1.   But, he pointed out, the new Ford would not be a retro car like the PT Cruiser.

2.   Chrysler cleared the path for a parade of retro cars, including the reborn Mini and Thunderbird.

3.   Like the New Beetle, like the PT Cruiser, it is not really a retro car.

4.   Mercedes-Benz has taken this concept beyond retro car designs and sepia-tinted advertisements by creating Classic Centers to service and restore vintage Mercedes automobiles.

5.   The affinity for retro cars is not entirely by choice.

6.   The Beetle and other retro cars are also enticing because they recall an era when cars were more like rolling sculptures, not bland exercises in wind resistance.

7.   This is the ultimate retro car.