In Photos, Most Popular Cars of the Last 50 Years
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Newsweek rounds up the top-selling vehicles for each year from 1971.
The Ford F Series has been omitted from the list due to the brand s total dominance, which for almost 40 years has been the best-selling overall vehicle in the U.S.
While the U.S. s car market is second only to China in scale, it is number one in terms of XL motors, such as Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and trucks.
CarGurus Director of Industry Analytics Kevin Roberts believes shifts in car models popularity reflects wider changes in demands.
Obituary: Russell Goodale Martin
BATH - Russell Goodale Martin, retired licensed professional engineer, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2021 at Mount St. Joseph in .
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Russell Goodale Martin
BATH – Russell Goodale Martin, retired licensed professional engineer, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2021 at Mount St. Joseph in Waterville after a short illness.
Russ was born in Belgrade on Nov. 24, 1949, the son of Robert “Bob” and Dorothy “Dottie” Martin. As a child he enjoyed music, sports and especially putting together model cars which were displayed in his home for years.
Upon graduating from Belgrade Central High School in 1968 Russ went to the University of Maine in Orono where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career working for D.O.T. in 1973 counting traffic and soon worked for the Department of Human Services Division of Environmental Health where he stayed until his early retirement in 1990. Russ was also
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Deeann Griebel still drives to work in the maroon 1975 Chevy Caprice Classic she bought in Pipestone.
When purchased, the odometer read 125 miles. Today that number is 368,000. The car has been restored twice, and is on its second engine, third transmission and fourth radiator. It’s in immaculate shape. “I smile every time I look at her,” said Griebel, a 1980 alumna who recently committed $1.8 million to Southwest Minnesota State University.
Griebel is the managing director of investments for Moors & Cabot, Inc., in Mesa Arizona, a state she moved to shortly after earning her accounting degree from SMSU.