The Chrysler New Yorker was produced by Chrysler from 1940 to 1996, serving for several years as the brand’s flagship model. Until its discontinuation in 1996, the New Yorker had made its mark as the longest-running American car nameplate. The 1949 New Yorker used Chrysler Corporation’s new post-war body also shared by Dodge and DeSoto. […]
J.A. Holden from Walsall, England emigrated to Australia in1852 and in 1856 began a saddlery business. In 1908 the company became involved in the motor vehicle industry. For a time Holden even assembled the Ford Model T for the Australasian market. In 1931 Holden became a part of the General Motors group and over the […]
This is the fifth in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the third in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the second in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part two covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
The Ford Torino was manufactured in the USA between 1968 and 1976. The car was named after the city of Turin in Italy (Torino, in Italian), which is considered the main vehicle manufacturing area of the country. The Ford Torino was initially an upscale variation of the Ford Fairlane, which was produced between 1962 and […]
The Fiat 126 was a small rear-engined Italian car which replaced the famous Fiat 500. It was first built in 1972. Production ceased in Italy in 1993 and in 2000 in Poland, where most of the Fiat 126 were built. A total of 4,673,655 units were built. Apart from Poland and Italy, the car was […]
The UK Ford Pilot was replaced by the Ford Zephyr which was manufactured by Ford of Britain from 1950 to 1972. Originally the 4-cylinder was known as the Ford Consul but from 1962 both four- and six-cylinder versions were named Zephyr. In later years a luxury version called the Zephyr Zodiac and later just Zodiac […]