Introduced at the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair, the Concours show car clearly predicted a number of Chevrolet styling trends for the next few years. Continue reading
World’s Fair Dreams: the 1965 Chevrolet Concours Concept
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Category Archives: Design
Tomorrow Meets Today: A 1951 Ford Film
See the state of the art in automotive design, engineering, and manufacturing in the early 1950s in this excellent Ford Motor Company film. Continue reading
Prelude to the AMC Gremlin: The 1968 AMX-GT Concept
The AMX-GT concept looked like the front of an AMC Javelin grafted to the rear end of a Gremlin, but actually it appeared two years before the 1970 Gremlin. Let’s have a closer look. Continue reading
The Glamorous Age of the Convertible Sedan
For glamour and prestige in the classic era of American motoring, it was difficult to top the convertible sedan. Continue reading
Sports Car Dreams: 1954 Cadillac La Espada
Though it really wasn’t in the sports car business, in 1954 Cadillac produced a two-seat sports roadster for the Motorama, La Espada. Continue reading
Golden Dreams: The 1970 Chrysler Cordoba De Oro
Years before RIcardo Montalban and Corinthian leather, Chrysler applied the Cordoba name to a radical concept car called the Cordoba De Oro. Continue reading
Rekindling a Classic: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III Dual-Cowl Phaeton
In 1970, the Lincoln-Mercury division at Ford reached back into the classic era of American coachbuilding to create the Continential Mark III Dual Cowl Phaeton. Continue reading