Buick Estate Wagon, 1970–1987
Historically, Buick was GM's "discreet Cadillac"—a high-end car without the high-end ostentation. For many years, Buicks were known as "doctors’ cars" for just that...
Five Ford Fails
America's Big Three have had more than their share of bad ideas over the past 20 years.
Let's look at Ford's flops first.
* Lincoln Mark...
Chrysler 300 convertible, 1969-1970
The largest, most powerful battleship ever made was the WWII-era Japanese Yamato and her sister ship, Musashi. They came late to the war and...
Chrysler New Yorker, 1955-1982
There's a reason it's known as the Empire State.
New York is outsized and audacious - not a place for the timid. So is the...
Chevy Kingswood Estate wagon, 1969-1972
One of the greatest things about the Great Whales of the past was their names. Today, everything's alpha-numeric. "X" This and 123 that. All...
AMC Ambassador, 1965-1974
American Motors Corporation may have descended from Hudson and Nash—brands whose hallmarks were modesty and efficiency—but by the mid 1960s, AMC began producing battlewagons...
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, 1964-1977
Here is a fact that some will find hard to swallow: GM's Oldsmobile division was once the number-three best-selling brand of car in the...
Worst Car Names Ever
Naming cars, like naming kids, sometimes comes out all wrong. Striving to be cr8tive, some parents cripple their progeny with appellations guaranteed to result...
Pontiac Catalina, 1965-1972
Pontiac is most famous for models like the GTO of the '60s, the Firebird of the '70s - and even the Fiero of the...
Ford LTD 1965–1982
No one knows for sure just exactly what "LTD" stands for. Some say "Limited"—others "Luxury Trim Decor." Perhaps there is an ancient temple somewhere...