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History & Heritage

The stories, timelines, and turning points that shaped American classic cars.

Black 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible presidential parade limousine
History & Heritage

Presidential Cars: Cadillac vs Lincoln as America's State Car

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1951-era GM styling studio with early Corvette concept sketches and clay model — Harley Earl era design atmosphere
History & Heritage

Harley Earl, Project Opel, and the European roots of the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Orange 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 fastback in a bright outdoor setting
History & Heritage

How American Muscle Influenced Global Performance Cars

David Mercer · · 6 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy — blacked-out hood detail
History & Heritage

Heavy Chevy 1971-72: Budget Muscle

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series — burgundy formal sedan on estate driveway
History & Heritage

Cadillac's 1980s Badge-Engineering Decline vs Lincoln Town Car

David Mercer · · 6 min
1970 Ford Torino GT mid-size muscle car at a classic car show
History & Heritage

What Counts as a 'True' Muscle Car?

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe and convertible pair in matching Rally Red parked together
History & Heritage

C2 Corvette Coupe Vs Convertible

Wayne Coburn · · 7 min
Harley Earl and Zora Arkus-Duntov standing together beside the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Motorama show car at the GM Technical Center studio
History & Heritage

Father of the Corvette: myth vs. reality

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1968 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow parked outside a Georgian townhouse, three-quarter front view
History & Heritage

Silver Shadow vs Bentley T-Series: The Unibody Era Begins

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Chevrolet Chevelle SS badge - fender stripe close-up detail
History & Heritage

What "SS" Actually Meant on a Chevelle

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Open engine bay of a 1958 Lincoln showing the massive 430 cubic inch V8, the peak of the postwar Cadillac-versus-Lincoln horsepower race
History & Heritage

The Postwar V8 Horsepower Race: Cadillac vs Lincoln

David Mercer · · 5 min
Crewe factory — Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S-Series on the line
History & Heritage

Inside Crewe: The Factory That Built Rolls-Royce and Bentley Side by Side

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1940 Lincoln Continental rear detail with the original continental-kit spare tire
History & Heritage

The Continental Name Confusion: Bentley, Lincoln, and a Shared Word With Different Histories

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1972 Chevelle SS — cowl tag inspection close-up
History & Heritage

1972: The Last True SS

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet C10 -- small block 350 V8 engine bay
History & Heritage

Original Factory Engine Options, 1960–1987

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1984 Chevrolet Corvette C4 in Bright Red on an American highway showing the aerodynamic targa-top design
History & Heritage

The C4 Corvette Story (1984-1996)

Wayne Coburn · · 14 min
A row of classic lowrider cars cruising low and slow along an East Los Angeles boulevard at dusk, with families and neighbors admiring them under warm street light
History & Heritage

Lowrider History and Chicano Culture

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
1970 Buick GSX front fender detail, a GM A-body muscle car
History & Heritage

Why the Mid-Size A-Body Defined Muscle

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min