All five U.S. car brands at General Motors boasted flamboyant new styling for 1959. Oldsmobile called its version The Linear Look. Continue reading
The Linear Look: Oldsmobile for 1959
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Category Archives: Auto History
Recipe for Success: The Lincoln Continental Mark V
When the folks at Ford found a winning formula with the ’72-76 Continental Mark IV, they weren’t about to mess with it for the ’77 Mark V. Continue reading
Adding Lightness: Chrysler’s Aluminum Slant 6, 1961-63
From 1961 through 1963, Chrysler tried an aluminum-block version of the Slant 6, but we can’t exactly call it an experiment as more than 50,000 were produced. Continue reading
What’s in a Name: 1973 Chevrolet Laguna
At Chevrolet for 1973, there was a new name in the Chevelle lineup, Laguna, but it didn’t stick around for long. Continue reading
Barris Goes Off the Road: The 1966 Ford Bronco Duster
The King of the Kustomizers made his name creating pavement-scraping customs, but in 1965 he built a blinged-out Bronco for the Ford Motor Company. Continue reading
The Pontiac Class of 1958
Under the direction of Bunkie Knudsen, Pontiac was rapidly transforming into the youth and performance brand at General Motors. Here are the changes for ’58. Continue reading
The Most Exciting Car in the World Today: 1957 DeSoto
When the DeSoto rolled out with bold new Forward Look styling for 1957, the ad writers were fired up enough to call it “the most exciting new car in the world today.” Continue reading