The following are full-length features on a wide range of subjects that are non-brand/company specific and/or are not archived in the other Archive Portals.
United States Automotive Histories
The Ford Model T In World War I Jason Shafer
Celebrating V-J Day: When Cars Came Home From The War Jeff Nelson
“That Special Time”: The U.S. Auto Industry During The Korean War Jeff Nelson
The Cars Of President Harry S Truman President Truman’s 1972 Chrysler Newport Jason Shafer
The First Wave Compacts: The Pioneers Take The Arrows Jeff Nelson
The Longest Left Turn In History Jason Shafer
A Brief Illustrated History Of The Station Wagon Paul N
The Sedan Delivery Tom Halter
A Tale Of Two White Wagons (Kennedy assassination) Imperialist
“Unsafe At Any Speed” Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry Paul N
Who Killed The Big American Car? Paul N
The Brougham: An Indictment And A Defense Jason Shafer
Death By Station Wagon: The Fall Of Jessica Savitch Lynne Vogt
Auto Magnates And A Gloomy Day On Woodward Avenue Aaron65
International Automotive Histories
Advancing Backwards: The Front-Drivers That Went RWD Part 1: 1930-1960 Part 2: 1970-present Tatra87
GT Malzoni, Willys Interlagos, The Factory Racing War Of The 1960s And The Birth Of The Puma Rubens
A Brief Glimpse At The Brazilian Alcohol Program Rubens
Caminhões do Brasil Robert Kim
The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina Paul N
American Classics Of Sweden Robert Kim
The Road Fund Licence From 1747 To Paperless (UK) Roger Carr
The Rise, Decline And Fall Of The Rootes Group Roger Carr
Did Badge Engineering Actually Work? Roger Carr
Who Made The First All-Steel Station Wagon? Tatra87
Mazda, Bertone And The Alfa That Wasn’t Don Andreina
The Dolmus: Forgotten American Classics of Turkey Robert Kim
Anadol: Back When Turkey Built Its Own Cars, Before They Built Ours Paul N
No Magic Carpet Rides – The Curbside Classics of Baghdad Robert Kim
Tempo – From Motorized Wheelbarrow To World Speed Record Holder To Immortality In India Paul N
American Cars In Pre-Communist China – The East Is Red White & Blue Robert Kim
Ford Model T Road Trip, Pyongyang Robert Kim
Harley-Davidson in Pyongyang Robert Kim
North Korea, Land Of Lincolns Robert Kim
Historic Vehicles of Saigon Robert Kim
Biographies
Jack Brabham: You Make Your Own Luck Don Andreina
Paul Bracq: Neither A Knife Nor A Potato Part One Part Two Don Andreina
John Z. DeLorean, The BMW Turbo And The Birth Of The DeLorean Don Andreina
Ian Fleming: The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds Don Andreina
Andy Granatelli: Born Supercharged Kevin Martin
Mike Hailwood: Mike The Bike Lee Wilcox
Bill Hickman: Stunt Driver Extraordinaire Jason Shafer
Sir Alec Issigonis: The Designer Of Britain’s Favourite Cars, Britain’s Favourite Car Designer Roger Carr
Sir William Lyons: One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed Roger Carr
Cal Rayborn: The Life And Death Of An Icon Lee Wilcox
John Riccardo: Old Chrysler’s Last Act JP Cavanaugh
Eddie Rickenbacker: Honestly, What DIDN’T He Do? Richard Wayman
Sir Frank Williams: Formula One’s Great Survivor Roger Carr
Popular Culture And The Car
Bosozoku-style Don Andreina
The Cars Of Elvis Presley Jana Lingo
The Cars Of Frank Sinatra JP Cavanaugh
Green Tortoise: “Nothing Like Your Last Bus Ride” Paul N
Oldsmobile Rocket 88: The Car That Changed Music Jana Lingo
The Pinto’s Brief And Tragic Life As An Airplane Paul N
The Swedish A-Traktor: Regional Car Culture Explained Ingvar Hallstrom
CC Cinema (cars in movies)
007 The Cars That Never Were: Goldfinger (Morris Minor GPO Van) Moonraker (Ford XD Fairmont Ghia) Don Andreina
Australian Falcons In Movies And TV JohnH875
At Close Range Chris O’Bryant
Black Lightning (Чёрная Молния) Robert Kim
Blake (1969) DougD
Driving Miss Daisy Tom Klockau
The Fast and the Furious (1955) Kevin Martin
Ford v Ferrari Dman
Grand Theft Parsons (1966 Chrysler Newport) BigOldChryslers
The Great Outdoors Gerardo Solis
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Tom Klockau
John Hughes’ Movies VinceC
The Junkman Jason Shafer
The Karate Kid Robert Kim
Le Cercle Rouge Aaron65
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar Robert Kim
Smokey and the Bandit Jason Shafer
Star Wars: YT-1300 Millennium Falcon – A Long Time Ago… Don Andreina
That Darn Cat Jason Shafer
Two-Lane Blacktop: A Road Trip Back in Time AmazonRay
Walking Tall: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie Jason Shafer
CC TV (cars in TV shows)
Archer Robert Kim
The Beverly Hillbillies Jason Shafer
The Brady Bunch Perry Shoar
Fargo, Season 2 William Stopford
Hawaii Five-O: 1972 Mercury Marquis Jason Shafer
Mannix JP Cavanaugh
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Seasons 1 & 2 Edward Snitkoff
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Tom Klockau
The Rockford Files Kevin Martin
The Rockford Files Revisited: The Case Of The Two Rear Firebird Windows Kevin Martin
Star Trek Tom Halter
Fifty Years Of TV Cop Cars Jeff Nelson
Our Favorite P.I. Cars Jeff Nelson
TV Commercials
The Chrysler Commercials of Ricardo Montalban Robert Kim
The Best TV Commercials The Worst TV Commercials Jeff Nelson
Advertisements & Brochures
Ad Classic: 1923 Jordan Playboy – The First Car Ad To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak Kevin Martin
Ad Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves Aaron65
Ad Classic: 1966 Ford Country Squire – Better Than Traveling In Bulgaria Eric703
Ad Classic: 1971 Plymouth Sebring – It’s Not A Sedan, We Promise!! Perry Shoar
Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker (1971) Eric703
Ad Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Turbo – One Of The Rarest Perry Shoar
Ad Classic: 1992 Fords – Have You Remembered An Early ’90s Ford Lately? Perry Shoar
Ad Classic: 1992 Oldsmobile – The N-Body Goes Racing Perry Shoar
Auto Typography Part 1 Part 2 Jim Grey
Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville Tom Klockau
Brochure Outtake: 1968 Volkswagen At The Afghan Embassy Eric703
Peugeot Ads: Remember When You Could Buy A French Car In The United States? Tom Klockau
Selling The ’63 Studebaker Wagonaire JP Cavanaugh
The Lost Art Of Painted Automobile Ads Brendan Saur
World War II Auto Advertisements Tom Halter
Photography & Art
Classic Cars On Black-and-White Film Jim Grey
Classics From The 2014 CC Auburn Meetup In B&W In Color Jim Grey
1969-70 Custom Paint Vernacular Kevin Martin
Imagining The Stories Behind Old Photographs Of Cars That Weren’t That Old Yet Jim Grey
Legendary Automotive Artist Art Fitzpatrick Dead At 96 Paul N
The Amazing Miniature Streets Of Ken Rouet More Amazing Miniatures Paul N
Automobile Dealerships
Dealerships With Dad: The 1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS Aaron65
Paul’s Official CC Sales Lot – Today’s Special: 1974 Vega for $1495 (It Runs!) Paul N
Planning Automobile Dealer Properties: GM’s Postwar Vision Robert Swartz
Springfield Buick: The Little Dealership That Time Forgot Paul N
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Etc.
The Automobile And The American Highway Jim Grey
The Automobile And The American Road Bridge Part 1 Part 2 Jim Grey
Viaduc de Millau (France): Entre La Terre et La Ciel Roger Carr
Racing
1958 Indy 500: The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters Kevin Martin
Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery Paul N
When The New 1960 Compacts Went Racing: The 130 MPH Valiants Cream The Corvairs & Falcons Paul N
1965 Indy 500 Part 1: The End Of An Era Part 2: The Novis And The Rear Engine Revolution Part 3: The Rear Engine Explosion Kevin Martin
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Great Lakes Dragway 1970 Kevin Martin
The Danbury Racearena 1971: Saturday Night Flathead Fever Kevin Martin
1977 Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Broughams To The Clouds Kevin Martin
Broughams Go Vroom: 1984 Goody’s 500 Kevin Martin
The Vanished Speedways (& Film Locations) Of Southern California Ex Eugeniac
Junkyards
The CC Graveyard Tour Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Liquidation Paul N
Junk Yard Tales Daniel Stern
Opal Creek Mining Camp Survivors: They Rust In Pieces Paul N
Requiem For A Junkyard: G.I. Auto Salvage Poindexter
Other History
113 Years Of The Chicago Auto Show, Decade By Decade Paul N
1946 Lincoln Continental: Customized and Updated by George Hurst VinceC
1948 Davis Divan: Curbside Couch Potato Imperialist
1955-56 Gaylord Gladiator: Falling On The Sword Imperialist
1968 & ’69 Chicago Auto Show Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Kevin Martin
1978 Michigan State Police Patrol Vehicle Test: The Beginning And End Of An Era VinceC
Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada Jason Shafer
1980 Duesenberg: One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name Gerardo Solis
Ford Falcon And Continental Mark II Skyliners Don Andreina
Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles CadillacPhilip
History of the Sliding Sunroof and Moonroof, Part 1, Part 2 Tom Halter
History of the Vinyl Roof Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Tom Halter
London Motor Show, 1948: The Start Of A New Era Roger Carr
Manic GT: The French Canadian Sports Car David Saunders
My Checkered Career With Checker Cabs Kevin Martin
JC Whitney: The Rise And Fall Of An American Icon Tom Halter
Road Trip History: Dodge Power Wagon True Tales of Adventure Robert Kim
Rusty Jones: The Face Of Rustproofing Eric703
When Front Turn Signals Changed Colour: Amber Waves of Pain Daniel Stern
Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars by JP Cavanaugh unless otherwise noted
Part 1 (1946-1949) Part 2 (1950-1954)
Part 3 (1955-1959) Part 4 (1960-1964)
Part 5 (1965-1969) Part 6 (1970-1974)
Part 7 (1975-1979) Part 8 (1980-1984)
Indianapolis 500 Official Trucks: Special Editions 1974-1984 VinceC
1979 Ford Indianapolis Speedway Official Truck Package VinceC
Muscle Cars To Malaise Era Series by Greg Olotka
The Transition Years, 1969-74 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World by William Stopford
Part 1: Mitsubishi Dignity; Lonsdale; Sao Penza; Lancia Pangea; Fiat Sedici; Nissan Ute
Part 3: Alpheon; Fiat Freemont; SEAT Exeo; Bitter Vero
Part 4: Innocenti Regent; Alfa Romeo Dauphine; Saab-Lancia 600; Daihatsu Altis/Mebius
Part 5: Daewoo Arcadia; Suzuki Swift+; VW 1500; Proton Tiara
Part 6: GMC Chevette; Chevrolet Lumina & Venture (Philippines); Subaru Traviq; Chevrolet Forester
Part 7: Rebadges From India, Malaysia and South Africa
The Most Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models by William Stopford
Buick Part I Buick Part II Cadillac Part I Cadillac Part II Chevrolet Part I Chevrolet Part II Oldsmobile Part I Oldsmobile Part II Pontiac Part I Pontiac Part II Other GM Brands Other GM Brands Part II Ford Part I Ford Part II Lincoln-Mercury Part I Lincoln-Mercury Part II Mopar Part I Mopar Part II Mopar Part III Mopar Part IV Dodge AMC
Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars by Jason Shafer
Buick Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac Ford Mercury Dodge Plymouth
Forgotten Future Series by Tom Halter
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