On September 24, 1964, the upcoming 1965 Pontiac models arrived in dealer showrooms around America. General Motors was widely recognized for the new and exciting Pontiac GTO. Later that year, Motor Trend Magazine recognized Pontiac with the prestige award for car of the year. There was no doubt that the Pontiac GTO offered a new unique styling with multiple features attracting numerous muscle car buyers.
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In the early days, Chrysler’s Art Department was one of the top leaders for generating innovative concepts. Many skilled draftsmen rendered full sized drawings to be examined by Chrysler’s Control Committee team. Some of the early players on the Chrysler Art & Color team were Mr. Ray Dietrich, Herb Weissinger, and Buzz Grisinger. Mr. Ray Dietrich was hired by Mr. Walter P. Chrysler and Mr. Weissinger and Mr. Grisinger were part of the Chrysler team during the 1930s.
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This 1966 Chevy El Camino is one of four vehicles customized for the eBay Motors online series “BUILT.” All four vehicles are being auctioned for charity beginning this week.
eBay Motors launched the online series “BUILT” in July, following four shops as each worked on a unique vehicle that would be auctioned for charity. The series’ final episode
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The 1932 Ford roadster convertible owned by former race car driver Tom Gloy took home the 2012 Tank’s Hot Rod of the Year award at Goodguys 2nd WIX Filters Speedway Nationals held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. The low-slung roadster, known as “Speed Racer,” was built by the team at Brizio Street Rods
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CON2R has released its latest steering wheel design. The limited-edition “Jolly Roger” wheel features a detailed white resin skull and cross bones built on a full steel frame with a 2-inch offset.
The steering wheel has a 15-inch outside diameter, an ABS grip and a standard three-bolt
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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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