(EXPANDED FROM 4/26/2023) Reasonable people can debate when the Big Three automakers stopped building sensibly-sized cars during the postwar period. For example, one might point to the 1956 Ford because it was only slightly larger […]
(EXPANDED FROM 1/2/2024) A few years ago Michael Karesh (2023) of TrueDelta asked, “Which cars (model and year) from the Detroit Three since 1980 do you feel qualify as design icons?” I would invite you […]
(EXPANDED FROM 8/21/2020) Patrick Foster (2024) illustrates how fanboy sentiment can undercut the quality of historical analysis by arguing that AMC should have offered a luxury spin-off of the 1974 Matador coupe — and that […]
From 1963 through 1968 model years Elwood Engel had a pretty good run as head designer at the Chrysler Corporation. However, he did come out with one dud — the 1967-69 Plymouth Barracuda notchback hunchback. […]
(EXPANDED FROM 8/15/2023) I wanted to more significantly expand on my discussion about two articles posted at the Automotive History Preservation Society’s virtual library. Alas, I can no longer access either story. I can still […]
(EXPANDED FROM 7/20/2022) The 1967-74 Mercury Cougar is a tragic story of a classic design going to hell. The first-generation models, which were produced from 1967-68, were among the best-looking pony cars of the late-60s. […]
I would agree with 1964 Studebaker Hawk fans that it was a remarkable design. However, after an 11-year production run, the car was looking decidedly past its prime. But first let’s look on the positive […]
(EXPANDED FROM 1/18/2023) The June 1967 issue of Popular Mechanics was published only a few months prior to the beginning of the 1968 model year for U.S.-built cars. Even so, an article by Bob Irwin […]
Jane stopped by to complain about our criticism of the 1959 Cadillac in a recent story (go here). She wrote: “Deride the ’59 Cadillac all you want but it’s considered an iconic American car and […]
(EXPANDED FROM 9/6/2023) The Studebaker pictured above was a mid-year redesign intended to catch up with the Big Three, which at the beginning of the 1955 model year had largely switched to so-called “dog leg” […]
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