In 1933, General Motors engineers developed this test mule with a tubular backbone chassis, four-wheel independent suspension—and a surprise under the hood. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
America’s Low-Priced V12: The 1932-34 Auburn 12
Offering depression-era buyers maximum bang for their buck, Auburn at one point marketed its muscular V12 at a rock-bottom price of just $975. Continue reading
The First Hatchbacks? Kaiser-Frazer’s 1949-53 Traveler and Vagabond
In 1949, the resourceful engineers at Kaiser-Frazer came up with a clever sedan-station wagon hybrid that was marketed as the Traveler and Vagabond. Continue reading
Streamlined Dreams: The 1937 Airomobile
The steamlined, three-wheeled Airomobile had no future, but its flat-four, air-cooled engine would later make its mark on the aviation world. Continue reading
A Lost GM Show Car: The 1964 Pontiac GTO Flamme
This tastefully customized GTO convertible appeared at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and then it disappeared. Or maybe not. Continue reading
The Little Trucks That Just Won’t Die: The Grumman LLV Postal Van
Originally developed in 1986, the Grumman LLV is still making its appointed rounds for the United State Postal Service. Continue reading
Oldsmobile’s Experimental ’66 Toronado Station Wagon
What if Oldsmobile produced a Toronado station wagon? General Motors was intrigued enough by the idea to build a prototype or two. Continue reading