1969 Mach 428 Super Cobra Jet History of the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 The year 1969 saw the second remake of the Ford Mustang design. Thanks in part of the hiring of Bunkie Knudsen and designer Larry Shinoda from General Motors, the Mustang lineup exploded and the company probably never offered such a range […]
Joseph Kennedy 1937 Packard 1502 Limousine Location: Detroit VIN #:396799 Engine: Straight 8 319.154 cu in 135HP Transmission:3 Speed Manual Wheelbase:139″ Packard was founded by brothers James Ward Packard , William Doud Packard and his partner George Lewis Weiss in the city of Warren, OH. James Ward believed that they could build a better horseless carriage that […]
History of the 1961-1963 Ford Thunderbird Ford followed up the Squarebird’s three-year stint with the restyled “Roundbird” from 1961 to 1963. Technical highlights included an even bigger engine as Dearborn’s FE V-8 was enlarged to 390 cubic inches in ’61. New for 1962 was the optional “M-code” 390, a 340-horsepower V-8 crowned with three Holley […]
History of the 1996-2002 Dodge Viper An all-new Dodge Viper bowed in 1996, marking an evolution from a barely tamed brute of a machine to a more usable car than it had been in its first incarnation. Although the second generation Viper looks the same, it’s a very different car underneath. For the Viper’s second […]
1958 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD I LWB The Silver Cloud series marked a significant step for Rolls Royce when it was introduced in April of 1955. Rolls Royce was rationalizing their production line as the days of supplying bare chassis to coachbuilders were winding down and standard showroom models were becoming ever more popular. The standardization […]
1987 PORSCHE 930 TURBO COUPE If you were a kid who grew up in the 1980’s, chances are you had at least one of three posters adorning your bedroom wall – a Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari Testarossa and a Porsche 911 Turbo. These are cars that, regardless of what they may have been like to drive, […]
History of the 1972-1976 Lincoln Continental Mk IV The Lincoln Continental Mark IV was new for the 1972 model year, available only as a two-door hardtop coupe. It was instantly recognizable because of its small “Greek Temple” grille, oval opera windows, and Continental rear trunk lid hump that evoked the Continental Kits of the 1950s. […]
1924 H6C Hispano Suiza body by Nieuport Astra (1 of 1 recreation – The original resides in the Black Hawk Collection in California This car has always been referred to as the ‘Tulipwood Car’, because, presumably, it was thought to have been planked in ‘Tulipwood’ a Brazilian variety of exotic timber. It is in fact […]
1935 AUBURN 866 SC SPEEDSTER The Boattail Speedster is intimately identified with Auburn. It was designed in 1928 to create a signature product that represented all that E.L. Cord was positioning Auburn to be in the automobile market: fast, sleek, stylish and a value for the consumer’s money that was second to none. Powered by […]
