A great view of a great grille. Cadillac. American icon. Like Jaguar was to British Leyland, Cadillac is to General Motors. Read our stories on the various brands of General Motors. If you don’t want to read, you should, as it appears we taxpayers are going to bail out RickMORE HERE

I was speaking at a travel writer conference in 2006, and one of the fellow speakers was talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael. One question that came up was what would be a good web strategy for a freelance writer? Her suggestion to the writer was simple. “Put it allMORE HERE

Glad he’s still floating around in that boat in your toilet. Yes, the Ty-D-Bol man, and his dapper blue blazer, is cleaning up poopy water from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Today, Ty-D-Bol is made by Sara Lee Household and Body Care USA, and Ty-D-Bol is a trademark of SaramarMORE HERE

It’s a Star Kist cocktail glass! Not sure what tuna has to do with Scotch on the rocks but we’ll take it! Editor note: In case you didn’t notice, we love American brands and mascots at www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE

If you are buying an Avanti, designed by Raymond Loewy, make sure that it has genuine Studebaker air conditioning. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com Questions? E-mail editor Garland PollardMORE HERE

Here, a Lincoln Continenal, pride of the Ford MotorCompany. Read our story on Goodbye to Mercury, the sister brand to Ford. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com Questions? E-mail the editor, Garland PollardMORE HERE

What is it about a Pontiac? It is a strong nose, pushing forward. It is spiffy air vents. It is a sporty, jaunty appearance. Pontiac. Gotta have the nose. Read our post on General Motors’ problems at GM’s Unpopular Models. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com Questions? E-mail the editor, GarlandMORE HERE

We found a great list of American grocery brands and their date of founding. It was on the website catcherman.com. Here is just the 19th century section. Putting it in list form makes it sort of illustrative. 1872, Blackjack chewing gum 1876, Premium soda crackers (later Saltines) 1881, Pillsbury flourMORE HERE

Great nostalgic idea for a retailer or mall operator to build some identity and uniqueness during Christmas. How about giving away a ride to customers. It’s from the website Kiddie Ride USA. Visit our main site www.brandlandUSA.com Ideas? E-mail editor Garland PollardMORE HERE