Ford LTD 1965–1982
No one knows for sure just exactly what "LTD" stands for. Some say "Limited"—others "Luxury Trim Decor." Perhaps there is an ancient temple somewhere with weathered letters chiseled in stone, signifying...
Cars (and concepts) that deserved to be crushed…
Automotive good ideas gone bad range far and wide, whether it's a classic fail like the exploding Pintos of the early '70s - or a late-model turd like the Pontiac Aztek.
Here...
1974–1978 Mustang II, Cobra II, and King Cobra
By 1974, the muscle car frenzy of the 1960s had petered-out like an all-night kegger at sunrise. After a ten-year bender with 100-octane leaded premium and 300-horsepower V-8 engines, Ford Motor...
15 Percent Ethanol “Gas” May be Here by Fall…
If it was built before the 1980s, your vehicle was designed to burn gasoline - and nothing else.
That's what was sold back then, so it's what the engineers assumed when they...
The Forgotten Trans-Am …
I own a "forgotten year" second generation (1970-1981) Trans Am. A '76 TA, in Carousel Red with Honeycomb rims.
The early Second Gen cars - 1970-73 especially - get most of the...
Hitler’s Mercedes…
Here's a classic car with one not-so-careful former owner whose historical logbook is blacker than the tires.
In the days of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler preened and waved at the faithful...
Classic Car “Accessories”
Last weekend I took my old Pontiac to a car show. It's a pretty reliable beast given it's pushing 40 years old. But it is pushing 40 years old and stuff...
Crappy TV & Movie Cars…
Steve McQueen's Highland Green "Bullitt" Mustang is a pop culture icon. But how about the automotive Omarossas? Which movie and TV cars were the worst ever?
Here's a list of possible nominees:
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In the rearview mirror: 1960-1969 Chevy Corvair
Here's an irony of automotive history: Ralph Nader never actually drove a Corvair - the car he claimed was as "unsafe at any speed."
Too bad for him - and, of course,...
Do You Miss Steering Wheels?
Modern cars have their (many) good point, but don't you miss - just as an example - the different steering wheels cars used to have?
I don't just mean model to model,...