SHOOTING THE MOON; Italian-bodied Apollos couldn't fly, but they were still pretty cool.(Revs)

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Byline: LARRY EDSALL

Three guys, just a year or so out of college-a business major, an engineer and a designer. A party, and conversation that begets an idea: "Let's create our own car, a European-style sports car but with a dependable, American V8 engine.''

This wasn't just party talk. Before long there would be a sketch and a clay model, a prototype, and a three-year production run spanning nearly 90 cars, their bodies built in Italy then shipped to California for insertion of the American powertrain.

And then it was over. The cars were well ...

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