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My Favorite "Brief Appearances"

July 31, 2022 by Randy Stern
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Do you remember any vehicle that showed up in one moment and was gone before we knew it? Of course not!

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Commentary: Unpacking Stellantis's EV Day

July 10, 2021 by Randy Stern
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There is a lot to unpack here. However, Stellantis made this a bit easier for me to navigate their strategy through the slogans that goes with each brand. The slogan is the messenger for what exactly they plan for each brand. Some of them are too tasty to read. Others fit what they are doing already or plan to do in the future.

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Commentary: Promises, Decisions, Strategies at Stellantis

March 14, 2021 by Randy Stern
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The truth is that the merger’s main focus is on its European operations and how each branch of this wide-ranging company will be able to keep its promises, meet new challenges, and create new opportunities within the company.

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Historiography: The French in America

June 1, 2018 by Randy Stern
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Tweet All Photos by Randy Stern, except otherwise noted Do you remember the time when French cars were a thing in America? At one time, American foreign car customers would walk into a showroom to see a Peugeot 504, a Renault 12, and a Citroen DS side-by-side. There were contrasts in design – a modern …

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Geneva 2017: Intrigue in Switzerland

March 7, 2017 by Randy Stern
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Tweet The Geneva International Motor Show never disappoints. It is not just the intriguing products that will never come to North America. This show also includes those that will come here, but with a certain flair designed to engage and excite. Of the debuts that popped up at PALEXPO, there has been plenty of both …

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Commentary: GM – Opel/Vauxhall + PSA = ???

March 7, 2017 by Randy Stern
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Tweet Just before PALEXPO opened up to the world's automotive media for the 87th Geneva International Motor Show, there was some major news to report. General Motors and the PSA Groupe – the parent firm of Peugeot and Citroen – agreed to a $2.3 billion transaction sending Opel and Vauxhall into French hands. PSA will …

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My Favorite "Forbidden Fruit" Vehicles – Part 2

August 6, 2020 by Randy Stern
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TweetOver the past few years, the gap between things we (USA people) cannot have and could possibly get have narrowed. Part of it due to the limitation on importing vehicles outside of the country – whether the regulation is for a vehicle that is 21 or 25 years old. Our Customs and Border Protection office …

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The Speculator: Envision This!

July 25, 2014 by Randy Stern
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Tweet Wait, that Buick rendering sort of looks like me! All Photos by Randy Stern You hear that cheering in the background? It is because General Motors is going ahead and replacing one of its more popular vehicles. Though reports show a heavily revised Chevrolet Camaro in disguise during testing, it is not the vehicle …

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My Favorite Cars Worth Importing Into The USA

September 23, 2022 by Randy Stern
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TweetImagine driving this in 'Murica… 1978 Opel Senator – Photo (c) 1978/2013 GM Want to stand out in a crowd? How about driving in a car only a few have ever heard of. How? According to the United States Customs and Border Protection agency, if you happen to find a vehicle that is 25 years …

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WWRD? It Begins

December 13, 2011 by Randy Stern
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Remember "Toonces The Driving Cat?"

You have to admit that was one of Saturday Night Live's most brilliant ideas during the Phil Hartman era. The concept of having a cat that drove the family car even with Victoria Jackson and Steve Martin in it was something else.

You know who else loves to drive? Me! Yet, compared to Toonces, I avoid any cliff as humanly possible.

The point here is a new fun and interactive way to develop crowd-sourced content towards further engagement for V&R. I call it "WWRD?" Translation: What Would Randy Drive?

How this works is simple. Via V&R's social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, I will ask the question for WWRD? submissions. The submissions are compiled and delivered with 3-5 vehicles as called out by YOU.

On your end, just give me a vehicle – any car, truck, SUV/crossover, van of any make, model and year. What I do is compile what I know of said vehicle and give you an answer why or why not I would drive it. I'll also explain why.

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Victory & Reseda is a website/blog telling the story of the automobile through the eyes of freelance automotive writer Randy Stern and friends. This website/blog serves as a virtual intersection of the automobile, its culture, the past, present and future of personal transportation. It also features travel pieces that center on the automotive experience.

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