General Motors originally planned to produce the revolutionary Corvair in both Chevrolet and Pontiac flavors, with the Pontiac version to be called the Polaris. Continue reading
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Who Killed the Corvair?
According to popular lore, consumer advocate Ralph Nader put the Corvair out of business. But Nader didn’t do it. So who or what did? We could say it was an inside job. Continue reading
GM’s Controversial ’57-’70 X-Frame Cars
Between 1957 and 1970, General Motors built millions of cars with an unusual X-frame chassis that remains controversial to this day. Continue reading
Downsizing the Bow Tie: 1977 Chevrolet Impala and Caprice
For 1977, big changes came to Chevrolet in the form of a much smaller car. Continue reading
Queens of the Chrome Age: 1958 Buick and Oldsmobile
The Fiftes truly are the Motor City’s chrome period. Two of the chromiest were a pair of 1958 General Motors products, Buick and Oldsmobile. Continue reading
GMC’s First Electric Trucks, 1912-16
For General Motors, the GMC Hummer EV is a bit of old news. The General was producing electric trucks more than a century ago. Continue reading
The Innovators: A 1980 Fisher Body Film
See how bodies were engineered and built in 1980 in this revealing film from the Fisher Body division of General Motors. Continue reading