“The first by far with a postwar car!” the ads trumpeted. It was pretty much true, although the cars didn’t actually get into customers’ hands until very late in the year and they housed mostly…
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AMC and Renault’s Alliance
Word of a potential merger between FCA and Renault can’t help but evoke memories of the long ago tie-up Renault-AMC tie up; which began in 1978 as both parties were struggling in North America and…
Detroit via Dagenham: The Ford Consul Capri
The Ford Capri is no stranger to these pages – but this is a very different type of Capri. Eight years before it’s famous successor Ford of Britian debuted the Ford Consul Capri, a more…
Early Days: Y2 Hyundai Sonata
In these days of the Genesis G90, the early days of Hyundai feel very, very distant, but 30 years ago this month Hyundai USA expanded beyond basic economy cars for the very first time with…