Archive for 2018
Photo Feature: 1966 Ford Thunderbird

1966 Ford Thunderbird
Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2005 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
In the decade or so since its 1955 introduction, the Ford Thunderbird came to attract a solid following from female motorists. Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that the 1966 T-Bird convertible featured on these pages was intended to please a lady.

2018 Ford EcoSport Titanium in Lightning Blue Metallic
2018 Ford EcoSport Titanium AWD
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles driven: 532
Fuel used: 21.4 gallons
Photo Feature: 1953 Kaiser Dragon

1953 Kaiser Dragon
Note: The following story was excerpted from the August 2011 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Henry J. Kaiser was part of the consortium that completed the daunting task of building Hoover Dam more than two years ahead of schedule. No one had mass produced ships until Kaiser built World War II Liberty Ships in as little as five days. Perhaps, then, Henry could have been excused for thinking he could revolutionize car building as well. He must have soon realized that it was a bigger job than expected and that the men running Detroit were smarter than he gave them credit for being.

2019 Mazda CX-5
This preview didn’t go entirely according to plan.
Mazda flew us up to Whistler, British Columbia — site of the 2010 Winter Olympics — to demonstrate its “predictive” i-ACTIV all-wheel-drive system, introduce a newly available turbocharged engine in the CX-5 line, and let us experience all three of its crossovers in slippery, snowy conditions. The first and last, of course, depended on the cooperation of Mother Nature, and she accommodated — a little too generously, as it turned out.

2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 189
Fuel used: 13.1 gallons
Quick Spin: 2018 Lexus LS 500

2018 Lexus LS 500 in Atomic Silver
2018 Lexus LS 500 AWD
Class: Premium Large Car
Miles driven: 408
Fuel used: 23.3 gallons

Oldsmobile Profile Concept
This is an installment in a series of posts looking back on show cars that we feel deserved a little more attention than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.