California lawmakers are considering a bill that could require new vehicles to come with an “intelligent speed limiter” that, in most instances, would prevent motorists from driving more than 10 mph above the speed limit. Such devices have also been recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board, though that has gained little traction on a federal level.
When it opened 110 years ago, the Michigan Central depot was the tallest train station in the world and a showpiece for a city at its peak. Since it shut down in 1988, however, it’s been a symbol of urban decay and the decline of Detroit, in particular. Now, after a...
Headlight News for the Week of 2-19-24 – Ford Plans Low-Cost EVs – Cybertruck Rust – Rivian Teases New EV – Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review – and a Week in Automotive History.
It’s postwar America, and by the early 1950s, two-seat roadsters are everywhere. That trend leads Chrysler Corp. to develop one of its more successful models: the 1955 Chrysler C300. Check it out in The Past Lane.
Having spent 47 years as America’s bestselling truck and 42 years as its bestselling vehicle, it’s hard to imagine when the Ford F-Series wasn’t so predominant. In fact, it made its debut 76 years ago this week. Headlight.News tells you it rose to prominence.
The VW trend took off in the 1960s, as the loosening culture embraced the idea of a low-cost, easy-to-fix car. The low cost was key as the Boomer generation came of age and went looking for America. Read the whole story at Headlight.News.
It seems like just another innocuous children’s film. Titled Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, this 1968 British musical hit theatres this week in 1968 starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. The film concerns a down-on-his-luck inventor who turns a broken-down Grand Prix...
In an age when almost every car boasted rear-wheel drive, American Motors Corporation offered something different. Its December 14, 1987 in Brampton, Ontario, a typically chilly day in the Canadian city. But the cold is greater inside American Motor Corporation’s...
As Americans ready themselves for the shift to winter weather by checking to make sure their windshield wipers are in good enough shape to handle the ice and snow, they can think of and thank Mary Anderson for making their drives safer and easier. Find out why with a drive in The Past Lane at Headlight.News.
Given their service in defense of our country, we owe much to our military. But the next time you pop through a McDonald’s drive-thru, you might want to thank them for that as well. McDonald’s now numbers more than 40,200 restaurants in more than 100-plus countries....