The Oldsmobile Quad 4 was introduced with high hopes, but the double-overhead cam engine never lived up to expectations. Continue reading
Tag Archives: General Motors
GM Creates the Hardtop: 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera
The pillarless hardtop body style was a sales leader in the Motor CIty for decades. Buick got the ball rolling in 1949 with the Roadmaster Riviera. Continue reading
Under the Hood of the 1951 GM LeSabre Dream Car
GM/s most famous dream car, the 1951 LeSabre, has an equally remarkable engine under the hood: an experirmental V8 with a bunch of exotic features. Continue reading
An El Camino By Any Other Name: GMC Sprint and Caballero, 1971-87
In case you wanted an El Camino but just couldn’t abide Chevrolet emblems, GMC offered the essentially identical Sprint and Caballero. Continue reading
Video: It’s a Wonderful Day in Your 1960 Buick
Join us for a leisurely tour of the countryside in a stylish and luxurious 1960 Buick convertible. Continue reading
Sports Car Dreams: The 1969 Oldsmobile XP-888GT
There was probably little hope that this neat little Oldsmobile sports car would ever see producion, but it’s a tantalizing what-if. 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