With every passing year, automotive features that were once ubiquitous are relegated to the scrapheap.
11 Things You Didn’t Know About “I Can’t Drive 55”
In the pantheon of music videos of the 1980s, the video for Sammy Hagar’s breakout solo single “I Can’t Drive 55,” has got to be near the top of the heap. Here are nine facts you probably didn’t know about the song and the video:
PODCAST: Ringbrothers Make the Cars That Make SEMA Great
We’re just a few weeks away from SEMA 2017, and Mike and Jim Ring of Ringbrothers are burning the candle at both ends and in the middle to get three cars done for the show. They took time out of their busy schedule to talk to us on the podcast, though.
STREETSIDE: 1995 Saturn SL1 – Fighting Imports with Plastic and Glass
Imported compact sedans did much to eat up US market share in the 1980s, and so General Motors responded with its own unique formula.
JUNKYARD THERAPY: 1985 Buick Skylark Limited – Luxury X
GM’s ’70s downsizing first cut back the footprint of its big rear-wheel drive cars. Then it converted compacts like the Skylark to front-wheel drive.
JUNKYARD THERAPY: Buick Coupes From The 1980s
Today it’s all about the crossover, but back in the 1970s and 1980s, the coupe was popular. These junkyard Buick coupes illustrate the tail end of that trend.
JUNKYARD THERAPY: Accidents Will Happen
Junkyard browsing is fun when it shows us how cars decay. But it can be unsettling when you see a car that ended up there after a violent end.
STREETSIDE: The Last Of The True Vista Cruisers
The year 1972 was the Vista Cruiser’s last year with the added greenhouse superstructure, and this example found streetside shows us how stylish it was.
JUNKYARD THERAPY: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron – Slant Six Perseverance
The tough Slant Six engine dragged many Chrysler products into longer life cycles than the rest of the cars could bear. This well-used LeBaron tells the story.