A new book from the founder of Mopar site allpar.com—and this site, aCarPlace—delves into the origins of classic Jeeps, including the innovative, twinned Wagoneer and Gladiator—vehicles which lasted for decades in almost their original form, aside from a few engine swaps. Published by Enthusiast Books, the history covers the modern […]
On the close of 2020’s car sales year in North America, we found, as always, that pickup trucks were the biggest sellers. As always, comparing, say, Ford F-series sales to Ford Fusion sales isn’t fair; when companies stretch a car’s wheelbase, add AWD, change the number of doors, etc., they […]
The original Mopar-focused web site, Allpar.com—“original” if you include the names it went by before the founder decided on Allpar—has undergone a rather massive change under owners-since-2017 VerticalScope. However, all the content is still there—it just takes more searching. Daily news (well, weekly news, now) shows up in the Allpar […]
Back in 1973, there were basically five types of car you could buy in North America: small imports, mostly rear wheel drive; big American rear wheel drive sedans, coupes, and wagons; Jeeps, nearly all of which were based on a design created for the Army just before World War II; […]
Photos by Shahab and Ashkan Anisi Until around four decades ago, Iran had a roughly perfect relationship with the West. Having multiple production lines of American vehicles, including more than ten different models, helped Iran with logistics and transportation in the first couple of years of the devastating eight-year war […]
The master of American auto sales remains General Motors, which still beat Ford and FCA easily despite having dropped Pontiac and Oldsmobile years ago, and many of its cars within the last year. GM hit 737,270 sales in the third quarter, albeit driven by incentives; Ford moved 576,006 vehicles and […]
How are completely new cars designed? According to a new book, Mopar Minivans, there can be a lot of arguments, postponements, and even rejections before a vehicle’s time finally comes. Even then, engineers, designers, and executives can still argue over specifics—and launch timing can made all the difference in how […]
On the “very exciting” list, we have a new Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Cadillac CT5, and Hyundai Venue (the latter is my vote for “most likely to be misspelled”). On the dull side, we have Alfa Romeo special editions and the Maserati “One of One” program, […]
The 2019 Ram heavy duty pickup series will start at $35,090, including a hefty (and mandatory) destination fee. The starting price is for a Ram 2500 Tradesman, with a regular cab and rear wheel drive. Going up to the biggest and plushest pickup, the Ram 3500 Limited Mega Cab 4×4 […]
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