History & Heritage

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

1996 Chevrolet Corvette C4 Grand Sport in Admiral Blue with white stripe at a car show, the last C4 now a rising collectible
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C4 Corvette Rising Classic

David Mercer · · 7 min
1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria — white Corvette EX-122 concept on rotating display in Art Deco ballroom
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Corvette Motorama 1953: the show car that became a production order

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1970s Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow on the assembly line at the Crewe factory with workers fitting coachwork
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When Rolls-Royce Motors Split from Aerospace

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe rear view in studio lighting, showing the controversial vertical spine that divided the rear window for only one model year
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Why the split window Corvette was removed after one year

Wayne Coburn · · 7 min
1975 Chevrolet Corvette C3 in California Melon paint on a period American highway, exemplifying the malaise era
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C3 Corvette Malaise Era Horsepower

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 — dealer lot at dusk
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1967: The Last of the First Generation

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Chevrolet Chevelle 300, Malibu, SS — trunk badge trio
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Malibu, 300, or SS: Second-Gen's Trim-Level Language

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1964 Pontiac GTO hardtop at a classic car show, the car most often crowned the first true muscle car
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The First Muscle Car Debate: Rocket 88 to GTO

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1932 Packard Twelve with senior coachwork showing its ox-yoke grille and long hood
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Packard's Rise to America's Premier Prewar Luxury Marque

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1932 Duesenberg Model J coachbuilt convertible with long hood and sweeping fenders on a grand estate driveway
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Duesenberg and the Birth of the CCCA “Full Classic” Era

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1969 AMC AMX 390 V8 engine bay with the hood open
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Emissions, Unleaded Fuel and the Muscle Car

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic — swivel bucket seat interior
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Forgotten Chevelle Comfort Options of the Colonnade Years

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1970 Plymouth Road Runner on a period street, the kind of car insurance surcharges priced out of reach
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How Insurance Surcharges Strangled the Muscle Car

David Mercer · · 6 min
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray wheel and Girling disc brake caliper detail in Rally Red finish
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1965 Corvette Disc Brakes

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
1983 Chevrolet Corvette pre-production prototype being evaluated in the factory before the scrapping order, one of only 43 built
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Why No 1983 Corvette

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1932 Lincoln Model KB formal town car with a coachbuilt Brunn body, an example of America's golden age of custom coachwork
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The Golden Age of American Coachbuilders: LeBaron, Fleetwood, Brunn

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
White and blue racing Chevrolet Corvette at the 12 Hours of Sebring with mechanics in period overalls working in the pit lane
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Corvette racing history: Sebring and Le Mans

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Mid-1970s Chevrolet Chevelle 350 — emissions engine bay detail
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The Malaise-Era Horsepower Decline

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min