(UPDATED ON 10/14/22) The second-generation Chevrolet Corvair was one of the best cars General Motors has ever built. Its styling was exceptionally clean for the mid-60s, which were dominated by fussy gingerbread designs. Meanwhile, the […]
This letter is in response to our story, “1966 Oldsmobile Toronado: Just another shiny thing from General Motors.” Your analysis is just flat wrong! Our next door neighbors bought a new Toronado in 1966. It […]
(EXPANDED ON 8/25/2022) Collectible Automobile has offered an unusually critical take on the 1978-80 Pontiac Grand Prix. A subhead summed up its case by stating, “There was no getting around the need for cars to […]
The July 1966 issue of Popular Science breathlessly predicted what U.S. automakers had planned for the next model year. Even though introductions were only a few months away, a surprising number of the magazine’s predictions […]
(EXPANDED 8/3/2022) The 1969-71 Chrysler was an unfortunate example of a promising design that went sideways because of a few bad decisions. The Chrysler was exceptionally clean and purposeful for an American premium-priced car of […]
(EXPANDED ON 8/19/2022) In the late-1950s George Romney made headlines by arguing that the U.S. auto industry had become an oligopolistic dinosaur. Competition had become so weak — the “Big Three” controlled more than 95 […]
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 […]
(EXPANDED 10/31/2022) Did Oldsmobile revolutionize the car industry, as Mark J. McCourt (2020) has suggested? In a Hemmings article he described how Oldsmobile had been a leader in technological advancements such as high-compression V8s, turbocharged […]
As usual, this year’s LeMay annual car show offered an eclectic mix of cars and trucks. In addition to the nonprofit organization’s private collection, owners displayed their own vehicles. And if you timed it right, […]
Some light rain in the morning may have dampened participation in LeMay’s 41st Annual Show, but there was still plenty to see. As in past years, the event — which was held at the Marymount […]
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