Chevrolet 1950s-1960s Like other automakers, Chevrolet shut down civilian vehicle production during the Second World War, fulfilling government contracts for war materials. Soon after restarting, the company introduced its new “Advanced Design” pickup for 1947. As the calendar clicked into 1950, …

Dodge Trucks 1960s-1980s When you’re number three, you try harder to get noticed, and that seemed to be the case with Dodge and its trucks. The company trailed in sales to General Motors and Ford, and during the 1960s through the 1980s, came out with interesting trucks to grab attention. The …

The Cadillacs of the 1950s were some of the most significant for the brand in terms of style and luxury. General Motors kicked off the decade with its Mid Century Motorama event in New York City, which included the Cadillac Debutante as a featured car. The Debutante was an over-the-top luxuriou …

FORD BRONCO Ford’s Bronco is the hottest new vehicle on the planet right now, even though the all-new 2021 version is still many months away from anyone’s garage. That’s a testament to the feelings people have for it, even if they’ve never owned one. On August 11, 1965, in response to the …

STUDEBAKER TRUCKS Anyone who owns a Studebaker truck (including me!) can tell you the most common reaction to it: “I didn’t know Studebaker made trucks!” But the company made delivery vans, pickups, mail trucks, cab-overs, and even highway tractors. If it was still around today, …

Ford’s Pre-F-Series Trucks Henry Ford’s first car was a motorized buggy he built in his workshop in 1896. When he made his second, a wealthy businessman rode in it and then formed the Detroit Automobile Company, putting Henry in charge of creating cars for him to sell. That included a “h …