Canadian auto experts have declared the GM Firenza the worst car ever sold in their country. Here’s how it won that dubious honor. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
1993: The End of the Sixty Special Era at Cadillac
Introduced in 1938, the Sixty Special was a style setter for the Cadillac division at General Motors. But the final Sixty Special of 1993 wasn’t really all that special. Continue reading
One of One: a Lincoln Continental Mark III Four-Door Sedan
The Lincoln Continental Mark III was designed to be the ultimate personal-luxury coupe, which in turn inspired one wealthy customer to acquire a four-door sedan version. Continue reading
Five Remarkable Vehicles at the 2024 Greenfield Village Motor Muster
From the hundreds of exceptional vehicles at this year’s Motor Muster at Greenfield Village, here are five that especially caught our eye. Continue reading
If Kaiser-Frazer Produced a Station Wagon
Kaiser-Frazer never offered a station wagon in its all-too-brief history, but if it had, it could have looked something like this Brooks Stevens proposal. Continue reading
Advancing the Forward Look: The 1955 Chrysler Flight Sweep Dream Cars
Chrysler’s 1955 Forward Look models were barely complete when styling chief Virgil Exner was already looking ahead to 1956 and beyond with the Flight Sweep idea cars. Continue reading
Ford’s Jumbo Flathead: the 1948-51 337 Cubic-Inch V8
As the flathead V8 era at Ford was drawing to a close, the carmaker introduced a super-sized version of the venerable flathead to power its Lincolns and big Ford trucks. Continue reading