A badge-engineered Mitsubishi sold by Plynouth dealers in the USA, the Arrow hatchback got much of its cachet from a Harry Nilsson song. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Inventing the Bargain Luxury Class: 1965 Ford LTD
The 1965 Ford LTD created a whole new sales category for the Detroit automakers, and drove one more nail into the coffin of the traditional luxury class. Continue reading
Video: The 1986 Lincoln is What a Luxury Car Should Be
In 1986, Lincoln distinguished itself from the luxury-car herd with three distinct car lines: Town Car, Continental, and Mark VII. Here we get a look at all three. Continue reading
Sports Car Dreams: The 1969 Oldsmobile XP-888GT
There was probably little hope that this neat little Oldsmobile sports car would ever see producion, but it’s a tantalizing what-if. Continue reading
Cut-Rate Cadillac: The 1965-76 Calais
A stripped-down Cadillac seems like a contradiction in terms, but from 1965 through 1976, GM’s premium brand offered a cut-rate base model—sort of. Continue reading
The Plexiglas Car: 1968 Rohm & Haas Explorer V
One word: plastics. Rohm & Haas, makers of Plexiglas, created the 1968 Explorer V to showcase the potential of its acrylic plastic materials. Continue reading
This Became the 1955 Ford Thunderbird: The Burnetti
It may look a bit ungainly, but we can see the basic form of the 1955 Thunderbird taking shape in this pieced-together Ford test mule called the Burnetti. Continue reading