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While commuting to the office, I snapped a shot of a rather rare and elusive specimen of SUV history. Look closely, it’s a Laforza.

When I think of automotive images from the ’80s, I think of exotic car calendars with lithe ladies draped over low-slung imports. I don’t think of the Laforza SUV. However, the Italian-made SUV was penned by Tom Tjaarda, designer of real exotics like the Pantera and Ferrari 365 California. This bland box just wasn’t exotic enough for the U.S.