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1976 Ford Mustang II Cobra II in white with blue stripes
History & Heritage

In Defense of the Mustang II: The Most Hated Mustang

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1968 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Mako Shark era design in side profile on an American highway at sunset, showing the low wide body with tunneled rear quarter windows and pronounced fender bulges
History & Heritage

The C3 Corvette: Mako Shark Era (1968-1982)

Tom Ramirez · · 12 min
Mid-1970s Chevrolet Chevelle 350 — emissions engine bay detail
History & Heritage

The Malaise-Era Horsepower Decline

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV with heavy federal bumpers, vinyl roof and opera windows, a malaise-era luxury car after chrome fell away
Car Features

The Death of Chrome: How the Malaise Era Changed Luxury Design

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — period drag strip test scene
History & Heritage

How Period Magazines Judged the Colonnade Chevelle

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1971 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am second-generation, blue with hood bird decal, parked on a road at golden hour
Car Features

Second-Generation Firebird 1970-1981: The Definitive Bird

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in dark blue with shaker hood scoop parked in a suburban driveway
Car Features

Surviving the Malaise Era

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min