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 […]
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 […]
The Ford Model Y was produced mainly by Ford UK and Ford Germany from 1932 to 1937. It was the first Ford automobile specifically designed for markets outside the United States, replacing the Ford Model A in Europe. It was also known as the Ford Model 8 in the UK. The Ford Model Y was […]
. This Austin was a derivative of and successor to the Austin 20 range. It was launched with a new body shape and a new engine in July 1938. Only 300 units were sold and production was ceased at the outbreak of WW II. Features of the Austin 28 were items such as a reverse […]
The Austin A125 Sheerline was a large luxury British car produced 1947 to 1954. It replaced the 4 litre Austin 28 Ranelagh first produced in 1938. The Sheerline was designed in the style of the contemporary Rolls-Royce or Bentley but at a much lower price and offering the same levels of luxury. It cost a […]
After and absence of 23 years The Ford Model A name was reintroduced to the Ford stable. It was first produced in October 1927, but was not introduced to the market place until December 1927. The Ford Model A replaced the world famous Ford Model T, which had been in production for 18 years. This […]
The Ford Eifel was manufactured in Germany between 1935 and 1940. The Eifel replaced the Ford Koln and was itself later replaced by the Ford Taunus. One can see the similarity to the Ford Prefect and the Ford Anglia manufactured at Dagenham in the UK. The model was named after the Eifel mountain range in […]