Lee Iacocca is remembered as the father of the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler Minivan, but there was another Iacocca vehicle that changed the Motor City: the Continental Mark III. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Corvette Five-Seater: The 1956 Corvette Impala Concept
More than once, Chevrolet designers have toyed with the idea of a four/five-place Corvette. One of them even joined the GM Motorama show car fleet for a time—the 1956 Corvette Impala. Continue reading
The Department Store Car: The 1952-53 Sears Allstate
In the 1950s, Sears was America’s favorite department store, marketing everything from hog feeders to wedding dresses—and a spiffy little automobile called the Allstate. Continue reading
Secrets of Chrysler Ram Induction
With their radical-looking Ram Induction setups, Mopars of the early ’60s sported some of the wildest engine compartments ever seen around the Motor City. Here’s what that was all about. Continue reading
Video: The Jaguar XK120 Years
Here’s one of the great stories in automotive history compressed into a three-minute video: presenting the glorious tale of the 1948-54 Jaguar XK120. Continue reading
Video: Miniature Gnome Rotary Engine—Hear It Roar!
Here’s yet another tiny masterpiece by master model maker Ron Colonna: a World War I-era Gnome rotary aircraft engine in 1:5 scale. And like all his creations, it runs like a fine watch. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the 1941 Lincolns
This original factory dealer film introduces the Lincoln lineup for 1941, including the Continental, the Custom Sedan, and the division’s volume leader, the popular Zephyr—now with directional signals. Continue reading