David Burrell Archives

David Burrell’s take on the 1962 Dodge and Plymouth got only partway there

September 8, 2025 Steve 4

(EXPANDED FROM 5/11/2022) Back in 2019 David Burrell wrote one of the better overviews of the downsized 1962 Dodge and Plymouth. However, he went astray on some important details. Unlike some other historical accounts, Burrell (2019) […]

Why wasn’t the 1971 ‘boat-tail’ Buick Riviera shrunk to compact size?

June 16, 2024 Steve 21

David Burrell has written what may be the most detailed account of how William Mitchell vainly tried to shift the “boat-tail” 1971 Buick Riviera to a mid-sized platform. Burrell’s story in Retro Autos (2021) even […]