History & Heritage

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

1970 Chevelle SS factory wheel — center cap close-up
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The SS Wheels Story: Rally, SS, Magnum 500

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 on a show field
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Muscle Cars of the 1960s vs the 1970s

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min
A dusty as-discovered barn-find classic car staged under spotlights in an auction preview tent, with bidders studying it
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Barn Finds at Auction

David Mercer · · 7 min
1965 Chevrolet Corvette 396 big-block engine bay detail showing chrome air cleaner on first-year big block
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1965 Corvette 396 Big Block

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1967 Chevrolet C10 -- smooth fender with no marker light
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Why the 1967 C10 Had One-Year-Only Features

Robert Halloran · · 6 min
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle NASCAR — superspeedway race action
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The Chevelle's Indy Pace Car Myth and Its Real Racing Legacy

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic — empty lot late afternoon
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1977: The Final Colonnade Chevelle Year

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna — urethane nose studio close-up
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The Soft-Nose Laguna: A Styling Story

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1933 Cadillac V16 coachbuilt convertible on a concours judging lawn
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Cadillac or Lincoln: Which Marque Do Collectors Value Higher Today

David Mercer · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3 front three-quarter view in Medium Blue metallic showing the new urethane impact bumper
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1973 Corvette Rubber Nose Bumper

Wayne Coburn · · 9 min
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 - two-lane road late afternoon
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1966: The SS396 Debut

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing with doors raised in an elegant mid-century showroom
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When Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar Entered the American Luxury Conversation

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1936 Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby coachbuilt sports saloon parked before a country manor
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Rolls-Royce and Bentley's Shared Prewar Heritage

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Dark blue 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible parked on a quiet ceremonial drive with flags behind
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JFK's Lincoln and the Assassination That Shadowed the Marque

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1978 Chevrolet C10 Big 10 -- heavy-duty rear axle wheel detail
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What Made the "Big 10" Different: Payload Rules Explained

Robert Halloran · · 6 min
Dark green 1970 Oldsmobile 442 hardtop parked outside a period brick auto dealership
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How the Muscle Car Reshaped the American Auto Industry

David Mercer · · 6 min
WWII-era olive-drab military 4x4 light utility truck and a wartime civilian pickup parked at a period military supply depot, archival desaturated tones
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How WWII Reshaped the American Pickup

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
The F-Body Platform: What the Camaro Shared with the Firebird
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The F-Body Platform: What the Camaro Shared with the Firebird

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min