Mac's Motor City Garage

In 1939, the Oldsmobile division at General Motors added a third, low-priced model to its lineup, declaring that now there was “an Oldsmobile for everybody.”

This 1964 Ferrari Lusso was among the top sellers at the Broad Arrow Auctions Zoute sale.

For 1967, Plymouth introduced a new Barracuda, with plans to take a bigger bite out of the pony car market.

As the USA sank into the worst economic depression in history, Toledo automaker Willys-Overland very nearly went out of business.

This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz was among the top 10 sellers at the RM Sotheby’s Hershey auction.

For 1977, Ford reduced the Thunderbird’s weight by more than 900 lbs, slashed the price by thousands, and created the best selling T-Bird in history.

Many memorable cars were based on Chrysler’s versatile B-body platform, but there’s a a solid consensus that the 1968 Charger was the most beautiful of the bunch.

This 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi was among the top 10 sellers at the Broad Arrow Audrain auction.

With all-new styling and modern V8 power across the board for 1954, Buick notified American car shoppers that here was “the beautiful buy.”

From some angles the 1973 Pontiac Grand Prix looked like a step down from the successful ’69-’72 edition, yet sales shot up 67 percent.

Stellantis is betting its U.S. sales comeback on Ram trucks as the Jeep brand falters.

The first Ford passenger car with overhead valves wasn’t a V8.

Sales of the Toyota Prius hybrid are down 51 percent as consumers embrace traditional vehicles with hybrid drivetrains.

Hey, would you look at that: A pillarless four-door sedan from DeSoto in 1933.

Packard entered the 1953 model year with a new label for its mid-range sedan: Cavalier.

The Bonhams Motorcycles Autumn Stafford Sale will feature classic bikes from the John Surtees family collection.

The story at Willys-Overland for 1939 is a complicated one, with three different cars in production marketed under two different names: Willys and Overland.

This 1914 Stutz Bearcat 4E will be offered at Broad Arrow’s inaugural Audrain Concours Auction.

Plymouth came to market in 1959 with an advertising slogan that, considering the over-the-top styling, might cause many to scratch their heads today.

While the Pontiac GTO would remain a strong seller through the 1960s, its best year came in 1966, rather early in the game.

This 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster will be offered at the inaugural Mecum Nashville auction.

Buick received a complete makeover for 1961 with a cleaner and more conservative look, and there were big changes underneath as well.

One of the most celebrated American cars ever produced was designed in 35 minutes Here’s the story of the 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental.

Steve McQueen’s Ferrari NART Spyder could bring up to $20 million at the Gooding Christie’s New York Sale.

The late ’50s has come to be known as the Motor City’s baroque era in automotive styling, and the 1958 Oldsmobile could be a textbook example.

By 1942, Chevrolet was the dominant force in the low-priced field, confidently boasting of its sales supremacy with the slogan, “It pays to buy the leader.”

The custom 1953 Cadillac Elegante sold for a record $1.4 million at the Kruse Auburn fall sale.

In 1961, Plymouth offered its first new model in six years without tailfins.

The 1977 LeBaron Turbine was the product of nearly 25 years of Chrysler research on gas turbine engines.

This 1935 Auburn Supercharged Speedster will be featured at the RM Sotheby’s Hershey sale.

Here’s an obscure, nearly forgotten chapter in Mercury lore: the mid-size 1962-63 Meteor, an upscale version of the Ford Fairlane.

As the flathead V8 era at Ford was drawing to a close, the carmaker introduced a super-sized version of the venerable flathead to power its Lincolns and big Ford trucks.

The Chevy people offered an all-new pickup for 1960, and they were excited enough to declare it “the biggest news since trucks began!”

This 1967 Jaguar E-Type will be among the offerings at the H&H Classics Kelham Hall sale.

From 1950 through 1991, the Country Squire was the absolute top of the line in Ford station wagons.

In the ’50s, every U.S. car manufacturer needed an overhead-valve V8 just to stay in the game, and in 1956 American Motors stepped up to the plate.