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Classic Cars Arena Magazine

Features, history, market analysis, and collector stories from our editorial team of classic car specialists.

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 and Pontiac GTO Judge - dealer lot dusk
Car Features

The A-Body Muscle War: Chevelle vs GTO, 442 and GS

How the Chevelle SS fought its own GM siblings, the GTO, 442, and Buick GS/GSX, for the same buyer on the same GM A-body platform.

Patrick Walsh ·
1967 Pontiac GTO red coupe studio ad shot
Car Features

'The Great One': How a Slogan Became a Legend

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 LS6 - big-block engine bay detail
Car Features

The LS6 454: Chevelle's Big-Block Legend

Dan Reeves · · 9 min

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Crowds walking the paved vendor midway between exhibition buildings at the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, rows of pre-1949 street rods and parts booths lining the lanes
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Street Rod Nationals

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
Close-up of a gold-and-chrome 13-inch wire wheel with a two-bar knock-off spinner and a skinny whitewall tire, spokes glinting in the sun
Car Features

Lowrider Wire Wheels

Hector Morales · · 7 min
Coachbuilder shaping a fender on an English wheel — 1930s Duesenberg body restoration
Market & Values

Coachbuilt Body Restoration: Lead Work and Panel Fabrication Explained

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
A modern Ford Coyote 5.0 DOHC V8 with tall cam covers freshly installed in a classic Mustang-style engine bay, clean professional swap
Restoration & Tech

The Coyote Swap Explained

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Original-paint survivor car resting in dry barn light
Car Features

Unrestored Survivors: Why Originality Commands a Premium

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1969 GTO Ram Air 400 engine bay close-up
Car Features

Ram Air III vs Ram Air IV: What Actually Differs

Dan Reeves · · 7 min

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

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A classic Chevrolet Corvette on exhibit at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky, where Zora Arkus-Duntov's ashes are interred by his own request
History & Heritage

Zora Duntov buried at the Corvette Museum: why it matters

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
1969 Corvette big block drag racing with front wheels lifting off the NHRA track at launch with tire smoke billowing from the rear
History & Heritage

Corvette drag racing in the big-block era

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
1930s Duesenberg Model J coachbuilt classic displayed on a concours auction lawn
History & Heritage

Luxury Car Nameplates That Vanished Entirely

David Mercer · · 6 min
1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic — swivel bucket seat interior
History & Heritage

The Swivel Bucket Seats That Defined Colonnade Comfort

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — new car showroom floor
History & Heritage

1970: The Year GM Lifted the Displacement Cap

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1965 Chevrolet C10 Stepside -- stepped bed fenders in truck yard
History & Heritage

Stepside vs Fleetside: C10 Bed Production Numbers and History

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min

Deep dives into the most iconic classic cars ever built.

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1967 Pontiac GTO red coupe studio ad shot
Car Features

'The Great One': How a Slogan Became a Legend

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 LS6 - big-block engine bay detail
Car Features

The LS6 454: Chevelle's Big-Block Legend

Dan Reeves · · 9 min
Close-up of a gold-and-chrome 13-inch wire wheel with a two-bar knock-off spinner and a skinny whitewall tire, spokes glinting in the sun
Car Features

Lowrider Wire Wheels

Hector Morales · · 7 min
Original-paint survivor car resting in dry barn light
Car Features

Unrestored Survivors: Why Originality Commands a Premium

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1969 GTO Ram Air 400 engine bay close-up
Car Features

Ram Air III vs Ram Air IV: What Actually Differs

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS — cornering hard road course
Car Features

Chevelle SCCA and Road-Course Appearances

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min

Auction results, price trends, and expert analysis of the collector car market.

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Coachbuilder shaping a fender on an English wheel — 1930s Duesenberg body restoration
Market & Values

Coachbuilt Body Restoration: Lead Work and Panel Fabrication Explained

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1941 Packard 180 formal sedan parked under a grand hotel porte-cochere
Market & Values

Why Some Luxury Classics Are Undervalued Compared to Muscle Cars

David Mercer · · 5 min
1953 Packard Caribbean under restoration in a specialist workshop with shelves of vintage trim and chrome parts
Market & Values

Sourcing Rare Parts for Orphaned Luxury Marques: Packard and Imperial

David Mercer · · 7 min
Classic 1960s Cadillac under a breathable cover in a climate-controlled preservation garage
Market & Values

Storage and Preservation of a Luxury Classic

David Mercer · · 6 min
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 spotlighted on a collector-car auction stage
Market & Values

The Rarest American Muscle Cars Ever Built

David Mercer · · 6 min
1969 COPO 9562 Chevelle — sleeper on the dealer lot
Market & Values

COPO Chevelles: The Factory Loophole Muscle Cars

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min

Practical guides, mechanic advice, and tech tips for classic car owners.

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A modern Ford Coyote 5.0 DOHC V8 with tall cam covers freshly installed in a classic Mustang-style engine bay, clean professional swap
Restoration & Tech

The Coyote Swap Explained

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1978 Chevrolet C10 frame -- bare chassis on jack stands
Restoration & Tech

How to Prep and Paint a Classic C10 Frame

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
C10 frame rail ground strap -- corroded bolt under inspection
Restoration & Tech

Troubleshooting Electrical Grounding Issues on a C10 Chassis

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
Bare hot-rod rolling chassis on a shop floor with boxed frame rails and a dropped front axle located by split wishbones, no body attached
Restoration & Tech

Choosing a Hot Rod Chassis and Suspension

Ray Delgado · · 8 min
A classic pickup truck partway through restoration in a warm home garage, with a person working on it surrounded by tools and organized parts
Restoration & Tech

How to Restore a Classic Truck: A Beginner's Guide

Robert Halloran · · 10 min
Classic four-door crew-cab pickup truck in three-quarter front view at a vintage truck show
Restoration & Tech

Classic Truck Cab Styles Explained

Robert Halloran · · 8 min

Coverage of major car shows, auctions, and events from the collector car world.

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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2026: What to Watch and Why It Matters
News & Events

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2026: What to Watch and Why It Matters

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026: Top Results and Market Signals
News & Events

Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026: Top Results and Market Signals

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min

Hand-picked listings and barn finds worth a second look.

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Barn Find Alert: Unrestored Classics in This Week's Listings
Marketplace Spotlight

Barn Find Alert: Unrestored Classics in This Week's Listings

Mike Sullivan · · 4 min
Classic Muscle Cars For Sale on CCA Right Now Worth a Second Look
Marketplace Spotlight

Classic Muscle Cars For Sale on CCA Right Now Worth a Second Look

David Mercer · · 4 min

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

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Crowds walking the paved vendor midway between exhibition buildings at the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, rows of pre-1949 street rods and parts booths lining the lanes
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Street Rod Nationals

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — dramatic poster-style studio shot
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Chevelle as Poster Car

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Mercury astronauts in NASA jumpsuits standing next to white Chevrolet Corvettes at Kennedy Space Center with Cape Canaveral launch structures in the background
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette and NASA: the astronaut connection that lasted decades

Patrick Walsh · · 11 min
Bright yellow 1932 Ford Deuce coupe hot rod idling under neon lights at a 1960s drive-in on cruise night, American Graffiti style
Ownership & Lifestyle

Hot Rods in Movies and Music

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Extreme macro close-up of a vintage Corvette crossed flags badge in chrome and enamel showing the checkered flag and Chevrolet flag emblem with water droplets
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette logo crossed flags evolution: seven decades of one emblem

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Chevrolet Chevelle SS — fender nameplate emblem close-up
Ownership & Lifestyle

The Band Chevelle: Untangling the Name From the Car

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min

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A pre-1949 street rod body and frame up on a rotisserie in a clean, bright fabrication shop, with a modern LS crate engine and Mustang II-style IFS crossmember staged nearby mid-build
Restoration & Tech

Building a Street Rod for Comfort and Reliability

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
Close-up of a Pontiac 400 engine block casting number and stamp pad inspected with a loupe and angled work light
Car Features

Numbers-Matching Pontiac Firebirds

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1979 Pontiac Trans Am 10th Anniversary Special Edition in two-tone silver over charcoal with gold snowflake wheels, studio shot
Car Features

The 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Classic Chevrolet Corvette lineup from 1953 to 1996 on American open road — chrome era to C4 aerodynamics
History & Heritage

The Classic Chevrolet Corvette: America's Sports Car Story

Tom Ramirez · · 15 min
1959 Cadillac tail fin and twin bullet taillights — close-up detail
Car Features

Cadillac's 1948 Tail Fin and the Fin Arms Race That Followed

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
A weathered hand holding a faded vintage vehicle title and bill of sale over the dusty hood of a barn-find classic car while checking the stamped VIN
Ownership & Lifestyle

Buying a Barn Find: Titles and Paperwork

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
Two nose-high gasser drag cars staged at the starting line of a 1960s Southern California dragstrip, with a period crowd and old timing tower
History & Heritage

Gasser Drag Racing History

Patrick Walsh · · 10 min
Studio comparison of a Pontiac 455 V8 block and a Chevrolet 454 big-block V8 side by side
Car Features

Pontiac vs Chevy Big-Block

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Late 1990s Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and Bentley Arnage side by side on a concours lawn
History & Heritage

1998: How BMW and Volkswagen Finally Split Rolls-Royce and Bentley for Good

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 C4 at a classic car auction preview showing the wide rear haunches and distinctive squared tail with potential buyers examining the car
Market & Values

Is the C4 Corvette a collectible now?

David Mercer · · 8 min
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 Six Barrel wedge engine bay illustrating the wedge cylinder-head design
Car Features

Hemi vs Wedge: The Design Difference

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Buick GS 455 unrestored survivor with original patina in an old garage
Restoration & Tech

Preservation vs Restoration: When to Leave It Alone

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min