For decades now, the Ford pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in North America, and that story begins with the 1948 F-1, the automaker’s first new postwar product. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Air Crash: The 1934-36 DeSoto Airflow
The 1934-36 Desoto Aiflow was an advanced, well-built, soundly engineered automobile. And it wasn’t what the American car-buying public wanted. Continue reading
The Innovators: A 1980 Fisher Body Film
See how bodies were engineered and built in 1980 in this revealing film from the Fisher Body division of General Motors. Continue reading
Video: Paul Revere & The Raiders Introduce the 1969 GTO Judge
Here”s a genuine artifact of American pop culture: ’60s pop group Paul Revere and the Raiders presenting the hot new 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge. Continue reading
What’s in a Name: The Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1961-99
Wihtout a doubt, Cutlass was one of the most popular and familiar model names in the Oldsmobile catalog. Here are just a few examples and a quick history. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 21, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company is working on a lower-cost EV that’s cheaper than the 3 and Y and could outsell them both. Get all the latest industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the 1971 Ford Pinto, the Little Carefree Car
Introduced on September 11, 1970, the Ford Pinto was marketed as “the little carefree car” and eventually, more than three million were sold. Continue reading