The 1950s shaped auto history in the U.S. like few other times could. Once WWII ended, people felt hopeful, economy surged ...

The car in this feature hails from the Phoenix area by way of Southern California, but its true heritage lies further afield.

Even though it managed to survive the Great Depression, Packard eventually disappeared in the 1950s, being unable to compete with Detroit giants like Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Following a merger with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Photographer John Zimmerman worked out of the Time-Life bureau in Detroit in the 1950s, covering the Big ...

When it comes to 1950s cars, we usually think about iconic nameplates like the Chevrolet Bel Air, Chrysler 300 "letter series," or the Cadillac Eldorado. But some lesser-known automobiles are just as ...

Hobart Dickey, or Hobe to his friends, lives and breathes classic cars. He owns two 1954 Chevrolets, a 1948 Chevrolet, and a prewar Buick. But his favorites are his Oldsmobiles.

Bernardo Casian of Cathedral City, California, went to his first lowrider car show in 1992. "Since then I've been wanting a lowrider, but I couldn't afford one at the time. I got into greaser cars ...

The new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, which makes its world debut this autumn at the Frankfurt motor show, celebrates the formidable SLR race cars of the 1950s and will mark a new era of M-B grand ...

I've had this 1950 Fleetline Concept in my head for a while. The idea was to accentuate the forward moving lines on the car with additional touches that would keep the car moving while standing still.