Honest car reviews both big and small
The most famous hatchback built in 1974 Not having the same mega budgets that General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler left scrappy little American Motors scrambling for attention. In 1974, they scrapped together 5 Million bucks for one of the biggest PR coops in automotive history by getting its car placed in the newest Bond film,... Continue Reading →
Studebaker was already on the ropes when it launched the stunning Golden Hawk. Thank goodness some have been restored to show off their beauty.
Jeep goes for the younger urban crowd I've been a Jeep guy beginning in the late 70's when I had a SJ Cherokee Chief as a news car. Went even deeper when my dad was working at American Motors and they bought Jeep in 1970. I thought I knew all the special editions until my... Continue Reading →
20th Anniversary Special Before the Indianapolis Motor Speedway made the Corvette its official Indy Pace Car in 2004 there were a variety of brands that provided vehicles for the race. Pacing the 73rd Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 1989, was the 1989 Pontiac Trans Am, the subject of this week's spot. I found this example... Continue Reading →
The car Born from Jets There was a time, back when I was a boy when every family had a station wagon. I remember family trips to Washington DC, New York for the World's Fair, and Wyoming to see Yellowstone Park. I love the TV series by the way. And then they went away being... Continue Reading →
Sure, we all know Jeep is the king of SUVs and off-roading, but back in the 1960s and '70s there was this toughy, the International Scout II.
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From the same company that built the first Jeep My first thought when "small cars" are mentioned is the 70s with the Japanese imports and domestics like the Pinto, Vega, and Gremlin. But way back in the 30s this country was introduced to a small car, the American Bantam similar to the one in this... Continue Reading →
America's answer to the Japanese car invasion ... Let me set the scene for you if you weren't around for the late 1960s to early '70s. Up until this point, gas was cheap in the US, about 31 cents a gallon, and we drove cars with big engines that got crappy gas mileage. But then... Continue Reading →
Its design started on the back of an envelope during an airplane flight I love this story because it's about an American automotive manufacturer that swung for the fence to save the company, much like AMC which I've written about many times on car spots here. This 1987 Avanti I spotted one day at the... Continue Reading →
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