In 1925, Charles W. Nash expanded his Nash Motors lineup with the Ajax, a quality car in the $1,000 price bracket, but it wasn’t an Ajax for long. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
A New Dimension in Luxury: The 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
For 1978, Chevrolet slashed 13 inches and 700 lbs from the Monte Carlo and declared, “You don’t have to be extravagant to be elegant.” Continue reading
Dual Cowl Dreams: The 1941 Chrysler Newport
The Chrysler Newport was created to demonstrate the company’s automotive prowess and to celebrate a vanishing body style, the dual cowl phaeton. Continue reading
Prelude to the AMC Gremlin: The 1968 AMX-GT Concept
The AMX-GT concept looked like the front of an AMC Javelin grafted to the rear end of a Gremlin, but actually it appeared two years before the 1970 Gremlin. Let’s have a closer look. Continue reading
1941: Cadillac’s Breakthrough Year
With advanced styling and features combined with more affordable pricing, Cadillac rocketed up the sales charts in 1941. Continue reading
What’s in a Name: The 1958 Edsel Pacer
The ill-starred Edsel remained in production for only three years, but one of its most popular models, the Pacer, lasted just a single season. Continue reading
Studebaker’s Forgotten Year: 1946
With its short three-month production season and a radically styled new car on the way, 1946 became known as Studebaker’s forgotten year. Continue reading