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Most Recent Automotive Histories
- Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I 1946-49)
- Powerglide: A GM's Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?
- The Cars Of GM Designer Wayne Kady: Slantbacks And Bustlebacks From Beginning To End
- On The Purpose and Nature Of GM's Deadly Sins
- Skiway: Mt. Hood's Fabulous Flying Buses
- The Ellert: Denmark’s Only Real Attempt at Car Production in Modern Times Results In The Ultimate Anti-Cadillac
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- The Opel Kadett Asassination - By Car and Driver
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Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I 1946-49)
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 19 CommentsThe month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: that the annual Indianapolis 500... -
Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 68 CommentsOr some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. As well as the last... -
The Cars Of GM Designer Wayne Kady: Slantbacks And Bustlebacks From Beginning To End
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 46 CommentsOur early years are called “formative” for a good reason; certain impressions last a lifetime and become a recurring theme. That applies to creative types and designers as well as... -
On The Purpose and Nature Of GM’s Deadly Sins
Posted on March 20, 2012 | 80 CommentsSince I’ve never properly set forth my purpose and criteria for the GM Deadly Sins series, it seems like this might be a good time to do so. I understand... -
Skiway: Mt. Hood’s Fabulous Flying Buses
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 16 CommentsI guess the title gives it away to some extent, but you’ll have to watch this two-minute video to see what that really entails. And it took me a couple... -
The Ellert: Denmark’s Only Real Attempt at Car Production in Modern Times Results In The Ultimate Anti-Cadillac
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 6 CommentsI am a reasonable human being and therefore I have never craved a Mini-el (Ellert). When this thing came out in 1987, I was eight years old and was dreaming... -
Tempo: From Motorized Wheelbarrow To World Speed Record Holder To Immortality In India
Posted on March 13, 2012 | 17 CommentsMention the word Tempo to a German car nut, and something very different than the Ford Tempo will likely come to mind. It’s easy to forget that in the fifties,... -
The Opel Kadett Asassination – By Car and Driver
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 37 CommentsCar and Driver made its rep in the sixties, and it took some colorful writing along with some blatant stunts to cement it. Few are more (in)famous than the Opel... -
Automotive History: The Origins Of The Modern Car
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 119 CommentsThere’s some basis to the notion that automotive evolution has slowed down, or is converging. Strip apart just about any of the ubiquitous fwd sedans that dominate the sales charts,... -
Automotive History: The Cars of Frank Sinatra
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 39 CommentsAside from my well-known love of old cars, I am also a huge fan of Frank Sinatra. From his early days as The Voice to his twilight in the 1990s,...
