* Can’t decide between a dune buggy and a sports car? Back in 1970, Beau Hickory had the ideal solution, and he called it the Virgo. Geoff Hacker at Forgotten Fiberglass has the story on the dual-purpose machine. * Use for a Ford flathead V-8, No. 45,607: Connect it to a propeller and scoot around […]

From the first time it appeared in print about 110 years ago, Packard’s “Ask The Man Who Owns One” slogan was recognized as one of the great selling lines of all time. Reportedly the result of a casual conversation between J.W. Packard and a spectator who asked him, “Is the Packard car a good one?” […]

After digging up Abe Vigoda’s AMC Rebel commercial, oldmertz suggested we go looking for the AMC Ambassador commercial with Robert DeNiro in it. Twenty-seven years old at the time, DeNiro had already landed a few movie appearances, but he was still a few years away from his breakout roles in “Bang the Drum Slowly” and […]