the American dream, riding in an American car on an American road, boundless and free.
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