In 1954, Mr. George Mason, President of Nash, introduced a new model to the public called the Metropolitan. Mr. Bill Flajole was responsible for the design and generated a model car named the “Nash NXI” prototype which was displayed to the press by Mr. George W. Romney. By March 19, 1954, the Nash Metropolitan model was introduced to showrooms in Detroit, Michigan and across the country.
The response from both dealers and customers was so positively receptive that Mr. George Mason stated that production rates were being increased by sixty percent. Nash dealerships reported that this time marked their heaviest floor traffic that they have ever experience during any introductory period for any type of automobile ever produced.
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In 1953, Ford Motor Company celebrated their 50th Anniversary. The National Press Conference was held on May 6-8, 1953 which highlighted Ford’s past accomplishments and upcoming 1953 models. In terms of productivity, standards of living, and opportunity, many fans admired the way Ford revolutionized the American way of life.
As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, Ford offered a memorable book titled Ford at Fifty: An American Story. The book included many historical photos while telling Ford’s journey throughout the years and featured concept ideas of the new 1953 Ford models. The book states, “An automobile designer must come out with something new, exciting, and different, but not so radically different that it will frighten the customer".
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Beginning as a 1951 Ford “Shoebox,” this incredible custom creation pays homage to the restyling masters of the past with an awesome modern twist. With a 4-inch chop and shaved handles, the many tweaks include Frenched headlights, taillights, and event the license-plate box. A ’58 Corvette grille and flush-mounted glass bridge the
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Known as HOT ROD 1 and built by Jim Barber of Classic Automotive Restoration Specialist (CARS), who was licensed by HOT ROD magazine, this awesome Dynacorn-bodied 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Convertible was designed by Doug Evans of HOT ROD magazine. Only 69 of these hand-built cars will ever be built, and there
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For all vehicles 1972 and older, we offer the opportunity for you to participate in and display your vehicle at the show with a “Show & Shine Registration” good for all three days of the event. Your registration comes with space to display your vehicle as well as a Goodguys Goodie Bag, Tickets to the event, Children’s Passes, the chance to participate in Goodguys AutoCross, win a Goodguys Award and more! And if you register before pre-registration ends on 9/20/13, you’ll save $10 OFF the at-event price!
To display your vehicle in our Show & Shine, you need to be a Goodguys Member. If you’re currently a Goodguys Member, you can display your vehicle all three days of the show for just $55 or save $10 off the registration cost and pay only $45 if you pre-register before pre-registration closes for this event on 9/20/13.
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CPP’s new Complete Rear Dual Adjustable Coil-Over Kit is designed to convert your 1963-72 Chevy truck to a corner carving, performance driving vehicle! Our kit includes our new Totally Tubular Trailing arms, coil over springs and dual adjustable coil over shocks and all the mounting hardware to make this rear suspension
Get that cool street rod stance and track proven performance for your 1963-87 Chevrolet C10 Truck! Our Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kits include dual-adjustable coil-over shocks, spanner wrench and bearing kit, our Totally Tubular™ upper and lower control arms, and all the mounting brackets and hardware for a simple bolt-on installation.
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville “Baroness;" the show car that she styled for the Feminine Show. When you look back at General Motors’ rich design history, one of the most talented individuals, who made her career as part of GM’s vaunted Creative Design Team, was the late Suzanne E. Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was one of the original Damsels of Design – a group of eight, great talented female designers that the famed Harley Earl hired during the early days of the 1950s.
Throughout history, the Oldsmobile story has inspired many automotive historians with its rich and celebrated heritage which started right in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing.
I remember a particularly exciting year in 1978 when Oldsmobile introduced their new line of vehicles and automotive catalogues to the buying public. My first impression was that Oldsmobile was using 1978 to create a family-oriented lineup of new cars. The company used its advertising and marketing to highlight many traditional family values
The year 1966 was a great year for automotive sales in the U.S. Many car manufacturers were doing very well for the economy and in 1966 the average cost for a new Dodge vehicle sold for $ 2,280 and the price of gasoline for 32 cents a gallon.
The Chrysler Corporation was also doing very well within the automotive markets with its popular Dodge Dart models. The 1966 Dodge Dart models made their debut in Dodge dealerships on September 30, 1965.
Based on a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan, this recently completed mild custom was built to showcase the timeless factory “Tri-Five” heritage. With a new GM Performance ZZ4 power plant backed by a factory-fresh GM 700R4 transmission, it is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel Wilwood disc
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications,
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