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
Category Archives: Auto History
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
America’s Last Flathead: The 1965 Rambler American
In 1965, there was still one passenger car in the United States that offered a standard L-head engine: the Rambler American. Continue reading