When looking back at the 1960s—a decade dominated by massive V8 muscle cars, roaring big-blocks, and Detroit’s “no substitute for cubic inches” philosophy—one compact car broke the mold. It was ...

It would be another month before we'd know the verdict on the engine, and I'm not gonna lie, that made me nervous as hell. I'll let you know how the engine held up in a couple of weeks. But for now, ...

Named for the slick Corvette and elegant Bel Air, the Chevrolet Corvair has a storied history. With its appearance in January of 1960, it was apparent that Chevrolet’s then-General Manager Ed Cole had ...

Chevy's Corvair is a six too, but with horizontally opposed banks of three cylinders each. Shown here without accessories and cooling ducts, ingenious air-cooled 140-incher is mostly aluminum and ...

In the late 1950s, General Motors‘ engineering department became enticed by mid-engine vehicles and developed the CERV I experimental vehicle. The automaker continued toying with the idea through the ...

Since World War II, there has only been one new American car that was a huge leap forward from what had been built before its debut in 1959, and that car was the 1960 Chevrolet Corvair. No other car ...

Lou is a freelance journalist and content writer with a focus on the automotive world. After graduating from Coventry University (Automotive Journalism MA) in 2020, she worked in automotive e-commerce ...

Between 1960 and 1969, Chevrolet built one of the most interesting, intriguing, controversial, deviant, defiant, non-conformist, and unrightfully bashed automobiles ever to come out of Detroit. The ...

While some folks (okay, we’ll admit, it’s most people) are still reeling from the shock value introduction of the fresh Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC rocking parts and the 5.2-liter supercharged Predator ...

Behind the wheel of one of the first Corvairs built, we uncover the truth behind Chevy’s most polarizing car. [This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of MotorTrend Classic.]1959 ...

Concept cars are exactly what they are called—just a “concept.” Don’t look too closely at the details of how producible the car is because it’s just a concept of a car. What typically survives from ...

For car and truck enthusiasts, Monterey, California, is well-known, primarily for hosting one of the world's most prestigious car shows, held annually (August 21 this year) on the oceanside grounds of ...