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Word: moleskins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...came equipped with an electric starter, electric windshield wipers and a virtually foolproof heater. It also reversed the Ford policy of "the choice of any color as long as it was black." It came in colors whose names would make today's automotive palette seem pale indeed-Moleskin Brown, Andalusite Blue, Cigarette Cream, Mulberry Maroon, Chicle Drab. The job of the restorer is to return the car as close to factory condition as possible. Many of the cars are rescued from the junk heap; others are bought from philistines who have put in engines from other cars and replaced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: The Durable A | 8/20/1965 | See Source »

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