History & Heritage

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

Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud grille and Spirit of Ecstasy mascot — close-up detail
History & Heritage

Badge Engineering Explained: What Really Differed Between a Silver Cloud and a Bentley S-Series

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1965 Chevelle Malibu convertible — Pacific Coast Highway
History & Heritage

The Malibu Name's Origins

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1960s Cadillac dealership showroom with new cars behind plate glass
History & Heritage

Cadillac vs Lincoln Sales Figures: Who Actually Won

David Mercer · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — Z15 badge and grille close-up
History & Heritage

The 1973 Chevelle SS: The Last of Its Kind

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Matrix grille and winged-B badge on the front of a 1968 Bentley T-Series
History & Heritage

Why Bentley Stayed Cheaper Than Rolls-Royce Despite Sharing an Engine

David Mercer · · 6 min
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V in profile showing its long hood and short formal roof, the peak of the personal luxury coupe era
History & Heritage

The Personal Luxury Coupe Era: Eldorado and Continental Mark

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — dealership lot archival scene
History & Heritage

1971: The Quiet SS Year

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — last big-block year twilight
History & Heritage

1972: Chevelle's Last Big-Block Year

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
The 1977 Chevrolet Aerovette mid-engine concept car at an auto show with dramatic gull-wing doors raised open, showing the low hood and wide rear haunches
History & Heritage

Aerovette: the mid-engine Corvette that almost was

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
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
1961 Lincoln Continental with both rear-hinged suicide doors open showing the pillarless center opening
History & Heritage

Suicide Doors vs Conventional: The Continental's Design Icon Status

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1929 Bentley Speed Six and the Bentley Boys in the Le Mans paddock
History & Heritage

Before the Merger: Bentley's Independent Racing Heritage and the Le Mans “Bentley Boys”

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
A stripped early Ford roadster hot rod with an exposed flathead V8 at a 1940s-50s dry-lakes gathering, warm archival tone
History & Heritage

The History of the American Hot Rod

Jim Vasquez · · 12 min