The Oldsmobile corporate slogan in early 1986 was “There’s a special feel in an Oldsmobile”…which is ironic because that “special feel” wasn’t necessarily a good thing…but the corporate goons at Olds changed it in late 1986 to “Oldsmobile Quality. Feel it!”…also…funny in an ironic sorta way…but I have to admit that this Toronado has a […]
This next car comes as a tip from Jeff who writes: By the pictures, it looks like the owners are doing quite well so it makes you wonder how “Sports Addition” made the cut. That being said, this looks to be a great cash car for daily or first car for a teen. Find this 2004 Pontiac […]
The Torino was an intermediate sized sedan, coupe, fastback or convertible available from Ford starting in 1968…but the history of the Torino (named for the Italian city of Turin) is slightly complicated. The Torino name was firstly applied to an upscale version of the intermediate Fairlane sedan, but in 1968 the Torino was a lower […]
“Cool” car guys aren’t supposed to admit that they like basic economy cars from yesteryear, but I’m not cool, so I guess I’ll just go out and admit that I do a double take when a clean Toyota Tercel rolls by and I’m a sucker for the hatchback version that hasn’t been hacked up by […]
Only Toyota would have the nerve to offer three different subcompact cars at the same time in the early 1980s, the E70 Corolla, 1st gen Starlet, and 1st gen Tercel. The Tercel was the first of the Toyota lineup to go front-wheel-drive, but it was also the lightest and cheapest. Find this 1981 Toyota Tercel […]
This next feature isn’t going to be big if you (a) can’t remember the ’70s, (b) didn’t like the ’70s, (c) don’t enjoy driving slow/horrible cars, or (d) actually owned one of these cars in the ’70s. Not only did the Dodge Aspen/ Plymouth Volaré win the 1976 Motor Trend “Car of the Year” […]
In the mid ’60s Pontiac (with John Z DeLorean at the helm) was in the process of designing its own radical pony car called the Banshee. GM upper management was afraid that the Banshee would cannibalize sales from the Corvette (which was likely given its performance specs), so they pulled the plug on the Banshee […]
The Lincoln Town Car was a favorite of octogenarians, cabbies, chauffeurs…and…welll…that is about it. It wasn’t a bad car per se…it had just lived well past the expiration date on Ford’s aging design guidelines. In spite of all that, it sold surprisingly well for a luxury car, with over 100k units during most years during […]