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Though it's the lead image, I would nominate Carbon Motors if it wasn't already. They promised so much to Connersville, Indiana, and then failed because it all hinged on government loans if I remember correctly. Sourcing BMW diesels for a purpose built police car was probably the most ambitious proposition anyone…