Meet the best-selling passenger car in the USA for 1972, the Chevrolet Impala, on a tour of the Great Smoky Mountains. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Topless Dreams: The 1965 Comet Cyclone Sportster
Built for the Lincoln-Mercury division by famed customizer Gene Winfield, the Cyclone Sportster was a production Comet reimagined as a two-place, open-air roadster. Continue reading
Instant Classic: The 1953 Ford F-100 Pickup
Ford created one of America’s most beloved pickups with the launch of the F-100 in 1953. Continue reading
Two More EVs Too Soon: 1978-80 Globe-Union Endura and Maxima
Built by one of the world’s largest battery suppliers, the Globe-Union Endura and Maxima demonstrated the possibilities for lead-acid batteries, and their limitations. Continue reading
Pontiac’s Two-Door Sport Wagon: 1955-57 Safari
Pontiac’s sporty two-door wagon, the Safari, shares much with its corporate cousin the Nomad, but there are some significant differences, too. Continue reading
1955: Buick Joins the Big 3
In 1955 and 1956, the hot-sellling Buick division briefly joined Ford and Chevrolet as the third member of the Big Three. Continue reading
Yes, It Flew: The 1943 Jeep Rotabuggy
It was said the World War II Jeep could do almost anything—if only it could fly. Meet the 1943 Hafner Rotabuggy, the unlikely pairing of a Willys Jeep and a gyrocopter. Continue reading