The Chevrolet Corvette, often called “America’s Sports Car,” began thrilling Americans with a need for speed when it began rolling off the assembly line on June 20, 1953. The original model was a hand-built convertible with a fiberglass body and a 150-horsepower inline-six engine.…
Read MoreIf there are two things Americans love deeply, it’s cars and movies. On June 6, 1933, Richard Hollingshead opened the first official drive-in movie theater in Camden, New Jersey. Patrons paid a quarter to see the British comedy Wives Beware from the comfort of their automobiles. …
Read MoreThey say that as GM goes, so goes America. The story of GM began in 1907 when William Durant “received a phone call about a large automobile merger put together by financier J.P. Morgan. Weeks later, Durant held a meeting in his room at…
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