Perhaps trying to shake the image that all of its cars were compacts, the brochure description of the 1967 AMC Ambassador DPLconvertible called it “A luxury convertible that lets you put four-on-the-floor and three-in-the-rear.”Standard engine on the DPL convertible (and optional on all other models) was AMC’s 290 cu.in. V-8, which the fender badge indicates is under the hood of
This 1965 Ford Galaxie 500looks like it drove right out of the brochure onto the grounds of last Sunday’s weekly cruise night at Hoover’s Restaurantin Sanborn. Perhaps Ford’s copywriters weren’t quite schooled in political correctness when they penned this description of one of the features of its retractable roof: “Side-mounted top latches, easy enough for the most p
Brochure copywriters for the 1964 Chevy Corvair Monzahad some strange priorities. Here’s how they started the new Monza’s description: “Driving kicks are still standard on the ’64 Monza. For a moment, however, try forgetting about that rambunctious new engine and look inside the ’64 Monza. First, there’s a new horn ring.”A new horn ring?! Be still my beati
When this 1976 Cadillac Eldoradowas new, the Cadillac folks, along with a lot of others, thought it was the last American convertible (see press release below).And it was… for a few years. Thoughts of the federal government regulating convertibles out of existence for safety purposes never came to be, and eventually the drop-top made its way back into American automobile production, beginni
Saw this 1971 Buick LeSabre Customa month or so ago in Tonawanda. This was the first year of a restyle which would last through model year 1976, the final year before GM’s big downsizing program took hold. Of course, federal regulations would drastically change to look of these big Buicks through its six-year run, but the basic body shape remained pretty constant. This one looks to be shod i
Looking through old brochures and ads gives one the impression that the 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremeconvertible, like the one pictured here, wasn’t high on Olds’ sales priority list. It barely gets a mention in the full-line brochure, where the Lansing car manufacturer seemed more interested in pushing the cushy (and big-selling) formal hardtop model. This didn’t stop a presen
The brochure called the 1959 Cadillac Sixty-Twoconvertible “The new standard of the world in supremecy!”It also told us that it had “…a new windshield of epic proportions,”from which a driver could “…survey the world about him over a remarkable, low, broad expanse of hood and fenders.”No mention here about what he (or, one might imagine, she) might
Sometimes bringing you the daily RealRideis a group effort. This clean-looking1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremeis an excellent example. It came to us from old friend and former Hamburg, New York neighbor Rick Lapp, who now resides near Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He received the photo from his old high school buddy Steve Nicaise, who found the car in Louisiville, Kentucky, which henow calls home. So
Day 5 of Compacts Week…This 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signetwas seen in 2017 in Niagara Falls, Ontarioat a Cruising on the Qweekly car show. The Valiant started out life for model year 1960 as a stand-alone nameplate. It was sold at Chrysler-Plymouth dealers in the U.S., where it would gain a Plymouth nameplate for 1961. In Canada however, the Valiant was marketed as the Valiant by Chryslerand
Day 7 of Discontinued Marques Week…This 1958 Edsel Pacerseems like a good place to end Discontinued Marques Week— it’s probably one of the most famous and shortlived nameplates to ever grace the American highways. Introduced for model year 1958 with four series built on two platforms (Ford and Mercury), just one year later the 1959 Edsel lineup was down to two series plus a wago