Tag: automobiles
General Motors has grown since the first Buick
The General Motors Corporation got its start with the Buick, and retains the oldest car name plate now in America, as one of its premier offerings.
A car called ‘Christine’
Although the Seabolt family regularly shares vehicles, one finicky sedan has other ideas about who it wants behind the wheel.
Road trips, real and imaginary
Judith Sutherland recalls childhood memories in her family's Ford.
The great race: auto vs. locomotive
Harry McGee raced the St. Louisan from Indianapolis to Terre Haute in 1915, proving an automobile could provide faster transportation than a train.
When cars went from luxury to necessity
The automobile revolutionized life on the farm and gave farm families a freedom they had never known before.
Horn honking has a historic connection
Ever wonder why every automobile comes equipped with a horn?
Reader: Hard to believe roads were empty not so long ago
Editor:I read the article by Tom G. Downing in the Jan. 10, 2013 issue titled Road trip in the good old days was a...
The progression of automobiles, drivers and life
Any of us who drives a motor vehicle, and that includes probably almost everyone over the age of 16, has at one time or another complained about rude and thoughtless drivers.
