The Golden Years: 6 Memorable Muscle Cars

1970 Plymouth Barracuda

The original era of muscle cars began in the 1960s, peaked around 1970, and quickly faded a few years later as emission controls set in. In more recent years we’ve seen the second era of muscle cars, but the number of models involved is far less than before. Notably, there … Read more

5 Forgettable Cars From the 1980s

1987 Yogo GV Sport

The 1980s can be defined in one word: us. For that’s the decade when Americans began to cast off the memory of the Watergate scandal and the lost Vietnam War of the 1970s. Consumerism, especially materialism, was in vogue and global trade brought the first cars from Yugoslavia, Brazil and … Read more

5 Forgettable Cars From the 1970s

1973 Ford Pinto

It was during the 1970s when automakers from Japan began to find a market among the big American cars of that era. As Toyota, Honda and Datsun (later Nissan) products began to take hold, American car manufacturers responded by producing several smaller models to counter the overseas invasion. Unfortunately, many … Read more

5 Retired American Car Brands

1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

The auto industry continues to evolve and consolidate, casting off brands or seeing the demise of entire automakers including Saab. In the United States, we have seen the death of several car brands in recent years including Mercury, Pontiac, and Plymouth. Hundreds of brands have come and gone down through … Read more

Spotlight: 2019 Piedmont Classic Chevy Club Car Show

2019 Piedmont Classic car show

Pictured above: This Camaro SS was just one of several performance models in Chevrolet’s 1969 product line. 2019 Piedmont Classic Chevy Club Car Show You’ll find Chevrolet fan clubs all across the country, including some based on specific models such as the Avalanche, Camaro, and Impala. There’s even a Chevrolet … Read more

23rd Annual Triangle British Classic Car Show

2019 Triangle British classic car show

Auto shows are held ‘year round, especially in warmer climates where cold and snow are not much of a factor. In the southeast, including the Carolinas, May begins a stretch of shows lasting into early fall. Thus, if you enjoy classic cars, then this is the season for you. The … Read more

2018 Rod & Custom Show Presented by the Stray Cats

2018 Stray Cats car show

Stray Cats and a classic car show. Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer for some parts of the country, but here in the Southeast, it means something else: the start of the college football season! It is also one of the best weekends of the year for … Read more

2018 Capital City Cruisers Car, Truck & Bike Show

2018 Capital City Cruisers car show

Capital City Cruisers hosts their 12th annual event. Weeks of above normal rainfall in the Carolinas means one thing: if you have plans in place, then know for certain that they’re subject to change. Moreover, if those plans involve hosting a car show with scores of classic and antique cars … Read more

20th Annual American Children’s Home Show-off Car Show

20th annual show off car show

  What could be better than a gathering of cars, trucks and motorcycles? Not much, unless that function benefits a nonprofit, as it did at a recent event held in Lexington, North Carolina. Indeed, the campus of the American Children’s Home was both the host and beneficiary of an event … Read more

Spotlight: 2018 Piedmont Classic Chevy Club Car Show

2018 Piedmont Clasic car show

2018 Piedmont Classic Chevy Club Car Show at Lake Wheeler Park. As an automotive writer, most of my focus is on what’s new and upcoming, thus the “auto trends” moniker. But I also know that the industry has a rich history spanning nearly 150 years. Keeping an eye on the … Read more