Chrysler resurrected the Imperial name one final time with a four-door luxury sedan in 1990-93, smallish but packed with features. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Greater Than the Sum of its Parts: The 1965 Corvair
The Corvair was a highly controversial product, but there’s no dispute about this: With a few straightforward changes, the ’65 edition was a car transformed. Continue reading
Engine Swap: GM’s 1977 Rocket V8 Scandal
They were called Chevymobiles. Thousands of 1977 Oldsmobiles were equipped with Chevy engines without the full knowledge of their buyers, and they weren’t the least bit happy about it. Continue reading
Along the Mustang Trail: 1963 Falcon Futura Sprint
One more important step for the Ford Motor Company on the road to the Mustang was the 1963 Falcon Futura Sprint. Continue reading
What’s a Hooke’s Joint?
One of the most familiar components in the auto industry—the universal joint—was actually invented centuries before the automobile by a British scientist named Robert Hooke.
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A Banner Year for Cadillac: 1950
In 1950, Cadillac passed the 100,000 mark in annual sales for the first time in its history, launching a long string of boom years for GM’s luxury brand. Continue reading
Video: Take the Blindfold Challenge in a 1971 Mercury Marquis
In blindfold tests, consumers declared that the 1971 Mercury Marquis rode better than a Mercedes-Benz or a luxury limousine. See the original interviews here. Continue reading