Only 54 years past deadline, here’s our report on the 1964 NHRA Winternationals from Pomona, California. On the plus side, we’ve got some awesome color slides from the event. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
2018 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival and Parade
Labor Day Weekend signals the end of summer and time for one of our favorite old car events of the year: the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival in Auburn, Indiana. Here’s our report on this year’s awesome show.
Midsize Muscle from AMC: The 1970 Rebel Machine
For 1970, American Motors rolled out a bona fide muscle car in every sense of the term, the intermediate-based Rebel Machine. Continue reading
Video: Ten Days and 10,000 Miles in a 1933 Ford V8
Ten thousand miles in 10 days? That was an impressive feat in 1933, considering the roads and cars of the day. See a new ’33 Deluxe Tudor put to the test in this original Ford News promotional film. Continue reading
Tomorrow is Today: A Film History of the Chrysler Turbine Cars
Here’s a rare find: a nicely preserved 1963 factory film covering the history of the Chrysler Turbine program and the introduction of the sensational Turbine Ghia prototypes. Continue reading
Cadillac’s Luxury Two-Seater: The 1953 Le Mans
More than once, Cadillac has explored the idea of a luxury two-place sports car. In 1953 the notion took form as the fiberglass-bodied Le Mans, a memorable Motorama show car. Continue reading
Video: GM Introduces Fuel Injection, 1957
The big story from GM Engineering in 1957 was the introduction of Rochester Fuel Injection for the Chevrolet and Pontiac V8s. This original GM promotional film trumpets the news. Continue reading