Roy Orbison said to have once owned ’34 Bentley in Alamo
Bentley is a brand of British luxury vehicles that has been around for 105 years. W.O. Bentley was the founder and in 1919 started his company in Cricklewood, North London. …
Bentley is a brand of British luxury vehicles that has been around for 105 years. W.O. Bentley was the founder and in 1919 started his company in Cricklewood, North London. …
The story of the Ford Thunderbird starts when Chevrolet introduced the Corvette in 1953. I suspect that created some panic at Ford headquarters as Ford and Chevrolet have been intense …
To me, Studebaker is one of the saddest stories in automotive history, even though there’s no shortage of such sad stories. Once Studebaker was the largest producer of horse-drawn vehicles …
The Porsche 914 (or the Volkswagen-Porsche 914) is a midengine sportscar designed and manufactured from 1969 through 1976. Ferdinand Porsche was the designer of the VW Bug in 1938, and …
I would classify automotive styling in one of two categories: revolutionary or evolutionary. I think all automotive companies have used both. When a new exciting model is introduced, it’s probably …
Model year 1939 was a big one at Ford Motor Co. A major styling change for the Ford line and the midpriced Mercury were introduced, both moves strongly influenced by …
The Chevrolet Corvette was introduced on Jan. 17, 1953, at the General Motors Motorama Show in New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. It’s been reported that the original purpose of this …
The Morris Minor, a cute little car, was manufactured from 1948 to 1971 by Morris Motors, a British company. According to Autocar magazine, it was “a primary way Britain got …
The first Ford Econoline pickup was introduced in September 1960 as a 1961 model along with a cargo van and a passenger van. Ford, along with GM and Chrysler, had …
The 1940 Ford is said to have been one of the most influential cars of its era. America was just coming out of the decade-long Great Depression of the 1930s, …