Design of the ’57 Lincoln Unmasked
Another fascinating insider look at Ford’s design development—the 1957 Lincoln. By Jim and Cheryl Farrell.
The Sad Demise of the Car Brochure
Extinct Marketing—The demise of the printed car brochure. By Todd Duhnke and Gary Smith.
Remembering Liz and Ken Eberts
A personal remembrance by Helen V. Hutchings
The Ford Rotunda
An in-depth look at Ford’s Rotunda. By Todd Duhnke.
Bad to the Bone Story and Video
The story behind the creation of the 1984 Buick Grand National TV ad. By Dan Hughes.
Black Air Documentary
It was a strange and curious misfit. Buick Grand National Documentary by Andrew Filippone, Jr., Filmmaker.
They Don’t Write Songs About Volvos
They Don’t Write Songs About Volvos. Or do they?
1946 Cadillac Concept Car Becomes Crash Test Dummy
How one of GM’s most intriguing concept cars ended its days.
Ford’s Romeo Proving Grounds
An in-depth look at Ford’s Romeo Proving Grounds. By Todd Duhnke.
Mitchell’s A-Body Boattail Riviera
“What hurt the boattail was to widen it. It got so wide, a speedboat became a tugboat.”-Bill Mitchell
The Ferrari Pickups of Brazil
In 1956 Brazil mandated automobile production to comprise 95% Brazilian parts and labor within five years or be forced out.
Design of the 1952 Ford
Another fascinating insider look at Ford’s design development—the 1952 Ford. By Jim and Cheryl Farrell. NEW PHOTOS ADDED TO POST!
Arizona Proving Ground
An in-depth look at Ford’s Arizona Proving Grounds. By Todd Duhnke.
Snyder’s 1949 Continental
Earl finished the one-sided conversation by saying that if Ford built that car, GM would sue! By Jim and Cheryl Farrell.
Dearborn Proving Ground
An in-depth look at Ford’s Dearborn Test Track. By Todd Duhnke.
1958-60 Lincolns—What Went Wrong?
For those who believe 1958–60 Lincolns were beautiful and well built, but misunderstood, this article may not be for you. By Jim and Cheryl Farrell.
1968-1/2 Lincoln Continental Mark III
An in-depth look into Lee Iacocca’s political maneuvers that led to the 1968-1/2 Lincoln Continental Mark III. By Jim and Cheryl Farrell.
A Design at a Crossroads—1967 Thunderbird
“Schick! My dad’s razor!” That was the first impression I had when I first saw the grille on the all-new ’67 Thunderbird at H.P. Smith Ford in the fall of ’66. By Todd Duhnke.
Stan Mott’s Cyclops—Gasser Dragster
The world’s first Cyclops Gasser!
The 1956 Lincoln, Part 2: The Secret That Wasn’t So Secret
“Schmidt said he quietly stepped up and told Breech he had been working on a proposal in the back room that Breech might want to take a look at.”
The 1956 Lincoln, Part 1
Bill Schmidt was the gifted designer of the Lincoln Futura, the Lincoln XL-500, the Packard Predictor, and the ’56 Lincoln.
Ford Product Development Center
A Brief History of Ford’s Product Development Center.
A Flair for the All-new ’64 Thunderbird, Part 2
The story of the development of the ’64 Thunderbird, Part 2.
A Flair for the All-new ’64 Thunderbird
The story of the development of the ’64 Thunderbird.