This story originally appeared in the Summer 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic.] General Motors spent years and massive ...

Q: Greg, I’m a senior citizen who enjoys your columns very much, especially on the Chevrolets from the 1950s. Can you ...

General Motors redesigned its pickups after fulfilling its duties in World War II. The new Chevy trucks were known as the Advance Design series, while GMC called its new trucks the New Design. The ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your windshield got cracked during your latest ride down a dirt road. It's not that bad, is it? Well, it all depends on where it's cracked, ...

Conceived to showcase Chevy's styling prowess as well as a new V8 engine, the Biscayne concept became one of the most influential concept cars of the 1950s. The Biscayne, named after Biscayne Bay, a ...

Warning: this video is not for the particularly squeamish, but is actually quite incredible. In it, a 1955 Chevy takes on a second-generation Camaro on the drag strip. At the end of the drag race, ...

The 1955 model year marked the third for the Chevy Corvette, and despite some improvements, the fiberglass wonder was off to a rocky start. The first year of Corvette production saw only 300 copies ...

Before 1955, pickup trucks were a means to an end. As beasts of burden, they were relegated to farm and municipal work, while cars dominated the market for a growing middle class. That all changed ...

Today, cars are almost just another commodity. That was not the case back in the 1950s. Those were the days when automakers would announce a specific date when dealers were allowed to show their new ...

Your windshield wipers are among the most important consumables on your car. Get caught out in the rain with a bad pair of wipers and your visibility can be drastically reduced, which vastly increases ...