Classic Car Blog, by Dan Lyons


Saturday, September 08, 2012

Ad from the Past: 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis

One of the reasons that I like old car ads is that they open a window for the reader into the times in which they were written. Here’s an example.


Monday, September 03, 2012

Future Collectibles – 1981-82 DeLorean DMC-12

On a trip through southwest Florida not long ago, I spied what looked to be a blast from the past – a storefront with the “DMC” logo of the DeLorean Motor Company.


Monday, September 03, 2012

Future Collectibles – 1981-82 DeLorean DMC-12

On a trip through southwest Florida not long ago, I spied what looked to be a blast from the past – a storefront with the “DMC” logo of the DeLorean Motor Company. It turned out to be one of five, U.S. locations of the DeLorean Motor Company.


Thursday, August 30, 2012

Ad from the Past – 1973 AMC Levi’s Gremlin

Transition. That, in a nutshell is what the Seventies were all about for automakers. Even as insurance and energy concerns were ushering the muscle cars off the stage, a cast of new, domestic-built subcompacts was being shoved into the spotlight.


Monday, August 27, 2012

Packard Style

One of the things I love about high-end cars of this era was their ability to combine fashion and function. Here’s a fine example.


Thursday, August 23, 2012

Ad from the past – 1969 AMC Big Bad Javelin

At the dawn of the 60’s, American Motors had the third best-selling car line in the industry. They got to that spot by building frugal economy cars, all the while, wagging a disapproving finger at the manufacturers of gas guzzlers


Sunday, August 19, 2012

Rear View Mirror: 1978-79 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck

A perfect storm of EPA regulations and insurance mandates washed away all the horsepower, in the interest of cleaner air and safer (or at least slower) cars. In its wake was left a generation of mostly anemic, forgettable automobiles. The few exceptions are worth noting. All have become minor milestones in an era of mainly mediocre motoring.

One such rarity is the 1978-79 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck. The big, red truck with the tall exhaust stacks managed to slip past the era’s No Fun Police, by exploiting a loophole.


Thursday, August 16, 2012

Ad from the Past: 1968 Plymouth Barracuda

More than most manufacturers, Plymouth’s late 60′s marketing strove to be in tune with the times. Starting in 1969, Plymouth color choices included “High Impact” hues with tongue in cheek names: Tor-Red, In-Violet and Moulin Rouge, to name a few.


Monday, August 13, 2012

Rear View Mirror: 1962 Ford Galaxie

With the horsepower race in full stride, Ford came out swinging in ’62 with a new V-8 engine, aimed at Chrysler’s 413 Max Wedge and Chevy’s 409. Though dubbed the Thunderbird 406, the Ford big block was only offered initially in the Galaxie 500 and 500XL models.


Saturday, August 11, 2012

Ad from the past: Put a tiger in your tank, ca. 1965

A 1965 ad for Esso, which eventually became Exxon, which eventually became Exxon Mobil.

Back in ’65, when the company was, uh, still Humble, putting a tiger in your tank was

their primary marketing pitch for the performance boost provided by their gasoline.


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