The aluminum 215 V-8 and iron 198 V-6 shared the same bore spacing and general architecture/accesory mounts. The aluminum V-8 used iron cylinder sleeves and hardened valve seats ... View more

A company I worked for back in the day had an Aerostar as a delivery vehicle. It was generally pretty decent as it could carry quite a bit in back and was more fuel efficient than a full size van. It did have an unusual propensity to flop onto its side; once in a relatively minor low-speed collision and the other time in a slightly abrupt lane change in the rain. Though I never had a problem, I remember a buckling sound from the rear axle when cornering harder than normal...I always wondered if there was some less than ideal suspension design issues ... View more

And while it was just a one-off concept, there was also the Buick Blackhawk ... View more

The folks at 'The Old Motor' are rarely stumped as well ... View more

I believe the Plymouth Cricket was based on the British Hillman and the Dodge Colt was based on a Mitsubishi model. They were not the same car and I remember reviews that panned the Cricket and were generally favorable towards the Colt ... View more

Nash steering wheels of 1940 & 41 were unusual. The 40 had a large teardrop center section. The 41 switched to a large round center section but they changed the horn ring to a large disc of clear plastic ... View more

There was also the "back-up pickup" which they remounted the body backward on the chassis so it went down the strip bed end first. I believe it was a Ford econoline ... View more