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"Fresh Spot! 📸 Caught this piece of 70s German engineering out in the wild: a super clean Opel Rekord D 1900. 🇩🇪

You don’t see them in this condition often anymore, let alone an Automatic! No rush here, just pure relaxed cruising in style.

The sharp lines of the 'Rekord II' remain timeless, especially in this period-correct beige. A true survivor that still commands respect on the asphalt! ✨🥂

The owner is offering this car for sale; Contact us for more information if you are interested.

Before Tesla took over the world, there was the 1997 GM EV1—a car so far ahead of its time that it still feels like a fever dream of the '90s. 🚗⚡️

As the first mass-produced, purpose-built electric vehicle from a major automaker, the EV1 was a marvel of engineering. With its futuristic aerodynamic design and a 137-hp electric motor, it proved that EVs could be sleek, fast, and functional long before they became mainstream.

However, its story is as tragic as it is fascinating. Despite being a cult favorite among its lessees in California and Arizona, General Motors famously pulled the plug on the program, recalling and crushing most of the units by 2003. This move sparked massive controversy and even inspired the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?

From its lead-acid battery beginnings to its role as the "pioneer that had to die," the EV1 remains the ultimate "what if" in automotive history.

The GM EV1 was never sold, only leased; GM cancelled the buyout option, got them back, crushed most, donated a few; one example ended up at an impound → Read the full article! 👇🏼

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/youtuber-pays-104k-for-impounded-old-electric-gm-car-that-nobody-ever-owned-one-gm-steps-in-268164.html

YouTuber Pays $104K for Impounded 1997 Electric GM Car and Wants To Restore It, GM Steps In The GM EV1 was never sold, only leased; GM cancelled the buyout option, got them back, crushed most, donated a few; one example ended up at an impound