Classic American

Orange is the new black

For some reason, the buying public have always been suckers when it comes to orange cars – and not much has changed, as they still purchase this retina-burning colour in their droves, with nearly every car manufacturer offering tangerine dream machines. Orange cars really came to the forefront in the late Sixties and early Seventies, as car designers pushed wild bright colours on to the car-buying public, breaking away from the more mundane colours

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