In 1975, Pontiac offered Astre subcompact buyers not one more horsepower but a bit more style and exclusivity with a limited edition called the L’il Wide Track. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
1949: Hudson’s Greatest Postwar Year
In 1949, the Hudson Motor Car Company celebrated its 40th anniversary, and it also recorded its best-selling year of the postwar era. Continue reading
Video: The 1969 Continental Mark III, America’s Most Prestigious Car
Here’s famed sports announcer Chris Schenkel to call the action in this dealer introduction to the 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III. Continue reading
Supersonic Dreams: The 1955 Oldsmobile 88 Delta
With its “supersonic shape,” the 88 Delta dream car could be “a prediction of things to come,” said Oldsmobile in 1955. It’s fun to imagine. Continue reading
Video: Crash-Testing the 1934 Chrysler Airflow
See how the most advanced American car of 1934 holds up in violent crash testing in this original Chrysler newsreel. Continue reading
Ford’s Flagship Wagons: The 1950-91 Country Squires
From 1950 through 1991, the Country Squire was the absolute top of the line in Ford station wagons. Continue reading
The First Modern Air Conditioning: 1954 Nash
In the Motor City, not every big new innovation came from the Detroit Three. In 1954, Nash introduced the first modern, fully integrated automotive air-conditioning system. Continue reading