The Standard of the World “No other American car on the market in the first decade of the century was constructed to higher standards than Cadillac.” – Stephen W. Sears in The Automobile in America Some of you may know that Cadillac has long had the slogan...
From the Crank to the Electric Starter “Notwithstanding the hilarious grandiosity of marketing materials from the early 20th century, many people believe the starter motor was the single car part that most transformed the automobile from a luxury fascination to...
The Best of America’s Best “Fred Duesenberg’s brain and E.L. Cord’s money produced what they-and many others-called with no exaggeration “the world’s finest motor car”” Richard M. Langworth in The Great American Convertible Although the name sounds German, the...
The Best of 1955 “In a way, traveling in a Speedster is like arriving at a party in the company of a Hollywood celebrity—no one ignores you, or at least no one ignores your companion.” – Murray Stahl in Auto Restorer The subject of this week’s blog article...
More Than Just Cars “As with all automobile companies, the story of Studebaker is about much more than just vehicles.” – Fred K. Fox for Hemmings In this week’s blog article, I want to introduce you to the founding story of the American car brand...
