The early 60s up to the 70s was a golden age for the American automotive industry, if only because muscle cars were growing in number and overall stature. The muscle car arms race of that time ...

However, not all cars from that exciting era became styling icons. The '60s and '70s will forever be remembered as the most exciting era of the American automotive industry. Factory-built ...

it became the norm for American carmakers. In the following years, intermediates, pony cars, and even compacts received potent V8 engines that made them fearsome straight-line performers.

Before computers and automation, cars were a lot harder to build, often requiring hard men and brute force to go from raw materials to cool '50s or '60s Chevys sitting on a dealership's lot.