by Old Autos | Oct 29, 2026 | Features
An archival newspaper article highlights the historical partnership between General Motors and First Nations communities during the 1928 opening of the GM assembly plant in Regina, Saskatchewan. It details the strong friendships forged between plant manager Harry...
by Old Autos | Jul 19, 2021 | Features
Archie and Katherine Haig, who dwell in southeastern Ontario, have owned their stylish 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ two-door hardtop since day one. Archie ordered the luxury cruiser from the GM dealership where he was apprenticing as a mechanic those 45-years ago. Yet,...
by Old Autos | Feb 4, 2021 | Features
Owned by Derek Ebner If ever there was a Mopar car that was loved or hated for both its performance and unconventional looks, it has to be the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird with its eccentrically-high rear wing and its shark-snout front grille. But to Derek’s...
by Old Autos | Dec 21, 2020 | Features
We left off the story of the 409 in late 1962 with the arrival of B/FX class racers being produced at the year’s end, with hotter cammed engines, with new cylinder heads. For the 1963 model year, Chevrolet did a mild facelift of their family-sized hauler with...
by Old Autos | Oct 29, 2020 | Features
(Wherein we look at some lesser known movies and TV shows that featured classic vehicles) THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1954 movie) If you’re a fan of the old “I Love Lucy” TV show, vintage travel trailers and old Mercs (that’s Mercs as in Mercurys...
by Old Autos | Jul 29, 2020 | Features
The minivan packs the greatest passenger/cargo space into the shortest possible vehicle. Although a few others such as some British manufacturers built minivans, it was Volkswagen that popularized it in the early 1950s. And while Chrysler brought it into the North...
