Car Features

Deep dives into the most iconic classic cars ever built.

Black 1962 Cadillac Sedan de Ville parked at a city curb at night under streetlights in a cinematic film-noir mood
Car Features

Land Yachts on Screen: How Movies and TV Made Big Cars a Status Symbol

David Mercer · · 6 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 — rear deck spoiler detail
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Designing for Speed: Hidden Aerodynamic Cues

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Triple White edition in all-white Arctic White paint with white aluminum wheels at a car show
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1988 Corvette 35th Anniversary Triple White: the complete story

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Faded beige 1970 Chevrolet Nova staged at a floodlit drag strip at dusk with tire smoke haze
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The Nova in Culture, Drag Racing and the Collector Market

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
Dark green 1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 at a 1970s test track pit lane with a stopwatch and period magazine on the fender
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The Formula in Period Road Tests

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 vs Torino Cobra — dealer lot face-off
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SS vs Ford Torino Cobra: Chevy vs the Blue Oval

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 - radiator and clutch fan detail
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Big-Block Cooling and Reliability Lore, Fact-Checked

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Ivory white 1971 Porsche 911 longhood coupe parked on a European cobblestone street
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The Longhood Years: Early 911 Design 1964–1973

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Close engine-bay detail of a 1968 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 big-block V8 with factory orange paint and chrome air cleaner
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Chevy Nova Engines: From the Stovebolt Six to the 396

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
Second-generation Pontiac Firebird body shell on jack stands in a garage with a Formula twin-scoop hood test-fitted nearby
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Building a Formula Tribute: Doing It Honest From the Ground Up

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1964 Pontiac engineers reviewing GTO clay model
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How John DeLorean Smuggled the GTO Past GM's Brass

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T 440 big-block engine bay
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The Chrysler B and RB Big-Blocks Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
1934 Packard Twelve on chrome wire wheels with wide whitewall tires at a concours
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Whitewalls and Wire Wheels: The Styling Signatures of Luxury Cars

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min
1977 Chevrolet Nova Concours coupe in burgundy metallic parked in a suburban driveway on a sunny afternoon
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Fourth-Generation Nova (1975-1979): The Underrated Nova

Wayne Coburn · · 9 min
Pristine 1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula 455 with hood open in a gallery setting, documentation resting on the fender
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Formula Production Numbers: How Scarce Is the Firebird Formula Really?

David Mercer · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — drag strip launch smoke
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The 1970 SS454 at the Drag Strip

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Clear-coated-rust rat rod with visible patina and welded details parked at an outdoor car show with onlookers on a sunny day
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What Is a Rat Rod: The Ethos Explained

Jim Vasquez · · 9 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 big-block engine bay
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The Chevy Big-Block Family: 396 to 454

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min