Starting In 1957, GM’s Pontiac division was transformed from supplier of grandma cars into the Motor City’s hottest youth and performance brand. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
End of the Line: The 1980-83 Chrysler Cordoba
The hot-selling 1975 Cordoba saved the Chrysler division, but just a few short years later the automaker could barely give them away. Continue reading
Brief Sensation: The 1926-31 Whippet
Willys-Overland shot to the top of the sales charts, briefly, with the sporty Whippet of 1926-31. Continue reading
How the 1967 Pontiac Firebird Was Born
The Pontiac Firebird was conceived as a badge-engineered version of the Chevrolet Camaro, but it soon stamped out its own identity. Continue reading
GM Creates the Hardtop: 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera
The pillarless hardtop body style was a sales leader in the Motor CIty for decades. Buick got the ball rolling in 1949 with the Roadmaster Riviera. Continue reading
A Novel 1952-54 Ford Feature: The Coronado Deck
Ford’s Coronado Deck of 1952-54 seems to foreshadow the spare-tire bump of the 1956-57 Continental Mark II. Continue reading
Reo’s Last Passenger Car: The 1936 Flying Cloud
Reo would remain in the truck business for some years to come, but the company’s last passenger car was produced in 1936. Continue reading