While the Pontiac GTO would remain a strong seller through the 1960s, its best year came in 1966, rather early in the game. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Buick Races in the 1962 Indy 500
Mickey Thompson came to Indianapolis in 1962 with three remarkable race cars, all powered by Buick aluminum V8s. Continue reading
Golden Dreams: The 1970 Chrysler Cordoba De Oro
Years before RIcardo Montalban and Corinthian leather, Chrysler applied the Cordoba name to a radical concept car called the Cordoba De Oro. Continue reading
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