The Ford X-100’s V-8 engine featured a three-speed automatic transmission.The Henry Ford Over the next year and a half, Ford engineers, led by Hiram Pacific, spent at least US $2 million (about $24 ...

June 16 marks the anniversary of Ford's incorporation in 1903 and it's a very different company than it was 118 years ago. Back then it's only vehicle was the Model A, which was an open-top car with ...

The auto industry, though scrabbling for manpower and materials, last week was bursting with plans and hopes for 1953. In the works are the biggest batch of changes in a decade: new bodies, ...

The 1953 Buick Skylark stood out in automotive history as a symbol of American luxury and performance. As a limited-production model, it showcased advanced engineering, a powerful engine, and a ...

One of the first questions we asked Jeff Moore of Sumner, Washington, was "Why did you build this truck?" Jeff got a big smile on his face and said, "Because I love these things." It wasn't a love for ...

What a fantastic thing! I've driven stripped-down, purpose-built sports cars before, but never one like the America Roadster. The story is that after World War II, people were hungry to go racing.

Part of the first-generation Bel Air, the 1953 model introduced the first substantial facelift, with Chevrolet claiming the car was “entirely new through and through.” The GM brand was now using ...

Based on Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM chassis 00128, which hailed from a short-lived factory racing campaign with the 3000 CM model, this car was shipped off to Pinin Farina (then spelled as two words) in ...

In its new 1953 Lincoln, the Ford Motor Co. last week showed off the most powerful U.S. car on the road. Under its hood the Lincoln has a new 205 h.p. V-8 engine with a new carburetor and ...

Want a clean truck? Go to a car wash. That's what John Stevens did when he was looking for a classic truck project. And "clean" is the right word to describe John's '53 F-100, smoothed and shaved, ...

VIN 000285 may not mean much to you and me, but Larry Smith and wife Debi own a 1953 Corvette with that identification number. Only a few hundred were made, which means that the Smiths own an ...

WEBVTT LOOK AT THIS. THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ME. NICE CORVETTE! CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT IT? YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 50TH COMMEMORATIVE EDITION CORVETTE. >> AT THIS IS NOT A 53 CORVETTE? THIS IS A 2002 ...