Shining Cars
Car Stories Season Three
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22m
Cars that sparkle at the show and shine
Gord Lucas’s Buick Special marked a high-point in Buick’s 1950s production; and Roy Smith’s Pontiac Pathfinder was the last of the chrome-rich Silver Streaks.
Up Next in Car Stories Season Three
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Two Fine Fairlanes
Cool cars from the famous Ford line
Steve Tsang’s powerful Fairlane station wagon is a rare survivor; and Bill Smeltzer had to go to great lengths to restore his Fairlane Sunliner. -
Little Sports
Nimble cars that overtook American muscle
Sterling Rempel’s curvy Opel GT was built on a boring Kadett platform; and Ken Hugo’s little Toyota Celica struggled for respect in the North American muscle-car market. -
Family Imports
World cars that appealed to North American families
Steve Raunest’s Volvo 1800 was a handsome car from a deadly dull car maker; and Jim Karst’s Datsun 510 was the breakthrough model for Japanese exports into North America.
