Taxonomy
Saloons
2 entries
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Book II
Vauxhall Wyvern
A two-legged winged serpent, sold to families in postwar Luton
Vauxhall’s badge is a griffin. Vauxhall named a car after a wyvern. For nine years the company sold one mythical beast while wearing another, to a…
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Book VI
Hudson Hornet
Venomous, arthropod, and the best-handling American car of its decade
Hudson dropped its floor pan below the frame rails, called the result step-down construction, produced the lowest centre of gravity in America, and…