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Deep dives into the most iconic classic cars ever built.

Close-up of a pinstriper's hand pulling a crisp freehand stripe with a long-bristle sword brush across a glossy hot-rod fender, paint palette nearby
Car Features

Pinstriping and the Kustom Line Artists

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
A bare, primered '32 Ford roadster hot rod stripped of chrome and paint, parked in an old industrial garage under dusty light — the raw, low-buck look at the roots of rat rod history.
Car Features

The Origins of the Rat Rod

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am race car cornering hard on a period SCCA Trans-Am road racing circuit
Car Features

The F-Body in Motorsport

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Close-up studio detail of a red and black Recaro sport bucket seat inside a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Car Features

The Recaro Trans Am

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Chrome landau bar and opera window on the padded vinyl roof of a 1974 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Car Features

Vinyl Tops, Padded Roofs, and Landau Bars Explained

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
GTO Judge and Chevelle SS396 — staged at the dragstrip
Car Features

Pontiac Judge vs Chevelle SS396: Round Two

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Engine bay detail of a 1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 showing the LT1 350 cubic inch solid-lifter V8 with aluminum cylinder heads and competition cooling components
Car Features

1970 ZR1 Corvette: The LT1 Racing Package Explained

Tom Ramirez · · 9 min
Close-up of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 all-aluminum 427 cubic inch V8 engine, the Can-Am-derived racing powerplant with aluminum block and heads
Car Features

The ZL1 Corvette aluminum 427: what the factory records actually show

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
A red 1967 Pontiac Firebird convertible with its top down at a classic car show
Car Features

Convertibles: Firebird vs Camaro

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Low angle detail of a classic Pontiac Trans Am Shaker hood scoop protruding through the hood
Car Features

The Shaker and Ram Air on the TA

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
A raw flat-black rat rod parked among glossy restored classic cars at a show as onlookers give mixed looks, the odd-one-out tension on display
Car Features

The Rat Rod Controversy and the Purist Backlash

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Aftermarket under-dash air conditioning evaporator unit and refrigerant hoses being installed beneath a classic car's dashboard, mechanic's hands with tools mid-installation
Car Features

Adding Air Conditioning to a Classic

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
1970 AMC Rebel Machine red white blue detail
Car Features

AMC's Muscle: The 390 and the Rebel Machine

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min
Towering tail fins and twin bullet taillights of a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado
Car Features

Who Did Tail Fins Best (and Worst)? A Design Retrospective

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min
A 1967 Pontiac Firebird and 1967 Chevrolet Camaro parked nose to nose, showing shared body lines and distinct front styling
Car Features

The GM Badge-Engineering Debate

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Pristine restored classic Pontiac Trans Am under showroom spotlights at a collector car auction hall
Car Features

Trans Am Values Today

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1971 Porsche 917K in Martini Racing livery at speed on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans
Car Features

Porsche's Racing Legend: 917, 935 & the Le Mans Years

Patrick Walsh · · 10 min
1977 black and gold Trans Am Special Edition parked beside a white Camaro Z/28 in a studio auction setting
Car Features

Firebird vs Camaro Values Today

Nora Beckett · · 6 min