Category Archives: GM
The Firebird I, the Turbine Show Car that Inspired the Daytona 500′s Harley Earl Trophy
Start the YouTube 3D video player. Click on the 3D icon in the menu bar to select 2D or your choice of stereo 3D formats. The winner of today’s Daytona 500 race will have his or her name added to one of the most famous … Continue reading
The First Electric Self Starter, Feb. 17, 1911
102 years ago yesterday, on Feb. 17, 1911, Charles Kettering’s electric self-starter was first installed on a car, a Cadillac. Once proven, it was offered for sale on the 1912 Cadillac and it quickly was adopted as an industry standard throughout … Continue reading
Dash Cam Footage That’s Out of This World! The Lunar Rover
It’s not well known today but the domestic American automakers had a major role in the U.S. space effort in the 1960s. The father of the Lunar Rover was Mieczyslaw G. Bekker, a Polish native, a professor at the University … Continue reading
2012 NAIAS: GM Engine Cutaways
Click on the anaglyph stereo 3d image above to launch a Flash player and view the entire gallery in 2d or your choice of S3D formats. There was no shortage of cutaway engines in the General Motors display at the … Continue reading
The Harder They Fall
I’ve been making my plans to attend the press days for the Detroit auto show and thought I’d review some of my photos from previous shows. I always try to get head shots of auto execs in case I can … Continue reading
Yes, Mr. Akerson, You Do Need To Worry About The Next Transmission
Start the YouTube 3D video player. Click on the red 3D icon that will appear in the menu bar to select 2D or your choice of stereo 3D formats. In an extensive interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, General Motors CEO Dan … Continue reading
Look What I Found: The Odd Couple
On a road trip to Eau Claire, Wis., today I spotted this dynamic duo on I-94 north of Tomah. GMC motorhomes are a pretty rare sight on the roads these days and Yugos even more so. When was the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday: Charles Kettering Liberated Women More Than Betty Friedan & Gloria Steinem
Charles Kettering with the first electric self starter Charles Franklin Kettering was born on August 29, 1876, in Loudonville, Ohio. Kettering was one of a number of men whose inventions “liberated” women long before the modern women’s movement and feminism. … Continue reading
GM Futurliner On The Auction Block @ eBayMotors
Click on the anaglyph image to see the photo gallery in 2D or your choice of 3D formats. Last year, after some lobbying by SEMA, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution calling for a National Car Collector Appreciation Day. This … Continue reading
Memorial Day: The Arsenal of Democracy
Click on the image to launch Flash player and view the entire gallery in your choice of 3D formats or 2D It’s almost impossible to visit a car museum in the Detroit area without being reminded of Detroit’s role as … Continue reading