After the huge success of the Ford Mustang, which was introduced in April 1964, other automakers also wanted to get in on the game of offering their own low-priced, versatile, sporty-looking car – especially if they could be built largely from existing components. The Mustang had many underpinn …

From the 1920s to the 1970s sedan deliveries were stylish, light delivery vehicles.In spite of the name, sedan deliveries they were not based on sedans, but rather station wagons. Essentially they were low-trimmed two-door station wagons with no side windows behind the front door; instead a company …

Who needs words to describe cars, when mere letters will do? Letters on trunk lids actually often mean something – if you know how to decode them. Alfa Romeo gets its name from the initials of the full corporate name Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, which translates to “Lombard Au …

The next time you’re navigating your way on the concrete sea, be on the lookout for a flotilla of corvettes, corsairs and caravelles – along with other cars with names that originated on the oceans.Ask most people what the Corvette is, and they’ll tell you it’s a fast, expensive sports car. The name …

While many people would love the joys of top-down motoring in a convertible, they often stop short of buying a ragtop for practical reasons – they’re not good in rainy or bitterly cold weather, they’re easier too break into and they’re less safe in roll-over accidents. But one way to enjoy …

You meet all kinds. I recently encountered an aging swinger, a well-worn scamp, an old matador, an imp that had seen better days, and a fading celebrity. But I didn’t see any people. I was looking at nameplates on old cars as I was wondering through an auto wrecker.Although car manufacturers often u …