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Ownership & Lifestyle

The real-world side of owning, storing, insuring, and living with a classic car.

1970 AMC Rebel Machine fender and hood scoop detail
Ownership & Lifestyle

Muscle Car Nicknames and Their Origins

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
A buyer with a clipboard walks around a classic pickup truck in bright daylight, working through a pre-purchase inspection checklist.
Ownership & Lifestyle

What to Look For When Buying a Classic Truck

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
A 1968 Pontiac GTO parked on Woodward Avenue at dusk during a period cruise night, evoking Detroit muscle car culture.
Ownership & Lifestyle

Regional Muscle Culture: Detroit, California, and the South

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — red, film backlot at night
Ownership & Lifestyle

The 1970 Chevelle SS in Fast and Furious

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 on the collector-car auction block
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Muscle Car Revival of the 2000s

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
A vast grassy showfield packed with hundreds of colorful pre-1949 street rods under a summer sky, with crowds and white canopy tents at the Street Rod Nationals
Ownership & Lifestyle

Street Rod Culture and the NSRA

Patrick Walsh · · 10 min
A pristine restomod classic muscle car under spotlights on the auction stage as a crowd of collectors bids in an upscale showroom
Ownership & Lifestyle

Restomod Value and the Originality Debate

David Mercer · · 11 min
Close-up of the polished inline-eight engine bay of a 1930s coachbuilt Packard
Ownership & Lifestyle

Matching Numbers and Why It Matters Less for Luxury Classics

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1972 Chevrolet C10 longbed -- first-time owner checking the rocker panel
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Gateway Truck: Why First-Time Collectors Start With a C10

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1965 Chevrolet C10 show truck -- spotlit custom build on display
Ownership & Lifestyle

From SEMA to the Street: Famous Custom C10 Builds

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
A row of traditional postwar hot rods parked together at a mid-century Southern California club gathering, members in club jackets standing by chopped Ford coupes with cast-metal plaques on the rear bumpers
Ownership & Lifestyle

Hot Rod Clubs and Their History

Gary Nowak · · 7 min
Custom 1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3 from the 1978 film Corvette Summer in candy apple red with raked nose extension and high rear spoiler against a Las Vegas neon backdrop
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette Summer (1978): the film, the car, and why it still matters

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — film set stunt drift slide
Ownership & Lifestyle

Filming a Chevelle Chase: Movie Stunt Work

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Classic 1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2 Stingray on a Hollywood film set surrounded by stage lights and camera equipment
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette in Pop Culture & Film

Nora Beckett · · 13 min
1930s Packard Twelve luxury sedan on the block inside an elegant indoor collector-car auction hall
Ownership & Lifestyle

Financing and Appraising an Expensive Classic

David Mercer · · 6 min
Lowered custom C10 show truck -- candy paint at gravel lot show
Ownership & Lifestyle

C10 Culture: How a Work Truck Became a Custom Icon

Nora Beckett · · 9 min
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — vintage advertisement style driveway shot
Ownership & Lifestyle

Period GM Advertising: How Chevrolet Sold the Chevelle Dream

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
A fat-fendered pre-1949 street rod parked beside a modern-era restomod muscle car in a clean show hall, the two eras side by side.
Ownership & Lifestyle

Street Rod vs Restomod

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min