Whether at a car show or a weekend cruise night, it’s an often-heard sentiment: car culture, and traditional “muscle cars” in particular, are dead and gone. For many Baby Boomers, there’s no more proof than the waning popularity of traditional American classics, prewar cars, and classic golden-era muscle cars. But that culture hasn’t vanished, younger […]
A Deep Dive into Ten Iconic Cars Defining the Baby Boomer Generation
Baby Boomers have witnessed a most exciting time in the history of the automobile. From great American muscle cars to European sports cars, from acres of full-size luxury to reliable trucks, and from cheap Japanese imports to affordable economy models, these ten vehicles exemplify the innovation, performance, style and economy that the Baby Boomer Generation […]
10 Classic American Cars That Overreached on Style and Missed the Mark
American muscle cars are widely celebrated for their burly V8 engines, throaty exhaust music, and the ability to run through the quarter mile at top speed. But no matter how much power a muscle car has, it doesn’t guarantee good styling, and a handful of American coupes are guilty of poor exterior design choices that […]
10 Vintage Rides Baby Boomers Still Adore That Totally Leave Millennials Scratching Their Heads
The Generation gap fact is hard when it comes to old cars. To Baby Boomers born about 1946 to 1964 those giant, polished American classics of the 1950s through the first 1970s are vehicles of another sort. They are bound to an era when living was full of potential: cheap gas, open roads, booming burbs, […]
A Deep Dive into 10 Landmark Mid-Engined Classic Sports Cars
A car with the engine before the driver but behind the rear axle could easily become a rear-heavy four-wheeled turtle and flip over backwards under intense acceleration. The solution to this issue was to design a different sort of chassis and rear suspension to the typical front-engined model. Keeping the engine nearer the centre of […]
10 Iconic Performance Cars From the 2000s That Defined an Era
The 2000s were a exciting time for performance cars that still have a fantastic driver car relationship. When you think back of the 2000s, you can immediately recall fantastic combinations of naturally aspirated powertrains, high-revving engines, stick-shift gearboxes, light weight designs and stunning bodywork. The performance car of this period weren’t just made to run […]
10 Classic Cars With Notable Speed and Performance Engineering
“Great Looks and Great Performance” Classic cars are not just remembered for their design but also for their outstanding performance. Some of these units achieved that speed even despite not being focused as much as the more famous competitors. From big V8 engines to the first turbocharged powertrains, their ingenuity was often ahead of the […]
Classic Bubble Cars and Microcars That Defined an Era of Minimalist Transport
Cheap transportation Bubble cars originated as bright, cheerful, eminently sensible solutions to the post-war economic crisis that hit Europe. Created by a number of ex-aircraft engineers, these extraordinarily quirky machines used their lightweight bodies and aeronautical know-how to achieve optimum shape and performance, with just enough grunt to help you get around the place more […]
10 Sporty American Cars That Offer Affordable Driving Thrills Today
Really, we just love cars that were made to be driven and used every day cars that are a pleasure to drive and enjoy rather than a permanent garage fixture. These are the cars that you can go to town on, drive like you stole it and clock up the miles in, without constantly worrying […]
A Guide to Cuba’s Classic Cars and Automotive Heritage
Stepping onto the streets of Cuba can feel like entering a living automotive museum where time appears to have slowed down. Brightly colored vehicles from the 1940s and 1950s continue to move along palm-lined avenues, creating a remarkable connection between transportation, national heritage, history, and local culture. For travelers, these cars are more than eye-catching […]