The Bad Blonde | Automotive History

Today we discuss a creator of one of most beautiful cars of the 1930s, an early America luxury carmaker, one of E.L. Cord’s trifecta of manufacturers, and a car company was taken down by the great depression.

Join us for our yearly radio show with the Corpus Christi Car Show judges!

A car considered one of the most notorious failures in automotive history, car who’s styling has lost more battles than it won, a car that Ford gave up on within 2 years, the Edsel.

It is 1955 and ford has begun research and development for an all new line code named the “E Car”. Which stood for experimental car and would become the Edsel.

Today we discuss a true renaissance man during the turn of the century. He was building ships, building cars, building the hoover dam, created one of the first integrated healthcare systems for his employees, and also dabbled in broadcasting… Kenry J Kaiser,

Today we talk about one of America’s first performance car manufacturers, a car maker that shook up the first ever Indianapolis 500, a carmaker credited with the underslung chassis, today we discuss Stutz Motor Car Company and it’s history.

America’s motorcycle brand, the manufacturer that at one point was synonymous with youth motorcycle gangs in the 60s but now frankly you got to somewhere middle income area to afford.

Today were are going to be talking about the birth of Harley-Davidson and winding journey from top American motorcycle manufacturer to being run into the ground by a bowling equipment manufacturer and back.

The story of Fiat’s birth is a tale of vision, innovation, and a determination to bring Italy into the modern automotive age. Founded in the late 19th century, Fiat rapidly became a cornerstone of Italian industry, playing a significant role in Italy's economy and the global automobile industry. Here’s a comprehensive look at the birth and early years of Fiat:

Today we talk about the man who made Buick a success and sort of booted out the founder, the man who founded General Motors and got booted out himself, the man who helped build Chevrolet and then ran off Louis Chevrolet, the man who also founded Frigidaire… today we talk about William C. Durant aka Billy.

Today we discuss one of the most iconic car designers, the man who designed the first American mid-engine super car, a man I consider the Italian Raymond Loewy for his diverse designs, the man who unknowingly influenced the shape the first minivans, the man behind one of the most famous movie cars EVER, and a man who created his own shape of PASTA.

One of the most influential figures in automotive design, a man behind the pen of some of the most iconic supercars, one of the fathers of the wedge shaped car design, the guy that put a lot of the iiii in Lamborghini, we talk about Marcello Gandini

One of the most influential car designers of the 20th century, a man who left an indelible mark on the automotive world, had his own design era at General Motors, today we discuss legendary designer Bill Mitchell.

One of the most iconic Corvettes, with the brief split window edition, the second generation, the Chevrolet Corvette C2..

Great show talking the past and future of classic cars with Colleen Sheehan owner of Next Generation Classics!

A man who started as an orphan but would find in himself at the forefront of the birth of the internal combustion engine. The man who’s company would produce engines for nearly all the Nazy tanks in WWII and then become one of the most luxury brands of today. Today we discuss the fascinating life, history, innovations, and inventions of Wilhem Maybach.

Enjoy a brief history on the wild ride of Iso Rivolta from refrigerators, to microcars, to grand touring high performance and high luxury cars.