The first car made for the mass market was manufactured by Henry Ford—the Model T. The very first Ford Model T rolled off the production line on October 1, 1908 in Detroit, Michigan. The Model T was a low-cost, dependable car that was easy to drive and to maintain. It had a 20-horsepower,

GM’s chief designer, Harley J. Earl, conceptualized an American-made convertible sports car that could be sold for about the same price as a family car.

The Thunderbird was produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1955 to 2005 and defined a new automobile category: the personal luxury car.

The Oldsmobile 442 was the car manufacturer’s reaction to the unexpected success of the 1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO. Oldsmobile was the first major car manufacturer to respond with a model of their own.

The styling was elegant and understated, without tailfins or a chrome grille. It was named Car of the Year by “Motor Trend” magazine for 1960.

The Edsel’s Poor Timing, Planning and Execution The Edsel was an automobile that has become synonymous with failure. There are many reasons why the car was such a disaster. Simply put, the Edsel failed because of a combination of planning, marketing and production problems. There were internal changes at Ford that resulted in a lack

The Chevrolet Chevelle was first introduced in the Chevy lineup in 1964. It was a mid-sized car, originally intended to compete against Ford’s mid-sized car, the Fairlane.

The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air was manufactured from late 1956 and continued through a good portion of 1957. The ‘57’s design was based on the 1955 Chevrolet; a car that had the first V8 offered on a Chevy since 1918.

The Chrysler 300 Letter Series automobiles were produced between 1955 and 1965. This series consisted of high-performance luxury cars built by the Chrysler Corporation.

In the years following WWII, Americans were increasingly drawn to the smaller size and unique styling of European sports cars. At first, foreign cars weren’t selling in the US in large numbers, but American carmakers didn’t offer anything to compete with them either. It wasn’t until the late ’50s that car manufacturers started to realize