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1970s

1978: Fiesta Fantasy

January 4th, 2021 | by BajaBusta

Ford produced a functional show vehicle based on the Ford Fiesta and reminiscent of the Ford Prima show car of

1980s

1988: GMC Sierra AR400

December 21st, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Ever since General Motors acquired a controlling interest in Group Lotus, its divisions experimented with active suspension. GMC applied this technology to

1990s

1993: Small Jaguar

November 16th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

The most intriguing product to come out of Jaguar in the 90s would be a BMW 5-series fighter reminiscent of the

1990s

1994: Not Your Typical Mercedes-Benz Fare, eh?

November 9th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

The first issue that came out of Mercedes-Benz’ new Vance Alabama plant was the M-class Sport Utility vehicle, first seen in

1990s

1995: A Mini for the Millennium

October 19th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

In Europe, the popularity of Opel’s adorable Tigra was enormous. Opel-owner General Motors was so taken with the minicar’s success

1990s

1994: Fords’ Viper Killer

August 10th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Apparently fed up with Dodge’s V-10 Viper stealing the “affordable” supercar thunder, Ford was rumored to have had a surprise

1990s

1993: A Nissan 2DSC?

July 27th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

By 1993 if there was any criticism of the contemporary Nissan Maxima, it was that the spirited sedan looks needed some updating.

1980s

1983: Chrysler’s French Connection

May 4th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Chrysler Corp’s working agreement with Peugeot reportedly was to result in a 1984 replacement for the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon series, based on

1980s

1988: New Olds Shape from Toronado Alley for 1989

March 9th, 2020 | by BajaBusta

Oldsmobile, then considered GM’s upper crust performance-car division, was seeking to differentiate its front-drive, personal-luxury Toronado from the other slow-selling