Even though it was developed more than 60 years ago, the Ford 9-Inch is the rear axle of choice throughout the American high-performance world. Here’s why. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Video: Introducing the 1958 Oldsmobile
Meet the new Oldsmobiles for 1958, now with an exciting high-tech feature: the Trans-Portable Radio. Continue reading
The Chevrolet Corvair and the Hidden Holden Connection
To throw industrial spies off the track in the early days of the Corvair’s development, the revolutionary air-cooled Chevy was slyly disguised as an experimental Holden. Continue reading
Key To Our Horizons: A 1952 Chevrolet Film
This Chevrolet film illustrates how, in 1952, the automobile played a central role in the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Video: Selling the 1950 Studebakers
See the state of the art in television advertising for the early ’50s in this 1950 Studebaker spot. Continue reading
Time Lapse Engine Rebuild: Buick Fireball Straight 8
Here’s the latest in the Hagerty’s excellent Redline Rebuild series of time-lapse engine overhauls: the mighty Buick Straight Eight. Continue reading
Chrysler’s Smallest Hemi: The 1953-57 Dodge Red Ram V8
With only 241 cubic inches, the Dodge Red Ram was the Chrysler Corporation’s smallest U.S. hemi V8 in the 1950s, but it was an able performer in its own right. Continue reading