For drivers who wanted their muscle in a full-sized luxury coupe with all the trimmings, Mercury offered the Marauder X-100. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Gullwing Dreams: The 1961 Dodge Flitewing
The 1961 Dodge Flitewing was intended to guide future exterior designs at the Chrysler Corporation, but plans can change. Continue reading
2023 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show
Here’s our report on this year’s edition of one of our favorite vintage car events, the Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show. Naturally, we included a big photo gallery. Continue reading
Keeping Pace With Cadillac: The 1931 Marmon Sixteen
In the classic era of American luxury automobiles, an Indianapolis automaker challenged the best that Cadillac could offer with the Marmon Sixteen. Continue reading
Buick Riviera Rides Again, 1977-78
The 1977-78 Buick Riviera was a perfectly fine car, but ultimately it failed to distinguish itself in the crowded and competitive personal-luxury category. Continue reading
Video: Building the 1952 Studebakers
From the forging shop to final assembly, see the Studebaker manufacturing process up close in this original 1952 factory film. Continue reading
American Rhomboid: The 1948 Gordon Diamond
It’s an unusual idea, but a recurring one: the rhomboid or diamond-layout automobile. Here’s an American example, the Gordon Diamond. Continue reading