American Motors’ Proposed Gremlin GT Was The Sporty Subcompact We Never Received
When Dick Teague sketched out – one the back of an air sickness bag no less – his idea for an American subcompact car, he was making both history and legend. The small car that grew from that sketch became the American Motors Gremlin. Launched on Apri...
What Would A Theoretical Hudson-Willys Merger Have Looked Like?
As near as I can tell, the principal managements of both Willys-Overland Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company never actively discussed merging the two independent automakers together. In the post-World War II era, Hudson was a traditional, con...
Graham’s Early Success Is The Origin Of Ram’s Success Story
If you have a Dodge or Ram pickup in your driveway you should know this: There’s a Graham in its past. And we’re not talking about crackers. Chrysler’s Dodge Truck Division (now known as Ram) came into existence in a somewhat convoluted way. Years bef...