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Allard
1954 Allard K2: Proto-Cobra With World’s Most Contorted Shift Lever Paul N
American Motors (incl. AMC, Nash, Rambler, but not Jeep)
1947 Nash Super 600: A Unibody Pioneer David Saunders
1950 Nash Statesman Airflyte: Did Somebody Say Bathtub? Tom Klockau
1953 Nash Statesman: AMC’s DNA JP Cavanaugh
1955 Rambler Cross Country: How Rambler Won The Compact And Price Wars Of The 1950’s And Saved AMC Paul N
1957 Nash Ambassador: Getting Its Kicks On Route 66 Jason Shafer
1957 Nash Metropolitan: Toy Cars Are For Kids Paul N
1957 Rambler Rebel: 1957’s Really Hot Sedan Paul N
1957 Rambler Super: The Rambler Of Many Firsts Dave Skinner
1959 Rambler American: Beep Beep JP Cavanaugh
1959 Rambler Custom Six: The Prophet Paul N
1960 Rambler Deluxe: When It’s Time For Leaving Jason Shafer
1961 Rambler Ambassador: Does Size Really Matter? Paul N
1961 Rambler American: The Hip Ugly American Paul N
1961 Rambler Classic: Classic Rambler JP Cavanaugh
1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country: The Ultimate Motel Laurence Jones
1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country: Summer Daze Paul N
1962 Rambler Classic: The Peak Rambler Experience Paul N
1963 Rambler Classic 660 Cross Country Wagon: So Uncool, It’s Utterly Cool Joseph Dennis
1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country: The Last Great AMC Car? Tom Klockau
1964 Rambler Classic 770 Coupe: A True Classic? Paul N
1964 Rambler Classic 770 Sedan: Miss LuAnn’s Ride Jason Shafer
1965 Rambler Ambassador 880: Kenosha Cadillac? Tom Klockau
1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible: Green And White Is Good! Tom Klockau
1965 Rambler American 440: One Of “The Sensible Spectaculars” Longrooffan
1965 Rambler Classic 770 Convertible: The Very Rare And Short-Lived Classic Convertible Paul N
1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible: Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption Laurence Jones
1967 Rambler Marlin: The Humpback Whale – AMC’s Deadly Sin #1 Paul N
1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible: Rambler Tries Flexing Its Muscles Again, Belatedly Junkharvester
1968 AMC Ambassador: Roy Drove His Ambassador To The Post Office One Rainy Day Jason Shafer
1969 AMC Rebel SST: Some Old, Some New Daniel Stern
1988 AMC Ambassador SST: When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin Greg Beckenbaugh
1968 Rambler American 220: Plain White Wrapper Tom Klockau
1969 Rambler 440 Station Wagon: The Last Rambler Paul N
1970 AMC Ambassador SST: The Patriarch Of Kenosha Jason Shafer
1970 AMC Hornet: Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life JP Cavanaugh
1971 AMC Gremlin: 1971 Small Car Comparison #6 Paul N
1972 AMC Hornet Gucci Sportabout: The First Fashion Designer-Mobile Ed Niedermeyer
1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin: No, Really… JP Cavanaugh
1973 AMC Javelin AMX: Right On Target Joseph Dennis
1973 AMC Matador Sedan: The Stench Of Death Paul Niedermeyer
1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini Brougham: That’s A Matador?! Tom Klockau
1974 AMC Matador X Coupe: Great X-pectations Ed Stembridge
1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout: A Dorky Cupid Moment Aaron65
1975 AMC Pacer X: The Spacer Paul N
1976 AMC Hornet Hatchback: AMC’s High Water Mark Greg Beckenbaugh
1977 AMC Gremlin: Pay 8% More And Get 13% Less HP And 33% Fewer Cylinders Paul N
1977 AMC Gremlin: Purposely Contentious Eric703
1977 AMC Hornet AMX: The Long Slow Decline of the AMX Ed Stembridge
1978 AMC Matador Barcelona: The Bullfighter Dies In Full Costume JP Cavanaugh
1979 AMC Spirit GT: Disco Is Dead Brendan Saur
1980-88 AMC Eagle: “What The Hell Is This?” Paul N
1981 AMC Concord: The Underdog Learns One More New Trick Paul N
1981 Eagle Limited: The Outback Of Its Time Paul N
1981 AMC Eagle Sedan: Kindertrauma Perry Shoar
1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50: This Bird Has Earned Its Wings Joseph Dennis
1982 AMC Eagle SX/4: The Trickster Paul N
1984 AMC Eagle Sedan: Back From The Future Brendan Saur
1986 AMC Eagle Wagon: Ahead Of Its Time, And Behind The Times Eric703
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: AMC Edition William Stopford
Aurora
1957 Aurora: Sins Of The Father Imperialist
Bricklin
Bricklin SV-1: Safety Colorful William Stopford
Checker
An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors Paul N
1967 Checker Aerobus: Twelve Passengers, Eight Doors, Four On The Floor Paul N
1967 Checker Marathon: This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven by Its Original Owners Update Paul N
1976 Checker Marathon: The Brooklyn Bruiser William Stopford
Cord
1936-37 Cord 810/812: Rolling Sculpture JP Cavanaugh
Crosley
The Rise And Fall Of The Crosley Automobile Jeff Nelson
1947 Crosley Pickup: America’s Smallest Pickup Paul N
1951 Crosley Sedan Delivery: A Lot Of Pop In A Small Package Jason Shafer
Dale
1974 Dale: Dollar For Dollar, The Best Car Never Built! Imperialist
DeLorean
John Z. DeLorean, The BMW Turbo And The Birth Of The DeLorean (History) Don Andreina
DeLorean: Ahead To The Future Mike George
Detroit
1917 Detroit Electric Brougham: Charged Up For Another Century Mike Butts
Duesenberg
1935 Duesenberg La Grande: Totally Unexpected Stephen Pellegrino
Excalibur
Graham
1940 Graham Supercharged Sedan: Graham Jumps The Shark Paul N
Hudson
1942 Hudson Six: Up Against The Clock Jason Shafer
1946 Hudson Pickup: With A Surprise! Ed Stembridge
1950 Hudson Pacemaker: For Best Results, Use Daily Jason Shafer
1951 Hudson Pacemaker: My Fluttering Heart Needs A Pacemaker Paul N
1952 Hudson Hornet: A Victorious Dead End Laurence Jones
1954 Hudson Jet: A Torpedo In A Plain Beige Wrapper (Or Hudson’s Deadly Sin #1) Nigel Tate
1955 Hudson Hornet Hollywood: A Step, Down? Aaron65
1956 Hudson Hornet: Waiting For Death In A Borrowed Four-Tone Suit Paul N
Hupmobile
1935 Hupmobile J-521 Six “Aerodynamic”: Raymond Loewy Helps Usher in The Aerodynamic Era Paul N
IKA (Industrias Kaiser Argentina)
1971 IKA Torino TS: The Legendary Rambler European South American Paul N
International
1963 International Harvester Scout 80: The Advance (SUV) Scout Paul N
1965 International Travelall: The Traveler’s Travelogue TitoByTheBay
1976 International Scout Terra: The Hometown Truck JP Cavanaugh
Jeep (including trucks)
1945 Willys Jeep MB: The Icon Of Freedom Paul N
1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon: The First Modern Station Wagon And SUV Paul N
1947 Willys-Overland CJ-2A Jeep Mike Butts
1948 Willys Jeep MB: In The Beginning JP Cavanaugh
1948 Willys Jeep MB: Basic Training (Driving Impression) JP Cavanaugh
1950 Willys Jeepster: Another Brooks Stevens Beauty Tom Klockau
1951 Willys Truck: The Antidote To Modern Life Paul N
1958 Jeep FC-150 Minivan Prototype & FC-150 and FC-170 Forward Control Trucks (History) Paul N
1965 Jeep Gladiator J2000: Holy Toledo! JP Cavanaugh
1965 Jeep Gladiator J3000: The Truck of the Future Paul N
1966 Jeepster Commando: One Last Hurrah Before Winter Jim Grey
1967 (& 1972) Jeepster Commando: Jeep Gets Stuck Paul N
1967 Jeepster Commando: Rough And Ready Paul N
1967 Jeepster Commando: Buick V6 (and THM-400) To The Rescue Paul N
1971 Jeep CJ-5: Transcendent Independent Robert Kim
1979 Jeep Cherokee: I Love Bacon Paul N
1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher: Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years Robert Kim
1984 Jeep Cherokee: AMC’s Greatest Hit Thanks To Renault Paul N
1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee: The American Global Classic Robert Kim
1984-91 Jeep Wagoneer Limited: Social Climber William Stopford
1985 Jeep Scrambler (CJ-8): A Pickup In Disguise Eric703
1986-1992 Jeep Comanche: It Coulda Been A Contender Jeff Nelson
1988 Jeep Comanche: The Case Of The Missing Extended Cab Paul N
1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: Dorian Gray Goes To Horse Country JP Cavanaugh
1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: Iconic Brendan Saur
1993 Jeep Wrangler: Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear Jon Stephenson
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition: Explorer Eddie Bauers Are Just So Ordinary Brendan Saur
1999 Jeep Cherokee: Remains Of The Old Millennium Gerardo Solis
2006-10 Jeep Commander: “Unfit For Human Consumption” William Stopford
Kaiser (and Frazer)
1947 Frazer Manhattan: Kaiser-Frazer, The Last New American Carmaker, Until Tesla Paul N
1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible: Four Doors Out Of Necessity, Not Virtue Tom Halter
1951-53 Kaiser Dragon – Altered Beast Tom Halter
1953 Kaiser Dragon: A Problem Is Simply An Opportunity In Work Clothes Jason Shafer
1953 Henry J Corsair DeLuxe: Big Name, Little Car, No Sale Tom Klockau
1954 Kaiser Special Club Sedan: Some First Car! Tom Klockau
1954 Kaiser-Darrin: Willow Run’s Corvette Tom Klockau
Kit Cars/Vintage Fiberglass
1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT: Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass Paul N
197? Bradley GT: Lamborghini Dreamin’ Paul N
1976 Tri-Magnum Prototype Paul N
Luverne
1916 Luverne: The Truck That Sparked A Company Jason Shafer
Manic
Manic GT: The French Canadian Sports Car (History) David Saunders
Marmon
1931 Marmon Sixteen: Death With Dignity JP Cavanaugh
Midget Motors
1957-70 King Midget Model 3 Evan Reisner
Mohs
1967 Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan (History) Paul N
Muntz
Nevco
Nevco Gizmo: Eugene’s Own EV Paul N
Packard
1937 Packard Six: Prestige On The Installment Plan JP Cavanaugh
1937 Packard Super Eight Richard Wayman
1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon: Lumbering Towards Extinction JP Cavanaugh
1946 Packard Clipper Super: Defaced, But No Loss Of Face Paul N
1948 Packard Station Sedan: How Not To Do A Woody Wagon Paul N
1951 Packard 200: Falling Down(Market) Paul N
1951 Packard 200 Deluxe: Faded Glory Tom Halter
1955 Packard Four Hundred: Bravely Facing Forward Jason Shafer
1956 Packard Patrician: Please Proceed To The Lifeboats JP Cavanaugh
1957 Packard Clipper Town Sedan: I Used To Be Somebody Tom Klockau
1958 Packard Hardtop: The Last Gasp Tom Klockau
1958 Packard Hawk: Last Flight Of A Once-Proud Bird Jana Lingo
Peerless
Peerless: One Of The Great American Luxury Marques Geelongvic
1932 Peerless V16 Prototype: Stillborn, But On The Road To The Aluminum Beer Can Geelongvic
Pierce-Arrow
1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Sedan: Classic With A Capital C! Tom Klockau
Playboy
1947 Playboy: It Had A Short Life But It Gave Its Name To A Long-Running Enterprise Jana Lingo
Premier
1903 Premier: The First OHC Hemi Head Engine And The Search For The Hemi’s True Father Paul N
Riker
1897 Riker Electric: Back To The Future Paul N
Sears
1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store Nigel Tate
Siam Di Tella
1963-66 Siam Di Tella Argenta: Hecho En Argentina Jim Grey
Stanley
1911 Stanley Steamer: Once America’s Best Selling Car Paul N
Studebaker
The Canadian Studebaker Plant: The Last Studebaker Ever Rolled Off The Lines Here DougD
The Archives At The Studebaker National Museum JP Cavanaugh
1938 Studebaker Commander Convertible JohnH875
1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan: The Ex President JP Cavanaugh
1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser: On Top Of The World JP Cavanaugh
1951 Studebaker Starlight Coupe: Way Out, In Front (Design Analysis) Paul N
1953-54 Studebaker Commander Starliner Coupe: Star Light, Star Bright Paul N
1955 Studebaker Commander Conestoga: “Original”, Runs Great, And It’s For Sale Paul N
1955 Studebaker President Speedster: Look What They’ve Done To The Starliner Paul N
1955 Studebaker Speedster: A Star (Luxury) Liner William Stopford
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk: It’s A Sign Tom Klockau
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk: Twilight Pink Stephen Pellegrino
1956 Studebaker President: Sadly Squared Up Laurence Jones
1957 Studebaker Commander: Eureka! JP Cavanaugh
1957 Studebaker Scotsman: Discount Life Preserver Jeff Nelson
1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon: Bottom Feeder Tom Halter
1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Regal Hardtop Coupe: Studebaker’s Last Hurrah Paul N
1960 Studebaker Hawk: Rock Bottom? JP Cavanaugh
1960 Studebaker Lark Hardtop: South Bend’s Beater King Jim Grey
1961 Studebaker Lark VI: The Family Stud For 37 Years Paul N
1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk: A Beautiful Death Paul N
1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk: Irrational Exuberance JP Cavanaugh
1963 Studebaker Avanti: Flawed Brilliance Paul N
1963 Studebaker Avanti: Remembering A Mentor JP Cavanaugh
1963 Studebaker Lark Regal: A Left Brain Car For A Right Brain World JP Cavanaugh
1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire: A Real Vista For The Cruiser JP Cavanaugh
1964 Studebaker Avanti: Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix Laurence Jones
1964 Studebaker Challenger: This Challenger Never Had A Chance JP Cavanaugh
1964 Studebaker Cruiser: Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend Tom Klockau
1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible: Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air JP Cavanaugh
1966 Studebaker Cruiser: End of the Road Tom Halter
Stutz
Stutz: Take Two – It’s True, You Can’t Go Home Jana Lingo
Tesla
2011 Tesla Roadster JohnH875
UM Electrek
1979-1982 UM Electrek 2+2 : The Future Was Yesterday Jim Klein
Willys
1920 Willys Overland 4 (Driving Impression) Wolfgang
1953 Willys Aero-Lark: The Failed Sneak Preview Of The Falcon, Lark And Other Compacts Paul N
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