Foreign Intrigue
September, 1988
It's No Secret that some of Europe's most desirable automobiles never made it to our shores. Manufacturers blamed this on strangulating EPA/DOT regulations, the dipping dollar and the double nickel (the old 55-mile-per-hour speed limit). The list of no-shows includes Britain's Panther roadster, Porsche's super-high-tech and high-buck 959, Lancia's Ferrari-engined Thema and the elegant turbocharged Renault Alpine Berlinetta. Citroën's futuristic front-wheel-drive machines remained in France, as d...
