Before Henry Ford built his car for the masses, the Model T, he produced a machine for the sporting crowd with his six-cylinder, 40-horsepower Model K. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Behind the Hidden Headlamps of the Cord 810/812
The 1936 Cord 810 featured the first hidden headlamps on a volume-production automobile. And naturally, there’s quite a story behind them. Continue reading
Seeing America, Slowly: The Corvair-Powered Ultra Van Motor Home
A Corvair-powered motor home might seem like a questionable idea to some, but not to aircraft designer Dave Peterson, the creator of the Ultra Van. Continue reading
The Rouge: A 1962 Ford Motor Company Film
Courtesy of the Ford Motor Company, here’s a 1962 visit to the mighty Rouge plant, one of the industrial wonders of the world. Continue reading
Hudson’s Step-Down Price Leader: The 1950-52 Pacemaker
For 1950, Hudson introduced a new, lower-priced version of its successful Step-Down series and called it the Pacemaker. Continue reading
December 15, 1957: George Romney Brings Back the Rambler
This almost never happens in the auto industry, but American Motors pulled it off. For the 1958 model year, the automaker returned to production with a car it had discontinued back in 1955. Continue reading
A Jeep for the Atomic Age: The 1959 Willys Super Mule
Willys Motors proposed this novel design for a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle in 1959, but the United States military respectfully declined. Continue reading