Chevrolet El Morocco
Fussnoten Ruben Allender muss man nicht kennen, auch wenn man sich gut in der Automobil-Geschichte eigentlich gut auskennt; er ist das, was man als Fussnote bezeichnen darf. Allender war ein Millionä...
Fussnoten Ruben Allender muss man nicht kennen, auch wenn man sich gut in der Automobil-Geschichte eigentlich gut auskennt; er ist das, was man als Fussnote bezeichnen darf. Allender war ein Millionä...
1956X Buick Century, on display at the Gilmore Museum. Photos courtesy the Gilmore Museum. As the director of styling at General Motors (and later, upon Harley Earl’s retirement, vice president of it...
Photo by Bierlos. Over the last century, Citroën has introduced a number of of significant automotive innovations from front-wheel drive to the company’s signature hydropneumatic suspension. That leg...
The biggest news of the year happened away from the track. In October 1973, Saudi Arabia — controlled by OPEC — organized an oil embargo in retaliation for United States support of Israel during the ...
Photography courtesy of the Rocky Rotella collection. Considering the emphasis placed on eliminating impaired driving today, be it due to alcohol, drugs, or other distractions such as texting, it’s i...
Details… Man könnte es zu einem Hobby machen: die Suche nach den besonders seltenen Corvette. Natürlich ist das kein einfaches Thema, denn vieles ist ja so wie im richtigen Leben: relativ. Man wird s...
Photo courtesy GM. Seventeen thousand new bricks, a whole lotta mortar, a new roof, and an ultramodern climate-controlled archives room helped General Motors secure this year’s Preservation award in ...
An aerial view of the Buick City site. Image courtesy Google Maps. Buick City, a massive industrial site in Flint, Michigan, has been largely vacant since the last of its manufacturing plants were sh...
1969 Pontiac GTO convertible (top); 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s comment: Please note that the This or That column is not a comparison report between...
1959 Mercury Park Lane convertible (top, image by Richard Lentinello); 1960 Buick LeSabre convertible (bottom, image by the author). Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two...
Schwächling? Es wieherte der Amtsschimmel aber sehr wild Anfang der 70er Jahre in den USA. Allerorten gab es neue Bestimmungen, Versicherungen, Sicherheit und auch Verbrauch. Und plötzlich war das, w...
Photography from the Hemmings archives. The tachometer’s significance beyond simply serving as an add-on accessory to instill a sporty image and enhance dealer profit was manifested in the muscle-car...
Ads courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. Add dirt, add drama! It was a simple and effective recipe for 1960s new-car ads at General Motors and some other automakers. A dirt road o...
Sonderwünsche Donald Frank Yenko, 1927 geboren und für Freunde ganz einfach Don, war als Rennfahrer nicht sonderlich talentiert. Also baute er den väterliche Chevrolet-Handel ab 1957 etwas um, indem ...
The 1957 Corvette SS (L) and the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport. Photos courtesy The Revs Institute. A racer himself, Zora Arkus-Duntov – the ‘father of the Corvette” – understood the value of creating pu...
American Way Es waren wilde Jahre in der amerikanischen Automobilindustrie, damals, in den 50ern. General Motors hatte sich längst die Spitzen-Position gesichert, Ford und Chrysler blieben nur die Br...
Photo by Cliff. Following a decade of inactivity and a multi-million-dollar sale, the former GM assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, which once employed as many as 7,000 workers, will soon be red...
1905 Packard Model N Runabout (top; image by author); 1910 Elmore Model 36 Demi-tonneau (bottom; image by Terry Shea). Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but...
1982 Buick Grand National Regal (top); 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo SS (bottom); images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that...
1968 Molzon Corvair. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In 1963, GM designer William “Bill” Molzon set out to build a car of his own, with some rather ambitious goals: It would accelerate faster than ...
Die Besten, damals Damals, als Amerika noch nicht «first» zu sein brauchte, sondern einfach der grösste Hersteller von Automobilen war und Cadillac das Aushängeschild, damals also gab es jedes Jahr e...
Photo by JGBMLG. In the years after Fisher Body removed all Fleetwood body production from that company’s original home in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, to Detroit, residents of the small town reportedly ...
Codename Der Teufel steckt im Detail. Ganz besonders bei den Amerikanern in den 60er und 70er Jahren, da können Buchstaben und Zahlen den ganz grossen Unterschied ausmachen. 1964 hatte Chevrolet die ...
Trostpreis Man muss sich das nicht unbedingt so vorstellen, dass innerhalb des General-Motors-Konzern alles Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen war Mitte der 60er-Jahre. Nach dem Krieg war GM zwar schnell zum...
New Corvettes roll off the Bowling Green assembly line in 2015. Photo courtesy General Motors. On July 28, production at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant, home of the Chevrolet Corvette, was halted ...