Meet vice presidents Charles A. Chayne and Harley Earl as they tell the engineering and design story at General Motors for 1953. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
The Number One Team: A 1967 Chevrolet Film
Here’s the story at Chevrolet for 1967, when the General Motors division proudly called itself The Number One Team. Continue reading
Video: Lee Iacocca Introduces the 1982 Chrysler LeBaron
Let’s Join Chrysler boss Lee Iacocca as he introduces yet another member of the K-car family, the luxury-flavored Chrysler LeBaron. Continue reading
The Magical New Way to Drive a Car: 1935 Hudson Electric Hand
In 1935, there were no truly automatic transmissions on the market. But Hudson made an effort to offer the next best thing with a fascinating feature called Electric Hand. Continue reading
The Most Beautiful Thing That Ever Happened to Horsepower: 1958 Edsel
Meet the two big new V8s for the 1958 Edsel in this original Ford Motor Company television spot. Continue reading
Go Big or Go Home: Cadillac’s 500 Cubic-Inch V8, 1970-76
Cadillac has been offering big V8 engines for more than a century, none of them bigger than the mighty 500 CID V8 of 1970-76. Continue reading
Video: The Streets of Detroit in 1921
See the Motor City as it was exploding with growth in this digitally enhanced and colorized film from 1921. Continue reading