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When Datsun Became Nissan

When Datsun became Nissan... and Why! If you're old enough, you'll remember the Datsun name. but then, in 1981, the Datsun name slowly disappeared and Nissan took it's place. The story behind it is long and fascinating!

History of the Jeep Comanche

#ACwJ #jeep #comanche Small trucks dominated the 80's and finally Jeep launched the Comanche! Based on the Cherokee, it was capable but after Chrysler's takeover of AMC it became another vicitm and disappeared after 1992. This is the far too brief history of the Jeep Comanche!

When Goodyear Created Colored Illuminated Tires

Back in the 1950s, Goodyear's polymer researchers created a new plastic/rubber - Neothane. Easy to manufacture, it had the benefit of being translucent. Goodyear got excited, creating colored tires lit by lightbulbs inside and predicting tires that could color-match the car, it's interior, or even be quickly changed out to coordinate with your wife's dress. But the material was critically flawed and Goodyear's engineers couldn't overcome the material's weaknesses. After about 10 years later, they quietly cancelled the project and it doesn't even get a mention on their website.

GEO Brand History When GM Created a Brand With No GM Cars!

In the Late 1980s GM hatched on a great idea - create a sub-brand within Chevrolet comprised of imported cars built by others, but distributed and backed by the awesome Chevy dealership network. Thus, GEO was born, and the experiment only lasted for 8 years, but the story starts in the early 80s and the models continued for years afterwards. Today, some models are respected, some widely ridiculed, but overall the brand is forgotten. This is a Far Too Brief History of GEO.

From The Ashes of AMC - The History of Chryslers Eagle Brand

When Chrysler bought the troubled AMC from the also troubled Renault in 1988, one quirk was a brand new sedan and a contractual obligation to use nearly 300,000 Renault engines. Chrysler rebranded their AMC dealers as Jeep-Eagle dealerships, combining the off road jeeps with a hodge-podge collection of badge engineered imports. 10 years later, the division was closed down, only having ever released ONE made-for-Eagle car... the Vision.