E21 BMW 3 Series. Photos courtesy BMW AG. Introduced in 1975, BMW’s 3 Series was designed as a replacement for the German brand’s Neue Klasse (New Class) models, which spanned from the 1962 BMW 1500 to the 1974 BMW 2002. Read more
Reader John Rosing figures this photo he recently sent us of West Allis Memorial Hospital dates to around 1960, and on first glance, we’d say he’s in the ballpark if not spot on: There’s plenty of late 1950s cars in Read more
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Opel, Europe, Hatchback, Budget Smaller on the outside but bigger on the inside, Opel rolls out the all-new successor to its top-selling Astra hatchback, touted as safer, lighter, more comfortable and more efficient than the Read more
Facelifts are attempts by automakers to keep looks current on aging designs. Sometimes, that doesn’t work. Read more…
Filed under: Jaguar, Crossover, SUV, Luxury Following the launch of the XF-sized F-Pace, Jaguar will reportedly expand its emerging crossover lineup with a larger J-Pace aligned to the XJ sedan as well, based on the Range Rover’s underpinnings. Continue reading Read more
Constant video surveillance of our lives is an often disturbing concept, but occasionally it brings some really dramatic footage, like this one of a Toronto man flying his car through the air and crashing into a building. The man received Read more
The 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible was to be the last Buick to ever wear a drop-top, or so conventional wisdom stated in 1975 (the 1982 Buick Riviera convertible, of course, changed this). Buyers of these cars, therefore, tended to take Read more
Photos courtesy Elwood Haynes Museum, except where noted. His induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame might have been a long time coming, but how exactly does one install Elwood Haynes among that pantheon of firsts and other superlatives? Contrary Read more
Steve McQueen during the filming of Le Mans. Still image from video below. By 1971, the year the racing docudrama Le Mans was released, Steve McQueen was among the biggest stars in Hollywood. The success of films like The Great Read more
Photos by the author. Normally, things like mismatched body panels don’t bother me. Witness the AMX, which has yet to be painted in one coordinated color scheme. But that wrong-year, wrong-shade-of-orange substitute front left fender on the Wagoneer got under Read more