More than once, General Motors played with the idea of transforming the sporty Corvair sedan into a real two-place sports car. Here’s the first official effort, the 1961 Sebring Spyder. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Vern Tardel’s Internet Junkyard
Rejoice, Early Ford fans. Famed Ford expert and parts collector Vern Tardel has gone global with a new website dealing in rare, hard-to-find Fomoco components. Here’s the info. Continue reading
The Chrysler Fuselage Look, 1969-73
Chrysler’s 1969-1973 Fuselage Styling theme wasn’t a smash hit when it was new, but the look holds up surprisingly well today. Here’s the story with a big photo gallery. Continue reading
The Packardbakers
Reviled by Packard purists, ignored by the collector car world, the final Studebaker-based Packards of 1957-58 have earned the unfortunate name “Packardbaker.” Here’s their short, sad, and interesting story. Continue reading
Turbine Dreams: The Fantastic 1961 Chrysler Turboflite
Here’s a wild what if: Imagine if this far-out machine had become the famed Chrysler Turbine Ghia. Here’s the story behind the 1961 Chrysler Turboflite dream car. Continue reading
Video: Carroll Shelby’s Cobras Rule the 1963 Sports Car Season
Carroll Shelby’s Cobras were winners right from the start, as this original 1963 Ford of Britain promotional film demonstrates. See the birth of the legend here. Continue reading
October 13, 1957: The Edsel Show!
The Ford Motor Company pulled out all the stops to introduce the Edsel to the American public. Here we take a quick look back at The Edsel Show, the carmaker’s star-studded TV spectacular of 1957. Continue reading