Recent content by Karl Blade

I just purchased a very nice, original 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood 75. The car initially ran perfectly. However, the second day I had the car, when I turned the ignition switch to the "on" position, but not past "on" to the "start" position, the starter engaged. The starter would not disengage until...

Good comments, but I am concerned that the conclusion implied may not play out. Even if the Solstice and its sibling Saturn do well, IMO the far more important center of the market, as represented by the new Pontiac G6 and the new Buick sedans, need much more exciting, more competative products...

I sure hate to rain on this parade. But in fact, what is happening to GM just makes me want to cry. When Bob Lutz got there and started shaking up the new product plans, I though that finally GM "got it." Like when Goshen got to Nissan and turned things around in a heartbeat. So here we are...

I just stumbled across this site this morning. After registering, I noticed that the focus appears to be cars of the 1980s and 1990s. So I might be a little off base, as I get the biggest kick out of cars, including Lincolns and Cadillacs from about 1930 through 1965. I think of them as Time...