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Golden Dreams: The 1970 Chrysler Cordoba De Oro

Posted on August 5, 2025 by MCG

Years before RIcardo Montalban and Corinthian leather, Chrysler applied the Cordoba name to a radical concept car called the Cordoba De Oro. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged 1970 Chrysler Cordoba De Oro, Chrysler Cordoba, Chrysler Corporation, Elwood Engel

Rocketing Into the Sixties: Oldsmobile for 1960

Posted on August 3, 2025 by MCG

Oldsmobile entered the sIxties with GM’s cleanest styling, the widest range of models, and the powerful Rocket V8. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1960 Oldsmobile, General Motors, Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile Rocket V8

Sports Car Dreams: The 1960 Plymouth XNR

Posted on August 2, 2025 by MCG

Few Detroit dream cars are designed around their engines, but that’s how the 1960 Plymouth XNR came to be. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Chrysler Corporation, Ghia, Plymouth XNR, Virgil Exner

The Birth of the Lincoln Motor Car: The 1921-30 Model L

Posted on July 31, 2025 by MCG

The Lincoln Motor Company didn’t survive long under its original owners, but the car they created remained in production for a decade. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Frank Johnson, Henry Leland, Lincoln, Lincoln Model L, Lincoln Motor Company, Wilfred Leland

Suddenly it’s 1957: Plymouth for 1960

Posted on July 29, 2025 by MCG

Plymouth sales tumbled in 1960, and while many have blamed the over-the-top styling,  there were other forces at work, too.    Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1960 Plymouth, Chrysler Corporation, Plymouth

This Never Happened: The 1949 Mercury Fastback

Posted on July 27, 2025 by MCG

Here’s a closer look at a car that never existed, not in production form, anyway: a proposed 1949 Mercury streamliner. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1949 Mercury, 1949 Mercury Fastback, Benson Ford, Bob Gregorie, Ford Motor Cormpany, Mercury

What’s in a Name: 1949-93 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

Posted on July 26, 2025 by MCG

Introduced in 1949, the Coupe de Ville soon became one of Cadillac’s most popular models. and it remained in the lineup through 1993.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Cadillac, Cadillac Coupe de Ville

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