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History & Heritage

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

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — trunk lid emblem close-up
History & Heritage

Why the SS Badge Disappeared After 1973

Dan Reeves · · 5 min
An early-1920s American factory pickup truck with an open cab and wooden bed, parked on a dirt street in sepia-toned period photography
History & Heritage

The First Factory-Built American Pickup

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
1969 Chevrolet Corvette C3 in Fathom Green at a classic car show, gleaming in concours condition under show lights
History & Heritage

C3 Corvette Rising Collectible

David Mercer · · 10 min
1956 Chevrolet Corvette in Venetian Red with contrasting color side coves parked on a scenic California coastal road at golden hour
History & Heritage

The 1956 Corvette redesign: how Chevrolet finally got it right

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible with the top down parked beside an elegant hotel portico
History & Heritage

Drophead and Convertible Variants Compared Across the Two Marques

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Close-up of a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette 265 cubic inch small-block V8 engine bay showing chrome air cleaner, polished valve covers, and period-correct carburetor
History & Heritage

How the V8 saved the 1955 Corvette

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Sport Coupe - car show field
History & Heritage

1968: The SS396's Last Year as Its Own Series

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Chevrolet chief engineer Ed Cole standing beside a 1955 Corvette with the hood open showing the new small-block V8 in a 1950s GM design studio setting
History & Heritage

Ed Cole and the small-block V8 that saved the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna — urethane nose debut at dealership
History & Heritage

Chevelle Laguna 1973-74: A New Nose on the Colonnade

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 — quad-headlamp grille detail
History & Heritage

1968: All-New Body, Split Wheelbase

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1971 Chevrolet C10 -- eggcrate grille close-up detail
History & Heritage

The Evolution of C10 Front Grilles, 1960–1987

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Estate wagon — suburban driveway scene
History & Heritage

The Colonnade Chevelle Wagon

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
A squared-off 1970s American full-size pickup with quad headlamps, chrome bumper and bright trim, parked on a tree-lined suburban street in golden-hour light
History & Heritage

How the 1970s Changed Classic Truck Styling

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 parked on a faded suburban street, malaise-era muscle car
History & Heritage

The Malaise Era: What Came After Muscle

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min
A proud line of candy-painted classic lowriders cruising a sunny palm-lined California boulevard as families and car clubs cheer from the sidewalks, celebrating the post-repeal legal cruise.
History & Heritage

Lowriding Laws and the Cruising Bans

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1987 Square Body C10 -- TBI fuel injection engine bay detail
History & Heritage

Square Body C10 (1973–1987): A Year-by-Year Breakdown

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
Macro close-up of the Rochester fuel injection unit on a 1957 Corvette 283 cubic inch engine showing injector nozzles and period-correct cast iron block
History & Heritage

Corvette 283 Fuelie: how Chevrolet hit one horsepower per cubic inch

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 — golden hour highway shot
History & Heritage

1966: The Restyle Story

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min