“Who is Chrysler” is the correct response when answering the Jeopardy question of which automaker debuted the first minivan ...
Turbo” is one of those words that inserted itself into our lexicon and gained a meaning that goes far beyond technical ...
The Ford Pinto was said to be one of the most dangerous cars ever made. Find out more about how Ford handled the reports and ...
A couple of months back, we admired a forcibly retired example of one of Ford’s more affordable personal luxury coupes for ...
The 1980s were a time of innovation in the automotive world, and that includes pickup trucks, which went from primarily ...
Chrysler Corporation appeared doomed as the 1970s came to a close, kept on life support by federally guaranteed loans squeezed out of Congress by Lee Iacocca. Few wanted to buy bloated Cordobas or ...
Applebaum helped shift Bantam from its focus on mass market paperbacks into a major hardcover publisher when he joined Bantam executives Alberto Vitale and Jack Romanos to convince Lee Iacocca ...
Best known for the outrageous Pantera and Mangusta, the fabled Italian brand De Tomaso didn’t just build crazy supercars in ...
When Chrysler bought AMC in 1987 (mostly because Lee Iacocca saw the value in the Jeep brand), Grand Wagoneers kept coming off the assembly line for another four years (despite being an antiquated ...
In 1957, Detroit automakers' dominance of the US market seemed unbeatable. Smaller, independent American automakers ...
It is the least cool vehicle ever designed, yet the most useful. Offering the best value for the most function to a plurality ...
It’s also worth mentioning another local connection. Paul Halstead of The Toy Shop and Giocatollo fame, was involved in the ...