by Old Autos | Aug 2, 2018 | Features
If you’re a fan of the history of the Indianapolis 500 the name Marmon may mean something, because a Marmon Wasp, driven by company engineer Ray Harroun, won the first ever 500 in 1911. And in that race Marmon introduced what was to become an automotive staple –...
by Old Autos | Jun 28, 2018 | Features
When General Motors decided to enter the motor home business in the early 1970s it became the only automobile manufacturer to produce a complete recreational vehicle. Many supplied running gear and chassis’ to RV builders, but GM decided to do the job entirely...
by Old Autos | May 4, 2018 | Features
Despite decent sales in 1960, the revolutionary designed and styled Corvair was a flop compared to Ford’s more conventional Falcon that outsold it two to one at more than 435,000 units. The Corvair brochure had stated this car, “…doesn’t need power steering, power...
by Old Autos | Mar 28, 2018 | Features
It was against Henry Ford II’s better judgment in 1955 that he allowed a committee of Ford executives to choose his father’s name to promote an entirely new division of Ford-built vehicles. But the men at the Ford Motor Company were so confident that the new division...
by Old Autos | Feb 26, 2018 | Features
Austin Sheerline – Bill Vance English Austins have usually been thought of by North Americans as small, economy cars, usually with four cylinder engines. The first one to gain real popularity was the A40, a pleasant little four passenger sedan that provided...
