When my wife and I were young and lived in the San Fernando Valley, we lived in three apartments before moving to Orange County and buying our first house. Our second apartment was a 2-story unit in downtown Van Nuys. One of our neighbors had a beautiful white ’61 Corvette just like the photo below. I […]
In 1964, Ferrari introduced the 275 GTB, a huge step forward in the manufacturer’s quest for sports car dominance. (A friend gave me a hair-raising ride in a 1960 Ferrari similar to this that I will never forget.) With an independent rear suspension and a rear-mounted transaxle, the 275 GTB had nearly perfect weight balance
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Can you picture Ford’s blue oval or Mercedes’ three-pointed star? These are some of the most recognizable logos in the world, thanks to a number of reasons. For starters, automakers are some of the world’s biggest advertisers. In 2020, the automotive industry spent $33 billion on advertising in the U.S. alone. Automakers also maintain a strong physical
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A friend of my parents had one of these when I was a kid. I can still smell the leather in my minds-eye.
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My favorite is the General Motors Parade of Progress bus. What about you?
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