Modern from every angle, Studebaker’s President was the company’s finest and most exclusive offering, accounting for less than 10% of total production in 1935. Company literature dubbed the newest Studebaker’s design the “skyway silhouette, with slim, silvery radiators, and gull’s wing fenders.” The President Series featured a wheelbase 4" longe..
1934 was a watershed year for GM’s successful LaSalle division that CEO Alfred P. Sloan had positioned as a more affordable companion brand to Cadillac. Modern technical innovations included hydraulic brakes and independent front suspension, but it was the completely new, streamlined design awash with modern Art Deco-style details that set the n..
From its October 1908 introduction, Henry Ford’s Model T completely revolutionized automobile design, production, and its maker. An uncanny combination of durability, reliability, and affordability, the Model T remained in production for nearly 19 full years with some 15 million examples of the beloved “Tin Lizzie” built. Visually similar to the..
Packard’s 11th Series, corresponding to the 1934 model year, was – in the eyes of many enthusiasts – the zenith of Packard styling in the Classic Era. The most elegant of the cars bearing formal, capacious coachwork were built on the 1108 chassis, with its 147" wheelbase. Packard built nearly 8,000 cars in its 11th Series, with just 960 receivin..
The high-water mark for the Lincoln Motor Company was its entry into the multi-cylinder war, the KB, introduced for the 1932 model year. During its short three-year production run, just over 2,200 examples were built. Most of these expensive 12-cylinder Lincolns carried coachwork designed and built in-house, such as this factory-bodied Seven-Pas..
The General Motors line of commercial trucks began in 1909 when William Durant acquired the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company of Pontiac, Michigan. Rapid had built a reputation as a powerful and durable truck – and captured attention when one climbed to the top of Pikes Peak. By 1911, under the General Motors umbrella, the GMC brand of commercial and ..
In the early 20th century, prior to the advent of the modern motorhome or RV, house cars were built by enterprising individuals who wanted to enjoy the comforts of home while they toured America’s highways and byways. Like automotive travel trailers, house cars became popular post-WWI and boomed throughout the Great Depression, as those seeking ..
Introduced on November 2, 1935, for the 1936 model year, the streamlined Lincoln-Zephyr was yet another unqualified design triumph by Ford President Edsel B. Ford and designer E.T. “Bob” Gregorie. Most importantly, the Lincoln-Zephyr bridged the wide gap between Ford’s Deluxe models and Lincoln’s regal Model K.
Featuring an unforgettabl..
In 1915, Louis Chevrolet, race car driver Joe Boyer, Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler established the Frontenac Motor Corporation with the expressed purpose of engineering, building, and racing high-performance automobiles. Frontenac cars went on to capture back-to-back wins at the Indianapoli..
The Graham Brothers – Joseph, Robert, and Ray – made a sizable fortune in glassmaking after inventing the process for making bottles with a crown strong enough to use metal caps. Eventually, they decided to go into automobile manufacture by purchasing the Paige motor company in 1927.
This 1936 Graham Model 110 Supercharger Touring Sedan..