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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

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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

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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,

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Why the 1975-1980 AMC Pacer Failed

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Pete Dunton

American Motors Corporation (AMC for short) was small in size when compared to GM, Ford, and Chrysler. By the 1960s most of the remaining smaller sized automobile companies were gone. The automobile business had evolved into a complex business which

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The 5 Greatest Cadillacs That Built Cadillac’s Great Reputation

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020
Pete Dunton

There have been so many notable Cadillac models produced since Cadillac’s inception in 1902. In fact there are so many of these different legendary Cadillac cars that they are all too numerous to name. These cars all had a hand

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1978-1985 Oldsmobile Diesel V8 – an Unsuccessful Endeavor

January 27, 2020
Pete Dunton

By the mid-1970s, U.S. automakers were facing a big hurdle with the upcoming government mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards (or C.A.F.E. for short) which began to be enforced for the 1978 model year. C.A.F.E. meant a drastic reduction in

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1986-1991 Ford Taurus – First Modern Front-Wheel Drive Car

November 13, 2019
Pete Dunton

A wide array of cars available on the new car market today can trace there roots back to one car which made its debut during the mid-1980s, the Ford Taurus. Most cars today are front-wheel drive, have slippery aerodynamics, flush

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1957-1959 Plymouth Fury – the Grand Plymouth

August 8, 2019
Pete Dunton

Plymouth from the 1931 model year through the 1960 model year during most years was the number three automaker in the U.S. when it came to sales. For 1970, 1971, and 1974 Plymouth would again regain its title as number

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1975-1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – the Ultimate Convertible

July 10, 2019
Pete Dunton

Cadillac is GM’s luxury car division, and back in the days when GM was the largest automaker in the world, Cadillac was the king of luxury cars. Cadillac’s success was offering the most luxury features in attractive big cars which

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1978-1990 Dodge Omni – the Little Car that Rescued Chrysler

November 24, 2018
Pete Dunton

Car historians will credit the Chrysler Corporation’s introduction of the front-wheel drive K-car for the 1981 model year as the main turning point for Chrysler after its 1980 Government financial bailout. This would indeed be true but only partially, Chrysler’s

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