Media | Articles Detroit’s RoboCop Statue and Film’s 6000 SUX Movie Car Find New Homes A funny thing happened on the way to Paul Verhoeven’s apocalyptic 1987 film, RoboCop, becoming a cult classic. Despite the movie’s portrayal of the Motor City as a corr... See more
Media | Articles The Cars (and Exhibits) of the 1964 New York World’s Fair Enjoy this article? Check the cars of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, part 1 and part 2, the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, and the 1939 edition of the New York World’s Fair. — Ed. Ma... See more
Media | Articles The Pan American: When Staid Packard Tried to Be Sporty The 1950s ushered in a new era of performance, convenience, and styling and included the introduction of high-compression OHV V-8 engines, automatic transmissions, and annual design ... See more
Media | Articles The Cars of the 1939 New York World’s Fair In July 1937, the Great Depression had eased to the point where the U.S. unemployment rate had dropped below 11%, but the tight monetary policy by the Roosevelt administration is said to have tip... See more
Media | Articles Victor Wouk: The Godfather of the Hybrid Car Today, electric and hybrid vehicles are commonplace, but in the 1960s and 1970s they were considered artifacts from the early days of the motorcar, long since having been supplanted by gasoline... See more
