Remember when Oldsmobile embraced the diesel engine?
Posted on Nov 16, 2013 in Featured | 4 comments
The 1979 Oldsmobile diesel range. As the 1970s came to a close, automakers were faced with ever-stricter emission regulations on gasoline engines. Thinking outside the box, GM tasked its Oldsmobile division with creating a range of diesel engines that would be immune from gasoline emission standards, while delivering the performance and fuel economy that...
Read MoreCatalog giant J.C. Whitney celebrates its centennial
Posted on Aug 25, 2013 in Featured | 4 comments
Roy Warshawsky (R), with the catalogs that helped build his auto parts empire. In 1915, Lithuanian immigrant Israel Warshawsky opened a scrapyard on the corner of South State Street and South Archer Avenue. Sensing the significance of the automobile, particularly the Ford Model T, Warshawsky began to focus his business on used auto parts, and soon opened a...
Read MoreIKA’s South American Shelby: the Lutteral Comahue
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Featured | 7 comments
5 [As devout fans of the offbeat, oddball, and obscure, we’ve been followingMichael Banovsky’s Car of the Day for a while now and marveling at his ability to turn up vehicles we’d never imagined. He’s even released a book compiling some of the most unusual of his selections, Weird Cars, which is available in print and digital forms now. To celebrate, Michael...
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