Sharp readers may have noticed that DT has been on a bit of a Brougham binge lately – an automotive genre defined by those stately quasi-luxury barges that were somehow meant to evoke the elegance of a bygone era filled with carriages, soft candlelight, and operas. Just like a GT, Deluxe, or Touring trim designation, […]
The Ford Thunderbird started life as a lithe 2-seat sports car competing directly with the Chevy Corvette – but by 1967, by then in its 5th generation, it had morphed into a more upmarket and gigantic 2-door, and was being driven upmarket by sales of the super popular Ford Mustang. It was restyled in 1969 […]
The Oldsmobile 88 was a full sized car sold by General Motors from 1949 to 1999, a stunning 50 year production history that started in 1949 as a car that a 30 year old would like. The 88 continued to court that same buyer until he was 80 in 1999…and like its customers, faded into […]
The term Brougham comes from the horse & carriage era, specifically named for Henry Brougham, the 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1886) and designated a carriage that had an exposed chauffeur but enclosed passenger compartment. Mr. Brougham was Scottish and as such the name is not pronounced Bro-ham, but BrOOOOM, use your best ‘Willie the […]
This is the first in a new type of feature from Daily Turismo, called “Road Kill.” These are cars that we (and our readers) have found for sale out on the road, or highway, or local Kwik-E-Mart parking lot – without necessarily having an ad listed online. If you’d like to submit an interesting find […]
The Mercury Comet in its early years was a rebadged Ford Falcon – but by the 70s the Falcon had its wings clipped, so Mercury switched the Comet to the new Maverick platform – still just a rebadge. This 1973 Mercury Comet is in original condition with a claimed 41k miles on the odo and […]
The Oldsmobile Toronado was originally conceived as a front wheel drive sedan back in 1963 to compete with Ford since they already had a patent on front wheel drive designs – not from today’s hyper focus on cost that leads to driving the wrong wheels. This 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham is for sale in Lakeland, […]
The Toyota Celica is one of those great long-lived names in the automotive world that was unceremoniously dropped by its parent company and is now an orphan. We think that’s a shame, not because we are big fans of the later FWD hairdressers’ Celicas, but because we are old enough to remember when they were […]