Cars of the ’80s that were rust buckets
Cars of the ’80s that were rust buckets Everyone’s had the experience of sinking money into something that quietly turns into an expensive dust collector. Usually it’s a treadmill or a bread maker. In the […]
Retro station wagons from the ’70s that were surprisingly cool to drive
Retro station wagons from the ’70s that were surprisingly cool to drive Station wagons get remembered today mostly as the uncool family hauler, wood paneling and all, parked in front of a suburban house in […]
’80s car features that seemed futuristic but weren’t
’80s car features that seemed futuristic but weren’t Back to the Future has a lot to answer for. One time-traveling DeLorean convinced an entire decade the future had already arrived, and manufacturers spent the 1980s […]
Automotive flops that were actually brilliantly designed: Do you agree?
Automotive flops that were actually brilliantly designed: Do you agree? Fashion and usefulness are two different concepts, and cars are one of the few products where both get graded on the same report card. Something […]
Can you guess which movie these iconic cars were in?
Guess Which Movie These Iconic Cars Were in Movies are often distinguished by certain attributes. Busby Berkeley movies had complex musical numbers, Esther Williams movies had synchronized swimming, and George Lucas movies had horribly written […]
Odd dashboard options car buyers actually paid extra for
Odd dashboard options car buyers actually paid extra for Some ideas showed up decades before the technology could support them; others were just novelties, sold to buyers willing to pay real money to feel like […]
9 car features from the ’90s aren’t legal today
9 car features from the ’90s aren’t legal today A ’90s car got away with things that would now draw a federal fine. Regulations eventually tightened, and things changed. Enforcement got real. The following are […]
Legendary muscle cars that turned out to be lemons
Legendary muscle cars that turned out to be lemons Saving up for a legend and getting a defect instead is its own specific flavor of frustration. It happened to real buyers, with real money, on […]
Why did station wagons disappear from American driveways?
Why did station wagons disappear from American driveways? Wood paneling, a third row facing backward, kids and coolers packed in for whatever the weekend had planned. For a solid few decades, that was the default […]
Features in old cars that made complete sense at the time
Features in old cars that made complete sense at the time Look at a car from fifty or eighty years ago and half its controls read as genuinely bizarre now. A crank on the front […]