The Ford Mustang: A Legendary Journey from 1964 to 2013 Where does the Ford Mustang fit in the automotive world? Is it a high-performance car, a sporty car, or just a sporty compact? Lee Iacocca,...
Celebrating 50 Years of the Ford Mustang! It's official: the Ford Mustang has hit the big 5-0! Over the past five decades, this iconic muscle car has stayed true to its original concept, weathering...
The Oldsmobile Story Oldsmobile is the oldest continuing car marque in the US. The Olds Motor Company was incorporated in 1897 and was founded by Ransom E. Olds with an initial capital investment of...
Pontiac V8 History 1955 - 1981 Background Pontiac had been toying with a production V8, starting in 1946. This design was a 269-cubic-inch L head similar to the old Lincoln and Cadillac engines. The...
Made In Pontiac, Part 5 by Eric White, Reprint with Society permission only WAC: What about the sequence number stamped on the front of the block?Carl Papke: The sequence number on the front of the...
Made In Pontiac, Part 4 by Eric White, Reprint with Society permission only Wild About Cars: Was there an area where they built the special cars?Carl Papke: There was a Quonset hut in the back end...
Made In Pontiac, Part 3 by Eric White, Reprint with Society permission only Wild About Cars: Your GTO came in to the dealership three days later?Carl Papke: The red car came in three days after I...
Made In Pontiac, Part 2 by Eric White, Reprint with Society permission only Wild About Cars: So, they had the body mount cushions all loaded onto the spud wrench?Carl Papke: The doughnuts were all...
Made In Pontiac, Part 1 by Eric White, Reprint with Society permission only Assembly Plant In 1926, a companion automobile to the Oakland Motor Car Company's existing product lineup was introduced....
The Edsel Story: Bad Decisions Kill a Good Car 1958-1960We tend to think that the US auto industry has been guilty of bonehead decisions only in the last 30 years, but that is not the case. We also...
By Society Staff – reprint with permission only Few of us were around (or old enough to recall) the big news for 1959 at Chrysler – the Hemi was gone! Though still available in the Imperial, the big...
by Jim McCuan and Society Staff – Reprint with permission only We are preparing a 1964 GT Hawk to run in C/CPS at Bonneville. Having spent a couple of years acquiring the basics, it’s time to move...