Car Features

Deep dives into the most iconic classic cars ever built.

Gold 1971 Plymouth Barracuda parked at an abandoned 1970s gas station in hazy light
Car Features

Why Plymouth Discontinued the Barracuda

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
Blue 1966 Ford Thunderbird parked outside a vintage auto body paint shop at golden hour
Car Features

Thunderbird Color Names as Culture

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min
Power window switches and woodgrain door trim inside a plush 1970s Cadillac cabin
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Power Everything: How Windows, Seats, and Locks Became Status Symbols

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1966 Ford F-100 FE 390 V8 — engine bay, hood up in a garage on a rainy day
Car Features

The FE Big-Blocks: 352 and 390

Emily Chen · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454, front three-quarter grille and hood
Car Features

1970: The Definitive Chevelle Face

Jim Vasquez · · 8 min
Chopped red street rod beside a tubbed Pro Street muscle car in a dramatic garage
Car Features

Pro Street vs Street Rod

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
1971 Dodge Charger R/T fuselage body at a spring car show
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1971-1974: Fuselage Curves and the Last Muscle Charger

Patrick Walsh · · 10 min
Blue Plymouth Road Runner and yellow Dodge Super Bee nose to nose at a drag strip
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Road Runner vs Super Bee: Cartoon Muscle Wars

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
Turquoise 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air parked at a glowing vintage drive-in movie theater at dusk
Car Features

The Tri-Five in Movies and TV

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Close-up of the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on a 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II chrome radiator shell
Car Features

Hood Ornaments as Luxury Signaling: From Flying Ladies to Crests

Sarah Whitfield · · 5 min
1972 Plymouth Barracuda with four headlight face on an open highway at sunset
Car Features

The Restyle Years: 1972 to 1974 Barracuda

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, abandoned drive-in at golden hour
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ZR-1 King of the Hill: the LT5 Corvette explained

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
Silver 1965 to 1966 Chevrolet Impala coupe and convertible on a coastal overlook road
Car Features

1965 to 1966 Impala Body Styles

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
Bronze 1973 Plymouth Barracuda inside a vintage automotive assembly plant
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1972 to 1974 Barracuda Production

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Rusty Model A-style rat rod — bare plate bracket in a brick alley at night
Car Features

Registering and Insuring a Rat Rod

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Glossy black 1968 Dodge Charger in dramatic side-profile lighting
Car Features

Iconic Charger Paint Jobs on Screen

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Fluorescent Sublime green Dodge Challenger by a neon lit retro diner at dusk
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Sublime Green and the Challenger

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
Air-cooled Porsche 911 flat-six engine bay with Bosch mechanical fuel injection next to removed Weber carburetors in a restoration garage
Car Features

The Debate Over Modernizing Air-Cooled Porsches

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min