For 1967, Plymouth introduced a new Barracuda, with plans to take a bigger bite out of the pony car market. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Video: The Streets of Los Angeles in the ’40s, Colorized
Travel with us back to Los Angeles in the late 1940s to check out all the neat vehicles on the streets. Continue reading
Double-Duty Beauty: the 1948-50 Packard Station Sedan
Packard attempted to bridge the sedan and station wagon markets with the 1948-50 Station Sedan, calling it “a double-duty beauty.” Continue reading
Lincoln’s In-Between Years, 1946-48
The ’46-’48 model years were a quiet time for Lincoln, with a limited number of models and body styles and equally limited sales. Continue reading
Soft Revolution: The 1968 Pontiac GTO Endura Nose
Today, nearly all cars feature flexible, body-color bumper systems. The Endura nose on the 1968 Pontiac GTO was the first, and here’s how it was developed. Continue reading
Cadillac Goes to War, 1942-45
As the United States entered World War II, the Motor City was directed to throw all its considerable might into arms production. Here’s Cadillac’s contribution. Continue reading
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: The 1999 Oldsmobile Recon Concept
Oldsmobile’s 1999 Recon concept was an excellent fit for the compact SUV market, which at that moment was getting ready to explode. If only . . .