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History & Heritage

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

1968 Chevelle SS396 engine bay — Turbo-Jet air cleaner
History & Heritage

SS and Turbo-Jet: The Marketing Lore

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Briggs Cunningham 1960 Corvette racing car in white with blue stripes at the Le Mans circuit with period pit crew in white overalls
History & Heritage

Corvette at Le Mans 1960: the Cunningham team that proved it belonged

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
A beautifully preserved late-1940s American pickup truck parked outside a period rural gas station at golden hour, warm archival tone
History & Heritage

The Complete History of American Pickup Trucks

Robert Halloran · · 9 min
1973 Cadillac Fleetwood full-size luxury sedan on an estate driveway, the last of the big pre-downsizing American land yachts
History & Heritage

The 1973 Oil Crisis and the Downsizing of American Luxury

David Mercer · · 5 min
1986 Chevrolet Corvette C4 in yellow on an American highway, symbolizing the C4 performance revival from the malaise era
History & Heritage

C4 Corvette Malaise To Muscle

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Corvette C5-R racing car in yellow Corvette Racing livery at full speed on the Circuit de la Sarthe during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at night
History & Heritage

C5-R Corvette Le Mans dynasty: how Corvette Racing built a class-winning legacy

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
A belly-tank lakester hot rod racing across the white Bonneville Salt Flats under a big sky, distant mountains on the horizon
History & Heritage

Bonneville Speed Week and Land-Speed Hot Rods

Jim Vasquez · · 8 min
1960s GM automotive design studio interior with a mid-engine Corvette concept prototype on a clay model stand surrounded by designers and engineers
History & Heritage

Corvette mid-engine history: Zora Arkus-Duntov's fifty-year campaign

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — Strato bucket seat cockpit
History & Heritage

Interior Evolution 1968-72: How the Cabin Grew Up

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1970 Chevelle SS factory wheel — center cap close-up
History & Heritage

The SS Wheels Story: Rally, SS, Magnum 500

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 on a show field
History & Heritage

Muscle Cars of the 1960s vs the 1970s

Patrick Walsh · · 5 min
A dusty as-discovered barn-find classic car staged under spotlights in an auction preview tent, with bidders studying it
History & Heritage

Barn Finds at Auction

David Mercer · · 7 min
1965 Chevrolet Corvette 396 big-block engine bay detail showing chrome air cleaner on first-year big block
History & Heritage

1965 Corvette 396 Big Block

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1967 Chevrolet C10 -- smooth fender with no marker light
History & Heritage

Why the 1967 C10 Had One-Year-Only Features

Robert Halloran · · 6 min
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle NASCAR — superspeedway race action
History & Heritage

The Chevelle's Indy Pace Car Myth and Its Real Racing Legacy

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic — empty lot late afternoon
History & Heritage

1977: The Final Colonnade Chevelle Year

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna — urethane nose studio close-up
History & Heritage

The Soft-Nose Laguna: A Styling Story

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1933 Cadillac V16 coachbuilt convertible on a concours judging lawn
History & Heritage

Cadillac or Lincoln: Which Marque Do Collectors Value Higher Today

David Mercer · · 6 min