As we’ve already seen in the cars we’ve so far discussed for the Class of 1986, it was a year that saw quite a few significant brand and model introductions: the Ford Taurus, the Acura line, the Hyundai line, even the Yugo. For this week’s candidate for the Class of 1986, let’s consider another U.S. […]
This year marks the centennial of one of America’s best-loved and most influential automobile designs of all time: Of course, we’re referring to the Reeves Octo-Auto. As the vehicle that made Columbus, Indiana, the automotive captial that it is today turns 100, fans around the globe are lining up a year’s worth of celebrations. “I […]
If you’re spent any time at all on the Intertubes, I’m sure you’ve seen photos of the dekotora – those brightly lit and garishly decorated trucks in Japan. As David Greenlees showed us recently on The Old Motor, they weren’t the first to festoon their trucks with lights – Earl B. Gilmore, of Gilmore Oil, […]