Retro

Like most auto enthusiasts, I have a deep-seated distaste for minivans. Sure, they’re some of the most practical vehicles on the road today, but driving one pretty much says that you’ve given up on your own life and your kids have won.…

In the past few years, it seems like automakers are competing to create the smartest cars on the road. From lane assistance and intelligent cruise control to parking assistance and – before we know it – wholly autonomous vehicles.…

I have a strange affinity for unusual concept cars. One of the wackiest designs I’ve stumbled across in my travels has to be the American Motors Astra-Gnome, a “space age” concept that dates back to 1956.…

As a brand, Infiniti has only been around since 1989, launched as the luxury spin-off of Nissan. Most of their cars are sleek and modern in styling, and loaded with modern technology, like the first production steer-by-wire system in the Q50 and Q60.…

The sights and sounds ’80s are having quite a resurgence these days. With movies like Ready Player One, TV shows like Stranger Things, the 8-bit NES Classic Mini console, and countless tunes borrowing from the era, us Gen Xers are reliving our youth like on a daily basis.…

Waaay back in the day before I was in grade school, I used to stay with a babysitter when my parents felt bad about leaving me home alone (it was the ’80s, don’t judge).…

For the most part, my parents preferred functional over fancy cars, so the childhood rides in our driveway were generally practical machines. There was a Plymouth Duster, an Oldsmobile station wagon, and briefly an Audi wagon that turned out to be a bonafide lemon.…

One of the most unusual vehicles ever produced by has to have been the VW Phoenix Van. This strange looking ride looks like it belongs in a science fiction film, not on the public roads.…

This 1950 short cartoon from Disney is an offbeat entry into the world of automotive educational films. For starters, Motor Mania is animated, and both its protagonist and antagonist are played by Goofy.…

Many of today’s cars are built with unibody frames, with the increasing use of lightweight materials and improved safety through the use of crumple zones. But in the early days of the automotive industry, carmakers were just figuring out the best way to make frames that could even hold up to the everyday act of driving down a road.…

MotorWeek is still on the air, but if you’ve been pining for the good old days you’ll be pleased to know that the show has been uploading clips from old episodes on its YouTube channel.…

Chrysler took a step into the wayback machine in 1995 when it showed up at the Detroit Motor Show with the retro-styled Atlantic concept. Inspired by the sweeping lines of a 1930s luxury coupe, the Atlantic flaunted large front and rear fender flares reminiscent of cars of the past.…

Thanks to the help of tiny toy cars and the wonders of stop-motion animation, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company provides an educational guide to safely operating a motorcar.…

I’m not sure whether I love or hate this design concept for an updated Fiat 127 done by designer David Obendorfer, but it seems Lapo Elkann, grandson of former Fiat president Gianni Agnelli, has expressed his love for the design, so who am I to second guess that opinion?…

Regular Car Reviews reminisces about the car known in most of the world as the Mitsubishi Starion, but sold here in the U.S. as the Chrysler Conquest.…