Eric Meltzer

When I was growing up, station wagons weren't cool, and sedans had too many doors. Our parents and salesmen drove those stodgy rides, but my generation wanted sporty power.

What are the most popular cars in each state? You might be surprised to find similarities and differences based on geography, culture, environment and economy.

This is the tale of a once proud automaker. It's an old saga, one of mismanagement and economic fluctuations that has affected other previously great brands. This is a Saab story and it's about to close its final chapter.

What’s up in the auto industry? Plenty and here’s some of it.

Through the years car manufacturers have tried all sorts of special editions, packages, and as International Harvester used to term it, “dolled up” trim levels to add a few dollars to the price tag and appeal to the “better than the rest” instincts of certain consumers.

Independence Day: Celebrating the United States of America on its Fourth of July birthday. Fifty years ago, the colors of patriotism were everywhere and cars embodied that freedom like nothing

There's plenty of buzz around artificial intelligence lately and rightfully so, but rest easy, everything I write is a product of old-fashioned research and my fertile mind.

The year 1938 was the height of the Art Deco era. Streamlined styling was slipping into the mainstream, and Ford introduced the Mercury division.

Before the interstate road system and trucks supplied the country, railroads ruled, and their contribution to building our nation shouldn't be overlooked. Like paving crews today that maintain miles of roadway, the railroads had their own group called MOW or maintenance-of-way, crews that regularly set out to inspect and repair rail lines.

In my younger years, I was a route driver. It made little difference what I was carrying, the operative word was driver. I enjoyed being behind the wheel and out on my own — it was a sense of freedom while bringing home a paycheck, as small as it was. Someone else was footing the gas bill, and I got to roll the windows down and listen to the radio, if the vehicle was equipped with one.