For 1955, Chrysler spun off Imperial as a separate division to produce the company’s most luxurious cars. The new brand was billed as the “flagship of the Forward Look.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
The Phantom 1961 Lincoln Continental Hardtop
Factory publicity photos for the beautiful new 1961 Lincoln Continental proudly displayed a pillarless hardtop sedan. But in reality, Lincoln never actually offered it to the public. Continue reading
The End of the Stovebolt Era: 1954 Chevrolet
The 1954 model year marked the end of the Stovebolt era at Chevrolet, as 1955 would change everything. Continue reading
Mercury’s Short-Lived Intermediate: The 1962-63 Meteor
Here’s an obscure, nearly forgotten chapter in Mercury lore: the mid-size 1962-63 Meteor, an upscale version of the Ford Fairlane. Continue reading
The Fifties Styling Fad That Never Happened: The Dorsal Fin
In the anything-goes world of automobile styling in the 1950s, for one quick moment the dorsal fin looked like the next big thing, but the moment quickly passed. Continue reading
Video: See the USA in Your 1972 Chevrolet Impala
Meet the best-selling passenger car in the USA for 1972, the Chevrolet Impala, on a tour of the Great Smoky Mountains. Continue reading
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