Former Durant factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Photo courtesy Ray Homiski. While efforts to save a number of landmark automotive factories – the Packard plant in Detroit, the Ford factory in Highland Park, and the massive Willow Run plant in Read more
1969 Ski-Doo Olympic 320 A/S. Images courtesy of the AACA Museum. Ask a dozen experts about the history of the snowmobile, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. Though the birth, and to some degree, evolution, of the Read more
1983 Cadillac Cimarron. Photos courtesy GM Media Archives. Desperate times, it’s often said, call for desperate measures. In that regard, perhaps Cadillac’s logic behind the launch of its 1982 Cimarron compact sedan can be understood and even forgiven, although the Read more
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso was released from the hospital shortly after being admitted after hopping some curbs involving Jean-Eric Vergne at today’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Alonso says he’s got a stiff neck, so he may avoid crushing Read more
Filed under: SEMA Show, Performance, Truck, Chevrolet There was a time when American automakers and enthusiasts were obsessed with high-performance pickup trucks. And by that we don’t mean models like dune-jumping Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, either: these were trucks made Read more
Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past. Read more…
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Budget, Smart Fans of super-minis, take note – here’s your first look at the all-new Smart Fortwo. The teensy, tiny city car skipped out in full camouflage, but lacking any shape-hiding body cladding. Immediately noticeable Read more
Equipped with the 90-horsepower, 239.2-cu.in. L-head inline-six engine and three-speed column shift manual transmission, this 1941 Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo won’t turn the rear tires (or tire, given its open differential) into clouds of expensive tire smoke, but that misses the Read more
In the waning days before World War II caused the U.S. automakers to shut down automobile production entirely, there still remained a few luxury cars on the market, including the Lincoln Zephyr and the Packard One-Sixty, and Arch Brown and Read more
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Nissan, Earnings/Financials José Muñoz, a Nissan and Infiniti sales and marketing vice president, will replace Colin Dodge as Nissan’s new North America chief, come Jan. 1, as part of a wide-ranging management shuffle, Automotive News reports. Dodge Read more