A circa 2005 Ford GT made a rare appearance in the decidedly middle-class suburb of Olympia, Washington. In a moment the car would head for a freeway onramp. From the rear, the GT’s most noteworthy […]
“We may speculate, of course, that had Ford gone ahead with the U.S.-market Cardinal/Taunus P4 and if that had been reasonably successful, it might have spawned follow-on FWD derivatives in the manner of the later […]
“(T)he truck market was going to break out of its previous boundaries and begin a historic climb in which it would eventually surpass automobiles in total sales. In time trucks would become the biggest and […]
“The company’s Product Planning Committee was considering anew the question of an economy (light) car. A report on February 17 (1949) held that there were 4,000,0000 potential customers for such a car and that the […]
Halo cars tend to quite popular — even wetness inducing — among auto enthusiasts. That’s because the mission of halo cars is mostly to generate a positive buzz about a brand rather than high sales. So […]
Remember the good old days when cars had meaningful bumpers? The repair costs for even a 2- or 3-mph parking lot ding is much higher than in the days when the feds required bumpers that […]
“The Thunderbird is a storied Franchise with more equity than many other old nameplates. Why Ford allows T-Bird awareness to seep away from American consciousness while Chevy introduces its 8th Corvette is beyond me. By […]
The original pony cars have an exalted status among car buffs, but they also show how Detroit became increasingly out of touch with a changing marketplace. Our front page for June highlights two stories on […]
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