Years before RIcardo Montalban and Corinthian leather, Chrysler applied the Cordoba name to a radical concept car called the Cordoba De Oro. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Rocketing Into the Sixties: Oldsmobile for 1960
Oldsmobile entered the sIxties with GM’s cleanest styling, the widest range of models, and the powerful Rocket V8. Continue reading
Sports Car Dreams: The 1960 Plymouth XNR
Few Detroit dream cars are designed around their engines, but that’s how the 1960 Plymouth XNR came to be. Continue reading
The Birth of the Lincoln Motor Car: The 1921-30 Model L
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
Suddenly it’s 1957: Plymouth for 1960
Plymouth sales tumbled in 1960, and while many have blamed the over-the-top styling, there were other forces at work, too. Continue reading
This Never Happened: The 1949 Mercury Fastback
Here’s a closer look at a car that never existed, not in production form, anyway: a proposed 1949 Mercury streamliner. Continue reading
What’s in a Name: 1949-93 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
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