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Junkyard Gem: 1995 Chrysler New Yorker

Chrysler began using the New Yorker name on cars in 1940, after a couple of years of selling Imperial-based New York Specials. Except for...

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Junkyard Gem: 2006 Mercedes-Benz R500

Sometimes a vehicle manufacturer builds something that's so far ahead of its time that nobody quite knows to make of it, such as the...

The Rearview Mirror: The Birth of Studebaker

A new century and new fortunes By now the Studebaker Brothers were the largest manufacturer of carriages in the world as well as...

After Three-Decade Absence, Renault Looks to U.S. Market with its Sporty Alpine Brand

Renault is one of the world’s largest automotive brands — through its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi. But the French automaker itself has long...

The Rearview Mirror: The Birth of American Motors Corp.

He would acquire Hudson, although it was officially called a merger to placate anxious Hudson dealers. In kind, Studebaker of South Bend, Indiana...

Junkyard Gem: 1991 Mazda Navajo

Noting the way American Motors and then Chrysler printed money by putting former sedan and wagon drivers into new XJ Cherokees during the second...

Junkyard Gem: 1990 Jeep Cherokee

During the late 1970s, both Chrysler and American Motors were in trouble and sinking fast. The United States government determined that Chrysler was too...

The Rearview Mirror: The Car That Doomed AMC

It was the car of the future — or at least that’s how American Motors Corp. marketed its newest compact car in 1975. “When...

Junkyard Gem: 1955 Hudson Rambler Custom Cross Country

The American Motors Corporation was formed when the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company merged in 1954. New cars with AMC badges...

Junkyard Gem: 1937 Hudson Terraplane

In the 15 years that I've been writing about automotive history as viewed through the lens of the car graveyard, the oldest vehicles I've...

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