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Archives for June 2020

Concept Cars That Should Have Been Built: 2004 Lincoln Mark X

by Wallace Wyss - Back in 2004 Ford showed a concept called the Mk X (for 10) which was basically a Lincoln-ized two seater Bird. It was meant to be a true American Luxury cruiser with a power retractable glass hard top. You could call … [Read more...]

Concept Cars That Didn’t Make It : 2006 Chrysler Imperial

by Wallace Wyss - This show car goes back to 2006. It was sort of a Bentley inspired Imperial bringing back a name that goes back to 1926. At one time Imperials had more status than Continentals, the most glorious moments when they had Ghia body … [Read more...]

Concept Cars That Didn’t’ Make It: The 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer

by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl was GM's first director of design (then called Styling). It was he who pioneered making clay models (inspired by his fashioning cars of clay in California as a kid). It was he who created the concept of the dream … [Read more...]

Are You a Good Candidate for a Car Equity Loan?

When you are thinking of getting a car equity loan, then the first thing that comes to mind is whether you are a good candidate for a car equity loan or not. If that’s what you are wondering, then it’s time to get the answer. You are a Good … [Read more...]

Marketing: Cars Detroit Should Have Built – 2004 Chrysler 412ME

by Wallace Wyss - One of the hopes that American fans of European cars had when Daimler owned Chrysler is that Daimler would bring a European influence to Chrysler's performance cars. Which they did, albeit briefly. One very European … [Read more...]

Canceled – The 2020 Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Monterey Historic Races)

The management of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca waited until the last minute but finally decided that the coronavirus pandemic was too much of a challenge to hold these races this year. From their press release, All entrants and ticket … [Read more...]