September 13, 2026
The Higgins Boat: How a New Orleans Builder Put Allied Soldiers on the Shore
From muddy bayous to the beaches of Normandy and the Pacific, Andrew Higgins’s landing craft transformed amphibious warfare and helped…
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September 13, 2026
The Ghost Army: How American Soldiers Won Battles With Illusions
During World War II, a highly secret American unit used inflatable tanks, fake radio traffic, sound effects, and theatrical skill…
September 12, 2026
The Cadillac V-16: How Detroit Built a Sixteen-Cylinder Dream
In the depths of the Great Depression, Cadillac answered uncertainty with one of the boldest cars America had ever seen:…
September 12, 2026
The Honda Civic: How a Small Car Became America’s Everyday Global Car
The Honda Civic arrived during an era of fuel shortages and changing expectations. More than five decades later, its story…
September 12, 2026
The Oldsmobile Toronado: How America Put Front-Wheel Drive Back on the Map
When Oldsmobile unveiled the Toronado for 1966, it did more than create a striking new coupe. It revived front-wheel drive…
September 12, 2026
The Chevrolet Suburban: How an American Work Truck Became a Family Institution
For nine decades, the Chevrolet Suburban has carried crews, families, tools, luggage, and the changing idea of what an American…
September 12, 2026
The AMC Eagle: The American Car That Invented the Everyday Crossover
Before crossovers filled suburban driveways, AMC built a car that combined a family sedan’s manners with four-wheel-drive confidence. The AMC…
September 12, 2026
The Tucker 48: The American Car That Put Safety Ahead of Convention
Before safety became a standard part of automotive design, Preston Tucker imagined a family car built around survival. The Tucker…
September 12, 2026
Chrysler’s Turbine Car: The American Experiment That Ran on Almost Anything
In the 1960s, Chrysler built a sleek copper-colored car powered by a jet-engine principle and lent it to ordinary families.…
September 12, 2026
The Chrysler Airflow: The American Car That Tried to Make the Future Visible
In 1934, Chrysler introduced a car shaped by wind tunnels, engineering experiments, and a very different idea of how an…
September 12, 2026
Bowling Green’s Corvette Country: How Kentucky Gave America’s Sports Car a Home
In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Corvette is more than a celebrated automobile. It is a factory, museum, gathering place, and…
September 12, 2026
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum: Where America’s Car Story Still Has a Home
In an Indiana factory town, one remarkable museum preserves the ambition, artistry, and engineering that shaped the American automobile.