The introduction of the Chevrolet Advance Design series in 1947 marked the automaker’s first significant redesign since the end of the Second World War. The public needed a truck that was bigger, stronger, and sleeker, said General Motors, and this was the pickup they offered to fill those needs. It represents a case of getting […]
In many ways, the Pontiac Star Chief was the quintessential car of the 1950s. No car better represents the honest, carefree days when the world seemed both small and vast, slow-moving and fast-paced all at once. It was the car that you piled the whole family into, put the top down, and went for a […]
This charming 1919 Ford Model T Pick-Up Truck is an example of the freshness of automotive thinking at its beginnings. Just 13 years after Henry Ford started his motor company, the company had only recently adopted the oval-shaped logo that many of us associate with the brand. The model T is practically synonymous with warm […]
The 1935 Ford Slantback is something just a hair away from what you might find in an old James Stewart movie. As the nation was seeing light at the end of the Great Depression’s tunnel, cars became slightly more sophisticated, which is reflected in this four-door. In many ways, its external features aren’t too different […]
The 1940 Oldsmobile Series 90 Custom Cruiser boasted several firsts for the company. These changes came at a time when the entire automotive industry was only beginning to recover from a years-long downturn. Demand for the Series 90, the successor of the smaller Series 80, helped the automaker produce a staggering 185,154 vehicles. If any […]
