Buick has been suffering from an identity crises for the last 30 years. The switch from rear-wheel drive bigger cars to smaller front-wheel drive cars due to the federally mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the 1980s and
Want to know where GM went wrong and where the heavy slide down the abyss occurred? You need not look any further than the 1986 Cadillac Eldorado. Cadillac which had been GM’s crown jewel since GM’s inception was once as
The 1970s were tough times for the U.S. auto industry. There were a whole host of government regulations along with high fuel costs that had U.S. automakers in rapid change mode. And if you don’t believe this to be the
Ever since World War II, Cadillac was the undisputed luxury car king until the 1980s. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards which went into affect in the late-1970s had killed what remained of large displacement V8 engines. This was
Cadillac had a simple formula since the 1950s and that was provide the buying public with the biggest, most luxurious, and technologically advanced stylish automobiles and watch the profits come a rolling in. And this formula worked flawlessly until the
Every once in a Blue Moon, there’s a movie with good acting, a catchy plot, and interesting characters that comes out of Hollywood which will showcase an older classic car. A good example in recent years is Clint Eastwood’s 2009
Many car models have a short production run; many of these are profitable cars but are only made for short period of time to fit the needs of a particular customer segment. Some of these types of cars merely replace
Anyone old enough to remember the year – 1975, will usually lament the passing of this era. Many who remember will even go so far as to mention it was a much better time than the present day. This is
Back when big cars were everywhere on American roads, Cadillac was the standard for what a large luxury automobile sought to be. Only one problem, buying a Cadillac was out of reach for most buyers. By the time the fifth