Nostalgia Highway

1963 Buick Special

(January 11, 2015) DETROIT — Performance has been part of Buick’s DNA since its earliest days, when stripped-down chassis and powerful Buick engines pushed the pioneers of motorsports to victory. Racing success helped forge the brand’s reputation for durability. Now, more than a century later, that legacy of performance complements the refinement for which Buick has always been known.

(January 7, 2016) The United States Postal Service has announced that four iconic pickup trucks will appear on Forever Stamps in 2016. The date of the stamp release will be announced at a later date.

(January 6, 2016) Mecum Kissimmee 2016, called the world’s largest collector-car and Road Art auction, will feature an impressive array of some of Ferrari’s finest road cars Jan. 15-24 at Osceola Heritage Park. With such beauties as a 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 330 GTC and Dino 246 GTS on offer, lovers of the prancing horse will be in a kind of Ferrari nirvana.

(January 4, 2016) Arguably Ford's most important vehicle, the F-150 has changed a lot over the last 30 years. According to a comparison created by BlueSpringsFordParts.com, the 2016 F-150 has nearly twice the horsepower and 50% more torque than the 1986 model. The 2016 F-150 also gets about 30% better fuel economy.

(December 30, 2015) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is set to ignite the auction block with a collection of General Motors performance cars during the nine-day 45th Anniversary Auction from Jan. 23-31 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. The 45th Anniversary docket will feature over 1,400 rare and exceptional vehicles, most selling at no reserve.

(December 29, 2015) On Jan. 15 Mecum Auctions will commence its Road Art sale in Kissimmee, Fla., with roughly 1,500 pieces on offer through Jan. 24. It will prove to be one of the largest automobilia and petroliana sales of the year, anywhere. Major, well-known collectors will be presenting their collections of signs, neons, pumps and oilers for sale, many for the first time in decades, most original and in near-mint to mint condition.

(December 28, 2015) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In recognition of the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s historic “Arsenal of Democracy” radio broadcast (Dec. 29, 1940), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has released "Automakers and the Arsenal of Democracy," a short documentary that chronicles the role of the Chrysler Corporation as one of the primary military suppliers for the Allied war effort.

1941 Packard

(December 25, 2015) Lexus has been using its "December to Remember" sales event for years, offering its own spin on gift giving by putting a new Lexus in the driveway on Christmas morning. The elaborate television ads usually show a well-to-do couple or a rather privileged family emerging from their million dollar house to find a new $50,000 Lexus with a huge red bow on the roof even as most of us common folks look on with a mix of emotions from total dislike to envy.

(December 23, 2015) Plymouth created one of the most bizarre advertising films in 1935 for the all-steel 1935 Plymouth entitled "Trial by Torture." Before the Plymouth comes into the picture, the audience must sit through about 10 seconds of a rather surreal flashback to the torture chamber of the Spanish Inquisition.

(December 22, 2015) One Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible is a big deal. Two are a really big deal. Combine two Hemi Cuda Convertibles and a Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T Convertible together and the effect is monumental. Those E-Bodies are just three of 31 Hemi-powered Mopars on offer at the Mecum Kissimmee 2016 auction, the largest collector-car and Road Art auction in the world, that will take place Jan. 15-24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.