1966 Ford Mustang Coupe

1966 Ford Mustang Coupe

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About this vehicle The Ford Mustang was introduced on April 19, 1964 at the New York World’s Fair. It was an instant hit with first-year sales of 418,000 units. One-million Mustangs were sold in just 18 months. It was Ford’s most successful product launch since the...
1955 Ford Thunderbird

1955 Ford Thunderbird

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About this vehicle The 1955 Thunderbird was the first car to be promoted as a “personal car”. It was “sporty” but not designed to be a true sports car in the European tradition. The fact that an impractical two-passenger luxury vehicle like this could exist at all...
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

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About this vehicle Harley Earl, design chief for General Motors observed the public’s enthusiasm for sports cars at a 1951 auto race. He was aware that servicemen returning from Europe after WWll were bringing small, nimble sports cars back to the U.S. with them. He...
1920 Hudson Touring Limousine

1920 Hudson Touring Limousine

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About this vehicle By 1920 most car manufacturers offered a closed sedan to provide a comfortable environment for cold weather motoring. Upper mid-priced manufacturers like Hudson strove to join the “luxury” brands. They did this by providing closed cars having fine...
1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

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About this vehicle In 1899 Ransom Eli Olds re-organized the Olds Motor Works with financial backing from Samuel L. Smith. Mr. Smith wanted to relocate the business from Lansing to Detroit, Michigan where a new factory was built to manufacture Olds vehicles. Several...
1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

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About this vehicle The MG-T type is a series of body on frame, open two-seater sports cars that were produced from 1936-1955. The series included MGTA, MGTB, MGTC, MGTD, MGTF and the MGTF midget models. The industrious British workers at MG did a revamp of the aging...