Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Feb 23rd 2022
The magic of flying has always been part of naming cars. Way back in 1905 – just a couple of years after the Wright brothers took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in their machine called the “F
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Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Feb 16th 2022
Long before the days of sport utility vehicles, long before the days of vans, the best way to haul lots of stuff and lots of people was with a station wagon. While there are a few new station
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Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Feb 9th 2022
With the huge success of the Ford Mustang, launched in April 1964, Chevrolet quickly realized it needed to have its own Mustang-like model. In the fall of 1966 the Camaro went on the market as a 19
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Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Feb 2nd 2022
There are connections between cities that host Olympic Games and automakers looking for names – including this year’s Winter Olympics being held in Beijing, China. There’s a vehicle called th
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Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Jan 26th 2022
One of the most recognizable car names, and car shapes, belongs to the Volkswagen Beetle. However, the automaker was behind the general public when it came to the name of this car; what’s known a
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Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Jan 19th 2022
From the late 1940s to the late 1970s hardtops were the most desirable body style for cars. The idea of a hardtop was to have no central pillars to support the roof, so they looked much like
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