This week in 1938 brought an end to one of America’s great brands: Pierce Arrow
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The Past Lane: The Company That Changed Automotive Advertising
Using sex to sell cars is nothing new. But it started in 1919 with a car company you might not have heard of.
The Past Lane: A Famous Author, A Famous Book, A Famous Movie
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...
The Past Lane: The Pioneering Four-Wheel-Drive AMC Eagle
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...
The Past Lane: I Can See Clearly Now
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.
Like McDonald’s Drive Thru? Thank the U.S. Military
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....