Classic cars

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.

Discover outrageous classic car colors from the 1960s and 1970s, including Panther Pink, Plum Crazy, and Sublime Green, that made American muscle cars unforgettable and still turn heads today.

Discover the bestselling cars in America from 1970 to 1998. See which Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota, and Oldsmobile models topped sales charts the year you graduated from high school.

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.

Car brands can disappear surprisingly quickly. A merger, shrinking sales, corporate restructuring, or one badly timed recession can erase a badge that drivers grew up seeing everywhere. Yet plenty of discontinued marques remain highly visible at car shows, auctions, enthusiast gatherings, and in garages where owners refuse to let them fade away. These 24 departed names left behind cars distinctive enough to keep people talking long after the dealerships closed.