Flipboard 2025 Awesome Cars

Every year had a car dealers could barely keep in stock—and another they seemingly could not move with a tow truck. These are the biggest winners and most memorable flops from 31 years of U.S. passenger-car sales, excluding pickups and SUVs.

When my house was built, the garage seemed perfectly adequate for the family cars of the day. Today, squeezing inside often feels like a puzzle. That raises an interesting question. Have garages stayed the same while vehicles kept growing?

The 90s gave us some unforgettable cars. The Mustang. The Viper. The Supra. But it also gave us a bunch of vehicles that seemed to disappear the second the decade ended. Some were weird. Some were actually pretty good. And some were so forgettable that seeing one today feels like spotting a payphone in the wild. Let's see how many you actually remember.

These 25 popular pickup trucks from the 1960s were once everywhere, but today many younger drivers wouldn’t even recognize these classic workhorses.

Before crossovers took over American roads, inexpensive hatchbacks, sedans, and oddly shaped subcompacts carried commuters, students, and entire families through everyday life. Some were clever, some were crude, and a few became famous for all the wrong reasons.

From vinyl roofs and opera windows to eight-track players and leaking T-tops, these 1970s car features should remain safely in automotive history.

These were the cars Baby Boomer men saw in magazines, dealer windows, driveways, and movies and immediately started acting weird. They lowered their voices. They stared too long. They suddenly knew what “body lines” meant.

Rediscover overlooked American muscle cars from the infamous malaise era, including forgotten Pontiacs, Mopars, Fords, and Chevrolets that prove 1970s performance was more exciting, collectible, and capable than many remember.

For more than 70 years, car companies have been announcing, hinting at, or quietly developing the machine that would finally knock the Corvette off America’s sports-car throne. Some came surprisingly close. Others had gullwing doors, enormous promises, and roughly enough funding to survive until Thursday. The Corvette, meanwhile, just kept showing up for work.

Whether they’re tearing through city streets, cruising Italian coastlines, or sitting in a garage looking impossibly cool, these classic cars helped define the movies they appeared in.

Explore Eric Clapton's incredible Ferrari collection, from the iconic 250 GT Lusso and Daytona to the one-of-a-kind SP12 EC, and discover why Ferraris became the rock legend's lifelong automotive passion.

There was a time when these brands felt as permanent as Ford and Chevrolet. Fast-forward decades and it's a different story. Mention some of these names to someone born after 2000 and don't be surprised if they think you're talking about an old appliance company instead of a car.