Ford discontinued Mercury after 72 years, ending an iconic American car brand. Discover Mercury's history, legendary models, declining sales, and the reasons Ford decided to retire the famous nameplate.
Once ordinary workhorses, these classic square-body trucks from Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, GMC, and Jeep are now collector favorites. Which would you bring back?
Remember when car dashboards had mysterious knobs, switches, and levers? Discover forgotten dashboard controls from classic 1970s cars that Baby Boomers remember but younger drivers might struggle to identify.
In 1999, struggling American automaker Vector built the SRV8, a rare Chevrolet-powered supercar. Discover how financial troubles doomed the company and left just one extraordinary prototype ever made.
Discover surprising American cars from the 1970s and 1980s that were actually built by foreign automakers, including forgotten Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, and Plymouth models with unexpected overseas origins.
Plymouth launched the Barracuda before the Ford Mustang, but Mustang became the icon. Here’s how styling, marketing, pricing, performance, and cultural momentum changed automotive history.
You barely had to leave the driver's seat. For generations of motorists, stopping for gasoline could trigger a surprising little ritual of free services, mechanical attention, giveaways, and human interaction that would feel almost luxurious at many stations today.
From lap-only seat belts and drum brakes to primitive child seats and power windows, these common 1970s car features were far more dangerous than many Americans realized.
