Most automakers around the world agree: the V8 engine is a fine thing for rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive applications. GM, though, never quite agreed on that point, building a whole rash of nose-heavy tail-draggers over the years. Once upon a time, it even thought a front-wheel-drive V8 might be the perfect drivetrain for a big old van. The year was 1955, and American automakers were building opulent, lavish cars while also experimenting with new concepts and technologies that would take the automobile into a new era. It was against this backdrop that GM debuted a new concept at its 1955 Motorama show—the GMC L’Universelle… read more >
Hot Dog Stand or Peepshow?
To a wide collection of even studied cineastes, let alone your average moviegoer, the name John McNaughton may not ring many a bell. Splitting his
