In the early 1960s, Studebaker was in need of a style makeover. The economical but unexciting Lark was the mainstay of the range, while the ...
John P. Ahrens and Charles H. Fox of Cincinnati, Ohio, built their first motorized fire engine in 1911 just as the curtain was closing on ...
When it comes to clever engineering, it is often the Germans we consider first. Yet history has shown us that the French engineers at
The achievements of Jaguar’s XKE (as it was known in the U.S.; it was “E-type” in its home islands) are well known. Introducing arguably ...
After switching to unit body construction in 1960 Chrysler capitalized on the glowing reputation of its letter-series Chrysler 300s, adopting 300 as the model name ...
In Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.’s hierarchy of aspirations, LaSalle may have been the ‘Junior Cadillac’ but there was nothing junior about its low, long-hood sleek ...
In the introduction to his book Engines of Change, Paul Ingrassia notes the paradigm shift embodied in 1927, the year Ford’s eminently practical Model T ...
This is a truly fabulous Packard. 1936 was the last year Packard offered an open car without rollup windows and it was only available as ...
Originally a steam car builder founded by the Stanley brothers, Locomobile became America’s premier luxury car builder under the guidance of S.T. Davis, Jr., son-in-law ...
Alejandro De Tomaso was not only a talented racer, he was a man with a vision which included building his own high performance automobile. His ...
The Motorama, General Motors’ extravagant traveling display of the latest technology and GM’s part in it, was in full swing in 1953. Sports cars were ...
With the introduction of the 370 series V-12 engine in late 1930 Cadillac filled out the most complete offering of luxury automobiles in the world. ...