The earth shifted a tiny bit when American racing legend Dan Gurney switched from Ford to Plymouth and signed on to drive a ‘Cuda in the SCCA Trans-Am Series. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Cadillac’s First Front-Drive: The 1967 Eldorado
In creating its first front-drive vehicle, the 1967 Fleetwood Eldorado, Cadillac also produced one of the most striking cars in the division’s history. Continue reading
Video: 1963 Plymouth On The Move!
For 1963, Plymouth advertising featured the tagline, “On the move!” And for the rest of the ’60s, Mopar would be second to none on the horsepower front. Continue reading
Middle Child Syndrome: Inside the 1956 Chevrolet
In 1955, the Chevrolet division of General Motors reinvented itself. For 1956 the Chevy was even better, and here’s how. Continue reading
The Misplaced Continental Marks of 1958-60
When the Ford Motor Company unveiled the 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III, the automaker neatly erased the ’58 through ’60 Marks III, IV, and V from its corporate memory. Continue reading
Video: Marketing the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12
Years before the Back to the Future movie franchise, here’s how the DeLorean was originally presented to the car-buying public. Continue reading
Queens of the Chrome Age: 1958 Buick and Oldsmobile
The Fiftes truly are the Motor City’s chrome period. Two of the chromiest were a pair of 1958 General Motors products, Buick and Oldsmobile. Continue reading