Some of the area's most politicised inhabitants cannot vote because they are technically citizens of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills or West Hollywood.

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One day, on one of our trips, Corky went to visit a friend in the hills above West Hollywood but missed a turn.

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It rumbled through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood like it owned the place, and the long hood, angular fenders and taunt haunches have become icons of American motor history.

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