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A new episode of Assess and Caress from Jay Leno's Garage welcomes automotive appraiser Donald Osborne to evaluate a 1947 Buick Roadmaster, a 1956 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman and a 1966 Oldsmobile 442.

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