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History & Heritage

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

A 1963 C2 Corvette Sting Ray coupe and a 1968 C3 Corvette side by side at golden hour, representing the generational design conflict between Zora Duntov and Bill Mitchell at GM
History & Heritage

Zora Duntov vs Bill Mitchell: the GM conflict that shaped the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Beautifully restored classic American pickup truck on an open American road at golden hour
History & Heritage

The Classic American Truck Story

Robert Halloran · · 15 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 LS4 — big-block engine bay detail
History & Heritage

The 454 Big Block in the Colonnade Era

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
A 1956 Chevrolet Corvette at speed on Daytona Beach, recreating the atmosphere of Zora Arkus-Duntov's famous 150 mph two-way flying mile speed record run
History & Heritage

Zora and the 1956 Corvette: the year it became a real sports car

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
Close-up of a Bentley S-series chrome radiator grille beside a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud grille, corporate siblings nose to nose
History & Heritage

How Rolls-Royce Bought Bentley in 1931 and Made Them Corporate Siblings

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
A 1950s Southern California speed shop storefront with a red-and-white belly-tank lakester parked out front on a period street
History & Heritage

The So-Cal Speed Shop and the Postwar Boom

Gary Nowak · · 7 min
1929 supercharged Blower Bentley 4.5 Litre racing at speed on the Le Mans circuit
History & Heritage

Rolls-Royce vs Bentley: The Sibling Rivalry

Sarah Whitfield · · 9 min
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle convertible — auction house stage
History & Heritage

The First-Generation Convertible Story

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
A mid-1950s American half-ton pickup at a classic car show with its hood open, revealing an early overhead-valve V8 engine
History & Heritage

When Did Pickups Get V8 Engines?

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1961 Chevrolet C10 -- wraparound windshield front three-quarter
History & Heritage

First-Generation C10 (1960-1966): What Changed Year to Year

Robert Halloran · · 6 min
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS396 — quiet suburban road
History & Heritage

1969 Chevelle and Malibu: The Quiet Refinement Year

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1992 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 engine bay showing the new-generation small-block V8 with reverse-cooling system
History & Heritage

C4 Corvette Lt1 Engine 1992

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
Zora Arkus-Duntov era portrait atmosphere — a 1950s GM engineer with an early Corvette in a vintage engineering office setting
History & Heritage

Zora Arkus-Duntov: Father of the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 13 min
1976 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale -- two-tone paint side profile
History & Heritage

Factory Two-Tone Paint Schemes on Classic C10s

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
1985 Chevrolet Corvette L98 V8 engine with Tuned Port Injection runner intake manifold in the engine bay
History & Heritage

C4 Corvette Tuned Port Injection

Wayne Coburn · · 9 min
1970 Chevelle SS454 and Pontiac GTO — car show comparison
History & Heritage

SS vs the Muscle Car Rivals

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
1969 Chevrolet Corvette C3 race car with L88 engine competing in SCCA A-Production racing on a road course corner
History & Heritage

Corvette in the SCCA: the Trans-Am era and what it left behind

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1975 Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 — NASCAR superspeedway action
History & Heritage

Laguna Type S-3, 1974-1976

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min