Historiography: Forward Looking
That year saw Chrysler gaining the world's attention. It came up with something that took our breath away and almost made us lose it in the process.
That year saw Chrysler gaining the world's attention. It came up with something that took our breath away and almost made us lose it in the process.
One brand emerged from war-torn Britain that would be the talk of the new class. A lineup of automobiles so beautiful that were coveted by the well-to-do.
That vehicle was the International Harvester Scout. And, now, that legacy has been resurrected in the name of Scout Motors.
Born from the merger of the Hudson Motor Car Company and the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation in 1954, AMC's history had its share of twists and turns.
[I}t is a "turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an engine's efficiency and power by forcing air into the combustion chamber."
Although, one should reflect back on its roots to see how these four mid-sized models emerged to the iconography of the muscle car movement in the 1960s.
The motel was a part of Americana. It still is. Some say it was probably the best idea that came out of the growth of the automobile.
There was a time when we became comfortable. Comfortable enough to let post-war designs to simply just be normalized.
I figured I do a bit of ancestorial work to look at some of today’s models. Especially those that wonder why they were named such some generations ago.
The American market had seen some interesting vehicles from abroad since the end of World War II, including the names already mentioned here.