Drive the Bid Podcast: Orphan Vehicles

After all, there are a ton of vehicle manufacturers that now not exist. In truth, there’s a well-known automobile present in Ypsilanti, Michigan devoted to automotive orphans. Whereas the present was a high-quality place for independents like Hupmobile and Nash to garner the highlight, at this time you’ll discover Large Three manufacturers like Mercury and Pontiac infiltrating the present area — they’re orphans too, proper?

Within the fifth episode of Drive the Bid Derek Shiekhi, “Jalopy Jeff” Sutton and I chosen a few of our favourite orphans and fashions for dialogue, together with Studebaker, Saab, Triumph, Panhard and extra. Is there an orphan model that you just discover attention-grabbing?

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We additionally contact on topical automotive information, corresponding to Mercedes-Benz discontinuing the CLS-Class later in 2023, although that doesn’t imply the four-door coupe is disappearing fully. Ram additionally has introduced two super-duper pickups earlier than the hammer drops for EV life. And Mazda’s CX-90 is now beginning to hit dealerships, although I went on a rant on Mazda’s sophisticated trim stage methodology.

All this plus our present AutoHunter picks will be seen within the above video from AutoHunter Cinema, created by the consultants behind ClassicCars.com, the world’s largest on-line collector automobile market. AutoHunter brings forth a devoted reside buyer help workforce, faster public sale listings and unique advantages for each patrons and sellers.