Blame Ralph Nader for the emergence of car safety as a selling point over, you know, something sexy like horsepower. It’s hard not to. His explosive book Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile exposed the motor industry’s apparent disregard for the well-being of those driving its wares; that its products crumpled like beer cans in accidents; that they didn’t handle as well as they might; that the bottom line counted for more than the lives of their customers.
The irony is that this exposé probably wouldn’t have been so widely publicised had Detroit’s Big Three not tried to smear the crusading lawyer (and so ineptly). His work directly (and indirectly) led to the implementation of improved safety standards, but only after Congress and the major US motor brands had locked horns.
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On your Mark VII
In our sixth instalment of the Continental story, weâre looking at the seventh iteration of the Continental Mark series: the evergreen Mark VII, a powerful, aerodynamic coupe that looks as fresh today as when the covers were first pulled off 37 years agoâŠ
Mercury Cougar
A âposhâ Mustang? It could only be the Mercury Cougar âŠ
Chrysler Concept 70X
Safety as a marketing concept for cars? Well, Richard Heseltine reckons we have Ralph Nader to thank for that. This month Richard examines a concept vehicle that was a direct result of the sudden interest in vehicle safety after Naderâs campaigningâŠ
Stock or modified?
Evans debates the merits of keeping your classic in factory condition or adding upgrades to make it more suitable for todayâs roads
HEAVY METAL COLLECTION
With a bit of luck we might be able to fly to the US again by the end of the summer. If Los Angeles is on your itinerary, then make sure you include the Petersen Museum for a very special exhibition thatâs been extended due to the pandemic. Keith Harman explains whyâŠ
Patience is a BARRACUDA 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Weâre often reading about people who have an ideal car in their mind, and who wait decades until that dream becomes a reality. We meet another beautiful dreamer, Tom Aspinall, and his Detroit-inspired dream from Mother MoparâŠ
1960 Cadillac Sedan De Ville Johnny Cash's CADILLAC?
Country crooner Johnny Cash famously sang about a Cadillac created by a worker at the Cadillac factory â One Piece at a Time â as he, errr⊠took bits of car home over a period of years to create a car⊠but was it a â60 or a â61 or aâŠ?
1929 Lincoln Limousine NICE JAG MATE!
Itâs not often we come across a Gatsby-era luxury car that has been in the UK since the roaring Twenties and with the same owner since 1966! Meet Derek Brownâs magnificent 1929 Model L seven-passenger LimousineâŠ
Remembering The K-Car
Evans looks back to the humble compacts that saved ChryslerâŠ
Idaho Red!
This early 1965 Ford Mustang still looks to be wearing most of its original paint and proves the point: itâs only original once!
