Flipboard 2025 Awesome Cars

There was a time when American showrooms were filled with Hornets, Pacers, Gremlins, and cars called things like the Golden Hawk. Some were engineering breakthroughs, while others became famous for entirely different reasons. These forgotten nameplates will take you back to an unforgettable era of driving.

Remember the Crown Victoria, Buick Roadmaster, and Lincoln Town Car? Explore America's last great full-size sedans and whether they deserve a comeback.

Discover 25 anniversary-edition cars collectors still hunt for, from rare Ferraris and Lamborghinis to special Corvettes, Mustangs, and racing-inspired Porsches.

If your mechanic says the AC compressor is failing, it is possible for the system to still blow cold for a while. That is because many compressors do not go from perfect to dead in one moment. They often degrade in stages, and the cooling you feel at the vents may lag behind the damage building inside.

Discover how Papa John's founder John Schnatter sold his beloved 1971 Chevy Camaro Z28 to start a pizza empire, then found it again more than 25 years later.

Discover how the Mercedes CLR took flight three times at the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours, why its design failed, and how the crashes changed endurance racing.

Open the hood of a classic car, and you'll find components that once seemed impossible to live without. Carburetors, ignition distributors, mechanical linkages, and other familiar parts were essential to keeping millions of vehicles running. Then electronic controls began taking over jobs that previously depended on springs, cables, and carefully adjusted mechanical devices. Some parts disappeared almost completely, while others survived only in older vehicles or specialized applications.

From rare racing legends to million-dollar Speedsters, Jerry Seinfeld has owned some of the most desirable Porsches ever built. But which of his prized machines commanded the biggest prices?

You can spot a GTO across a parking lot. You know what a Hemi sounds like. But how much do you remember about the strange options, unexpected parts, and factory decisions behind these cars? Keep score through these 20 questions—and answer before moving to the next slide. Eight might be harder than you think.