Here’s one solid candidate for the title of most garish Cadillac dream car ever conceived: the gold-trimmed, animal-skinned 1950 Cadillac Debutante. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Ford’s Biggest V8: The Mighty 1100 Cubic-Inch GAA
The Ford Motor Company has built nearly every kind of V8 engine we can imagine over the past century, but the biggest was the 1100 CID GAA tank engine of World War II. Continue reading
The Truck With a Hinge In the Middle: The Willock Swivel Frame
For the ultimate in off-road flexibility, in the 1950s a Canadian company offered a conversion for popular trucks that allowed the chassis to pivot in the middle. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the 1980 Buick Skylark
Learn all about Buick’s great leap forward, the 1980 Skylark, in this original General Motors dealer film. Continue reading
Video: NASCAR Convertibles on the Daytona Beach Course, 1956
See the legendary Curtis Turner and the powerhouse factory Ford team beat up on the field in the inaugural NASCAR convertible race at Daytona Beach in 1956. Continue reading
Another Kind of Maverick
Ford’s launch of the new compact Maverick pickup this week reminded us of a few other vehicles that carried the Maverick name. Continue reading
Pretender to the Throne: 1971-75 Pontiac Grand Ville
For a brief five-year run, the Bonneville was replaced at the top of the Pontiac full-size line by the Grand Ville. Continue reading