Archive for the ‘Classics’ Category

Pontiac may be about to recede rapidly into automotive history, but with 84 years of Ponchos out there (1926-2010), it'll be a long time before they're forgotten.

Now, a Connecticut car event wants to commemorate the brand by highlighting the oldest Pontiac still in existence. Even better, it's also looking for the oldest Pontiac that's still with its original owner today.

Both vehicles will be invited to take part in the Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance, held in Westport on September 12 and 13. The event will provide free first-class airline travel and hotel rooms at Manhattan's Mandarin Oriental Hotel for the owners, as well as free...

For Ford, nothing quite gave its mundane family sedans the spit-and-polish like the Taurus SHO high-performance sedan. The original Taurus SHO debuted as a 1989 model, and its performance (for the day) was stunning. For the record, the initials SHO come from Super High Output.

A comparison between the 2010 and 1989 Taurus SHO models will give you a glimpse of how far cars have developed in two decades:

                                    2010 Ford Taurus SHO        1989 Ford Taurus SHO

Engine:                         3.5-liter V-6 with 365 hp        3.0-liter V-6 with 220 hp Transmission:             6-speed automatic                  ...

Hagerty Insurance is among the world's leaders in providing coverage for classic cars, so their customer base skews toward the enthusiast side of the vehicle owning public. In an effort to divine potential classic cars of the future, Hagerty asked customers a simple question: “What American Car Could You Not Live Without?”

The context of the question included the current economic difficulties, the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, the demise of Pontiac, and the potential sale of HUMMER and Saturn (the poll was taken prior to the news of a Chinese company purchasing HUMMER and Roger Penske's organization taking over Saturn).

“Now...