The icons of the open roads over the years
You can debate just about anything concerning cars and trucks, but one thing is impossible to argue: Ford F-150 is the undisputed heavyweight champion of American roads. No vehicle has been more essential or sold more models since this pickup’s debut in 1975. As of 2017, the F-150 and its heavy-duty counterparts topped the sales charts for 35 … Continue reading The Ford F-150
The Camaro legend was born Sept. 29, 1966 when General Motors introduced it’s answer to Ford's popular Mustang. The Camaro was designed to bring the sports car driving experience to the average driver. The original performance package, named “Z28”, is now forever associated with the Chevy Camaro. Through the first generation of the car (1967-1969) … Continue reading Chevrolet Camaro
The Toyota Supra has been an icon of the automotive industry for nearly 30 years. Its roots trace back to the original 1979 Toyota Celica Supra, the middle name a reference to its shared chassis with Toyota’s smaller Celica sports coupe. With the release of the second generation Celica in the early 1980s came the … Continue reading Toyota Supra
In 1937, the government of Germany created a new state-owned automobile company. It was called Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung. This company was later renamed simply Volkswagenwerk, or “The People’s Car Company.” Hitler’s goal was the development and mass production of an affordable yet still speedy vehicle that could sell for less than 1,000 Reichsmarks (about $140 … Continue reading The Beetle
Born in the heat of battle, the Go Anywhere, Do Anything Jeep Brand 4 by 4 emerged a hero to thousands of Allied soldiers around the world. The equally heroic civilian Jeep Brand vehicles of the 1940s firmly established the Jeep Brand as the king in 4 by 4 technology. When World War II was … Continue reading Jeep
Porsche has had a legendary series of cars sharing the tagline Porsche 911 from 1963 to now. They all each have their own internal 3-digit code signifying the model. The Porsche 911 story actually started with the 901 in 1963. It was penned by Ferdinand ‘Butzi’ Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who was famed for designing the Volkswagen … Continue reading The Porsche 911
The Toyota Pickup Truck debuted back in 1969 with their first generation model. It featured a rear wheel drive system, an extremely short wheelbase, and a mere 84 horsepower engine. The first generation pickup, called the Hilux, was known as a reliable light duty pickup with limited capability. The second gen, 1973, pickup upped the … Continue reading Toyota Pickup Truck
Classic Cars Through the Ages 