The Malaise era of American automobiles was from the mid-1970s to early-1980s. It was an era focused on fuel efficiency, strict emissions standards, and rapid downsizing of automobiles. These were tough times for the U.S. Automobile Industry since at no

For a half of century, the Thunderbird made its mark as Ford’s special personal luxury car. Over this time Ford continually changed the Thunderbird’s persona to fit the ever evolving whims of the car market in order to maximize sales.

During the 1960s American automakers found new innovative ways to market their cars. One example of this was the introduction of new stylish car wheels. At this time the introduction of American muscle cars and pony, cars wheels took on

Cadillac has had many great engines during its long beautiful history and it’s also had a few bad ones. The greatest of Cadillac’s great engines was its massive 500 cubic-inch (8.2 liter) big-block V8. It wasn’t the most powerful V8

We have all heard the moniker of “America’s Sports Car” applied to the Chevrolet Corvette. However the moniker of “America’s Car” should be applied to the 1977-1990 Chevrolet Caprice. It was a car that was extremely popular not only with

There’s no doubt Chevrolet has produced during its lifetime many legendary automobiles, so many in fact, they would be too numerous to mention. However the third generation 1961-1964 Chevrolet Impala proved to be one Chevrolet’s best automobiles of the golden

When Ford released the Falcon for the 1960 model year, its main purpose was the debut of its first compact car to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle. The result was the Falcon would become one of America’s best selling compact

Buick during its heyday was an upscale car brand that fell just below Cadillac and was slightly above Oldsmobile in GM’s hierarchy. Buick solidified this position in the 1950s and by the early 1960s Buick was really emphasizing its almost

The 1960s decade was a golden era for American automobiles and automotive design. Everything converged together perfectly for American cars in the 1960s. There was the official birth of the muscle car, pony car, America’s first mass produced rear engine

Compact cars became popular during the 1960s in America, by the 1970s their popularity grew astronomically. Rear wheel drive compact cars like the Chevrolet Nova, Ford Maverick, and many others thrived during the 1970s. For the 1976 model year, the