Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Article Archive
The Ultimate Automotive Rewind
Old Car Memories > Articles by: Pete Dunton

Categories

  • Classic Cars
  • Commentary
  • Import Classic Cars
  • Muscle Cars
  • New Cars
  • Performance Times
  • SUVs

Random Articles

  • Greatest TV Cars Part 1: The Rockford Files Firebird Esprit
  • Part 2: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade
  • 1963 Buick Special Skylark – Small Displacement V8 Powerhouse
  • 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 – One Very Mean Bird
  • 1979 Hurst/Olds – Exceeded Expectations
  • 2011 Lincoln Town Car – Last of Its Kind vs. Former Competitors
  • 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra – a Great End to a Long Run
  • 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – the High Compression Muscle Car Returns
  • 1970 Dodge Super Bee – Took No Prisoners
  • 1978-1995 Porsche 928 – Germany’s Muscle Car

Recent Articles

  • 1970-1976 Plymouth Duster – Ultimate 1970s & 1980s High School & College Car
  • 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 – Ultimate 1960s Performance Car
  • 3 1980s Performance Cars Pontiac Should Have Built
  • 3 Best 1970-1974 Pace Car Editions
  • 1990 Lexus LS 400 – When Europe Laughed And Toyota Won

1968-1970 Dodge Coronet – Dodge’s Crown Jewel

October 20, 2020
Pete Dunton

As the 1960s decade progressed mid-size cars were gaining in popularity in America which was forcing American automakers to devote more resources on the development of mid-size cars. Styling of mid-size cars could no longer be an afterthought and had

Continue reading...
Classic Cars

First Chevrolet Corvette With A Luxury Car Price

October 17, 2020
Pete Dunton

Let’s rewind back to 1981, the U.S. was encountering a very serious recession. New luxury cars overall were having a difficult time find buyers. Then add to the mix, car loan interest rates were on the average a very high

Continue reading...
Commentary

1966-1970 Oldsmobile Toronado – Most Advanced Car of its Era

October 16, 2020
Pete Dunton

After World War II, Oldsmobile became GM’s de-facto performance oriented division by offering its legendary Rocket V8 in its cars. By the early-1960s most of the other American automakers had caught up and offered V8 engines as powerful or in

Continue reading...
Classic Cars

Why the 1960-1969 Chevrolet Corvair Failed

July 31, 2020
Pete Dunton

In order to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle, Chevrolet made it’s own version of the Beetle. This car was called the Corvair and just like the Beetle, it was a very inexpensive compact car, had a rear engine layout, an

Continue reading...
Classic Cars

10 SUVs that Forever Changed America

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Pete Dunton

Today about half of all new vehicles sold are SUVs. Even a decade ago no one would have thought this possible. There have been so many different SUVs produced especially over the last few decades however there are 10 SUVs

Continue reading...
SUVs

1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport – Ford’s Best Mid-Size Muscle Car

May 12, 2020
Pete Dunton

Ford’s release of the 1966 Fairlane GT and GTA and 1968 Ford Torino GT were not as successful as the Pontiac GTO and some other muscle cars of this era. These mid-size Fords were solid muscle cars available with a

Continue reading...
Muscle Cars

1971-1973 Mercury Cougar – Best of Both Worlds?

April 21, 2020
Pete Dunton

The 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar was the second generation of the Cougar. The first generation 1967-1970 Mercury Cougar had been a big success. It was a luxury oriented sporty pony car built on the Ford Mustang’s platform, but had its own

Continue reading...
Muscle Cars

The 3 Best Cars That Failed Really Badly

April 7, 2020October 16, 2020
Pete Dunton

In the automobile industry, everyone remembers the winners, such as cars like the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang. The failed cars are generally forgotten to history with the automakers who produced them usually never mentioning them again. Then there are

Continue reading...
Commentary

Why U.S. 5.0 Liter V8s were the 1980s V8 Standard

April 3, 2020
Pete Dunton

By the early 1970s American automakers had hit a pinnacle of around 7.2 to 7.5 liters of displacement for their largest displacement V8 engines. At this time Cadillac was the king of the hill with its 8.2 liter (500 cubic-inch)

Continue reading...
Commentary

1968-1974 Chevrolet Nova – America’s Favorite Little Classic Car

March 29, 2020
Pete Dunton

The successful release of the 1960 Ford Falcon started the rapidly growing American compact car segment. Chevrolet countered with the release of its compact car offering the 1962 Chevy II which was built on GM’s new X-platform. Back in 1962,

Continue reading...
Classic Cars
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • →
WordPress Theme created with Themler.
WordPress Theme created with Themler.

Copyright © 2008-2021. All Rights Reserved.

Old Car Memories - Potomac Web Designs, LLC