Art Martin, 54, builds and collects lowriders. Martin’s 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster is painted kandy brandywine with a little Corvette red thrown in. There’s also a ’47 Cadillac in his garage, black cherry ...

Fifty years ago, Ervin Wagner operated a two-bay service station on Highway 632 in the town of Phelps, Kentucky, maybe 3 miles from the West Virginia border. After fixing customers' cars all day, he ...

The Chevrolet 3100 is a constant presence in the news, despite the fact it hasn't been made new for close to seven decades now. The half-ton representative of a line of pickup trucks Chevy used to ...

If you look at the present-day new pickup truck market in the U.S., it becomes immediately clear that all the companies that were once known as the Detroit Big Three are are taking the lion's share: ...

World War II ended in 1945, and General Motors was anxious, as were the other automotive companies, to get back to the business of selling cars and trucks. Switching from making critical war material ...

The last '47-54 Chevy pickup to roll out of RB's shop was the High Tech Hauler '48 Chevy which was won by a lucky Primedia reader. This time, Ray wanted to build a keeper. He was leaning toward a ...

One of every motorist’s top nightmares is their brakes failing at any given moment, and if it’s a big, heavy old vintage car, it probably raises pulses even higher. This nightmare came to life this ...

Station wagons have ferried passengers to railroad stations, carried campers and worked for tradesmen. In 1948, one covered the length of Africa. Henry Donner was a professor of astronomy and geology ...

It all started with model cars. As a young boy, Henry Llamas of National City enjoyed building model car kits of his favorite classic rides. Since he wasn't old enough to drive yet, it was the closest ...

Classic car ownership has its perks but like any car, things can go sideways quickly if a major component fails. For Alexis Pritchard, the brakes in her and her grandfather’s 1947 Chevrolet Suburban ...

Mechanical gremlins are bound to pop up with classic cars. Ideally not while traveling at speed on a busy Southern California road that's under construction. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, ...

A pivotal ingredient to the Chevrolet product line has been their truck offerings. Commercial, agricultural and even general consumers have appreciated the versatility of the rugged, trusted brand in ...