Nancy and Bob Dunbar with their original owner 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge in their Beachfield neighborhood. When Pontiac brought out its first GTO in 1964, it was a special edition of the Tempest, and the […]
This is not a joke. Here’s a question to occupy an evening at the cruise-in or the garage or the campground: Which car deserves the title of “first American muscle car”? Was it the 1949 […]
Gaston Plante is a French physicist credited with inventing the first practical and commercially viable rechargeable lead/acid storage battery in 1859. MCF thanks Gateway Classic Cars for the image here. In 1895, Henry Austin, a […]
This is the first model produced by the Equus Automotive group -building high performance machinery. The company was started by a group of muscle car enthusiasts that wanted to take their chosen sport to a […]
Ford engineers are out testing the next step in performance for the sixth-generation Mustang: the Shelby GT500. The new model will fill the void left by the previous generation’s Shelby GT500 and is confirmed for […]
Trivia Jan, 09 to 15 France passes the first law regarding road maintenance in 1836; the work would be overseen by local governments in each municipality. Camille Jenatzy, a race driver, in 1899, is the […]
The Corvette has a reputation of being an old man’s toy. Nobody – not even old men want to drive an old man’s car but everybody wants to drive a young man’s vehicle. Almost 50% […]
Like all of General Motors’ intermediate cars, the Buick Skylark was revamped for 1966, with rounder lines and more power. The Skylark’s peaked grille and humped-up rear quarter panel made it look even more like […]
Americans who choose cars made by Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler—Detroit‘s Big Three automakers—differ from other U.S. car buyers in several ways, according to a study released by new and used car listing website […]
The Aerocoupe SS is rooted in NASCAR and General Motors only produced this version of the Monte Carlo for two years-1986/87. Its powered by a 305.2 CID (5.0 L) engine generating 180 hp and coupled to […]
As the 20th century got closer to its fourth quarter, the buyers of marques at the higher end of the General Motors price pyramid became noticeably more mature, to the point where Oldsmobile marketers started […]
We caught up with the reality tv star and custom car king to find out exactly how, and why, he creates the masterpieces that his clients and viewers have come to expect. Full article: https://goo.gl/mlUO3w […]
The quality & the workmanship that went into these cars will not be found today. The Electra 225 was a hell of a car, & you got a lot for your money! These were the […]
It’s safe to say the engineers on the Chevrolet Camaro program have successfully executed one beast of a car. If that wasn’t already apparent from its on-paper specs, and the fact we even found it too […]
In 1889, two brothers named Edward and Andre Michelin, begin a family business manufacturing rubber in France, however, it is 1891 before they patent their first pneumatic tire. The first documented use of a […]
