By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher
Images Courtesy of Petty Enterprise Archives
Published 5.13.2026
Read more: Remembering Legendary Race Car Driver Richard Petty
By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher
Images Courtesy of GM Heritage Archive & Special Collections.
Published 5.6.2026
Read more: 1950s Cadillac Style That Attracted Many Women Buyers
By Robert Tate Award Winning Automotive Historian/Researcher.
Images Courtesy of Chrysler Corporation Historical Collection MMC Detroit
Published 4.29.2026
Read more: The Popular 1993 Cab-Forward Designs by Chrysler Corporation
By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher
Images Courtesy of the Robert Tate Collection
Published 4.22.2026
Originally Published 10.17.2018
Read more: The 1934 REO Automobiles Offered No Gears to Shift
By A. Wayne Ferens
Published 04.15.2026
By Robert Tate, Award-Winning Automotive Historian & Researcher
Images courtesy of the Studebaker History Archives
Published 04.08.2026
By A. Wayne Ferens
Published 04.01.2026
Honoring My Good Friend, Ronn Pittman — Auto Historian and Car Collector
By Robert Tate, Award‑Winning Automotive Historian/Researcher
Images Courtesy of the Robert Tate Collection and the Ronn Pittman Collection
Published 03.25.2026
By Robert Tate Award Winning Automotive History Researcher.
Images Courtesy of Boulevard Photographic
Published 3.18.2026
By Robert Tate Award Winning Automotive Historian/Researcher.
Images Courtesy of Henry Ford Media Center Archives.
Published 3.11.2026
by A. Wayne Ferens
Published 3.04.26
Published 2.25.26
MotorCities Deputy Director, Brian Yopp sat down with Jill, Daniel and John to discuss the Automotive Foundations program. Check out the video interview here
By Robert Tate, Award-Winning Automotive Historian/Researcher
Images Courtesy of General Motors Heritage Archives / Henry Ford Media Center Archives
Published 2.18.2026
By Robert Tate Award-winning Automotive Historian and Researcher.
Images courtesy of Duesenberg Motors Inc.
Published 2.11.2026
By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian/Researcher
Published 2.04.2026
Read more: George Romney helped shape the auto industry during the 1950s
Alliance of National Heritage Area in Northern Plains NHA in North Dakota - Sep. 2025
You should know that MotorCities National Heritage Area is not the only place across this counrty which recognizes its unique contributions to America's history. We are one of 62 NHAs and are a part of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas (pictured above).
By Award Winning Automotive Historian/Researcher Robert Tate
Courtesy of General Motors Heritage Archives
Published 1.21.26
Read more: Remembering the First Generation 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
A Look Back at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
By Award-Winning Automotive Historian Robert Tate
Images Courtesy of Stellantis Chrysler Archives
Published 1.14.2026
By Robert Tate, Award-Winning Automotive Historian and Researcher
Images Courtesy of Ford Motor Company Archives/Norman Rockwell Museum
Published 1.7.2026
Read more: The Ford Model T : A Milestone in Automotive History