The 1970 model year marked yet another important turning point for the Motor City’s automakers. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Still Number One: Ford Mustang for 1970
Despite an army of imitators, the Mustang continued to lead the ponycar category in 1970, and the Ford Motor Company was happy to boast about it. Continue reading
Another Lincoln What If: The 1973 Mark I Ghia Concept
Here’s an interesting what-if from 1973 that just may have given the Cadillac Seville a run for its money: The Lincoln Mark I Ghia. Continue reading
Not Ready For Prime Time: The 1981 Cadillac V8-6-4
Cadillac offered the disastrous V8-6-4 for only one model year, but the engine left a big, fat black mark on the permanent record of GM’s proud luxury brand. Continue reading
Star of the Forward Look: 1958 Plymouth
For 1958 the tagline at Plymouth was “The Star of the Forward Look,” and for once this was no idle ad agency boast. Continue reading
The Big M: Mercury for 1958
Here’s the selling story for the Ford Motor Company’s middle-luxury Mercury division for 1958. Continue reading
The Changing Architecture of the Automobile Body: A GM Film
Watch and learn how the automobile body evolved through the decades in this 1970s film from General Motors. Continue reading