Car Index

Not all of the histories we’ve written are here on the website. Some exist only in slightly shorter form only on Facebook and the very oldest ones are on Instagram. In the index below, you can link to all of your favorite cars by make and model, though you’ll need to have a Facebook account to access all of them. We’ll periodically update this list as more stories are added.

AC

1960 AC Aceca Cobra

Acura

1986-1989 Acura Integra
1993-2000 Acura Integra

Alfa-Romeo

1953 Alfa-Romeo 1900 Berlina
1962-1965 Alfa-Romeo 2600 Spider
1963 Alfa-Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
1969-1975 Alfa-Romeo Junior Zagato
1971-1983 Alfa-Romeo AlfaSud & AlfaSud Ti
1981-1982 Alfa-Romeo GTV6 Balocco
1986-1989 Alfa-Romeo Milano
1994-2005 Alfa-Romeo Tipo 916 Spider & GTV

Alpina

Alpina B6 E36 Wagon

American Motors/AMC/Rambler

1960 Rambler Ambassador
1960 Rambler Deluxe Six Wagon
1963 Rambler Classic 550 Cross Country
1968 AMC AMX
1980 AMC Spirit Kammback

Aston-Martin

1954 Aston-Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe
1997 Aston-Martin DB7 Volante
1999 Aston-Martin DB7 Vantage V12

Audi/Auto Union/DKW

Auto-Union 1000s
1965 DKW Munga
1978 Audi 5000 (100)
1990 Audi 200 Avant
1993-1998 Audi Cabriolet
1994-1999 Audi A4

Austin

1962 Austin A55 Cambridge
1968 Austin FX/4 Taxi
1972-1975 Austin Marina

Austin-Healey

1958 Austin-Healey 100/6
1960 Austin-Healey Sprite & Sprite Hardtops

AutoVAZ/Lada

Lada 2106

Bentley

1931 Bentley 8-litre Barker Roadster
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

BMW

1957-1962 BMW Isetta 3-wheeler
1967 BMW 1600 GT/Glas GT
1976 BMW E12
1976-1983 BMW E21
1985 BMW 528e
1987 BMW 535iS
1988-1991 BMW 325iX/E30 Allrad
1989-1991 BMW Z1
1990 BMW E30 Touring
1991 BMW 318i Convertible
1992 BMW 5-Series Touring
1995 BMW M3 Sedan
1995-2004 BMW E39
2006-2008 BMW Z4 Coupe

Bremen

1973 Bremen Mini Mark

Bugatti

1930 Bugatti Type 46

Buick

1933 Buick 50-Series
1969 Buick Skylark GS400 Convertible
1962 Buick Special
1967 Buick Skylark Coupe
1974 Buick Riviera
1978 Buick LeSabre Sedan
1978 Buick Regal
1982 Buick Riviera
1983 Buick LeSabre
1993 Buick Roadmaster

Cadillac

1953 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
1958 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine
1967 Cadillac Eldorado
1971 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe
1976-1979 Cadillac Seville
1979 Cadillac Coupe De Ville D’Marchand
1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham V8-6-4
1983 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe
1984 Cadilac Eldorado

Caterham

1996 Caterham 7

Chevrolet

1932 Chevrolet Landau Phaeton
1939 Chevrolet Deluxe
1950 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop & Dinah Shore
1954 Chevrolet “Advance Design” Pickup
1960 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Sedan
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window
1964-1970 Chevrolet ChevyVan/HandiVan
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
1968 Chevrolet Camaro
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible
1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
1971 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express
1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1975 Chevrolet Vega Cosworth
1977 Chevrolet “Longhorn” Custom C10
1979 Chevrolet Monza Spyder
1981 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon
1983 Chevrolet El Camino
1985 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Coupe
1987 Protofab IMSA Chevrolet Corvette
1990 Chevrolet 454 SS
1991 Chevrolet Cavalier Station Wagon

Chrysler

1958 Chrysler 300D
1965 Chrysler 300

Citroën

1952 Citroën 15CV Traction Avant
1970 Citroën Ami 8
1973 Citroën SM/Life of Robert Opron
1974 Citroën DS23 Pallas
Citroën LN/LNA
1986 Citroën BX 4TC

Cord

1930 Cord L-29

Daihatsu

1980 Daihatsu Taft

Datsun & Nissan

1972 Datsun 1200 Race Car
1978 Datsun 810 Sedan
1979 Datsun 210 Station Wagon
1980 Datsun 280ZX Spectra Convertible
1984 Nissan Skyline R30 Turbo Tekkamen
1985 Nissan Stanza T11 5-door
1987-1990 Nissan C22 Vanette
1989 Nissan 300ZX
1990 Nissan Hardbody V6
1991 Nissan Figaro
1999 Nissan March Bolero

DeSoto

1957 DeSoto Firesweep 4-door Hardtop

De Tomaso

De Tomaso Pantera

Dodge

1936 Dodge
1956 Dodge Coronet 2-door Hardtop
1959 Dodge Sierra Custom
1962 Dodge Lancer
1964 Dodge Dart Convertible
1965 Dodge Dart GT
1966 Dodge Polara Wagon
1967 Dodge LCF Flatbed Truck
1968 Dodge Coronet 500
1969 Dodge Coronet 440 Wagon
1971 Dodge Challenger
1976 Dodge Coronet Wagon
1977 Dodge Charger SE
1981 Dodge Challenger
1986 Dodge Omni GLH
1991 Dodge Spirit R/T
1994 Dodge Ram Pickup

Eagle

1992 Eagle Premier

Facel-Vega

Facel-Vega Facellia/Facel III

Fargo

1967 Fargo Swept-line

Ferrari

1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
1971 246 Dino/Life of Aldo Brovarone
1987 Ferrari Testarossa
1995 Ferrari 456

Fiat

1904 F.I.A.T. 60HP
1972-1985 Fiat 132/Argenta
1975-1982 Fiat 131/Brava
Fiat Dino Spider
Fiat 850 Spider
Fiat 127
Fiat Ritmo/Strada

Ford

1932 Ford “Deuce Coupe” Hot Rod
1939 Ford Convertible Sedan
1957 Ford Country Squire
1958 Ford 300E Escort
1962-1966 Ford Cortina Mk1
1962 Ford Consul Capri
1964 Ford Falcon Sprint
1964 Ford Econoline Pickup
1965-1976 Ford Bronco
1966 Ford Fairlane Convertible
1968 Ford Mustang GT/CS
1968 Ford LTD Coupe
1969 Ford Torino Cobra
1970 Ford Cortina Mk II Estate
1970 Ford Fairlane 500
1972 Ford F-250
1974 Ford Capri RS3100
1974 Ford Torino Country Squire
1974 Ford Thunderbird
1976-1980 Ford Fiesta Mk1
1976 Ford LTD Country Squire
1978 Ford Econoline Ambulance
1978 Ford F-250
1978-1982 Ford Fairmont & Fox Body Platform
1979 Ford Ranchero Squire
1987-1993 Ford Festiva
1990 Ford Taurus SHO
1991 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible
1993 Ford Bronco
1993 Ford Explorer
1997 Ford F-250 HD
2000 Ford Crown Victoria LX

FSM/FSO

FSM Syrena

Gilbern

1964 Gilbern GT

GMC

1991 GMC Cyclone

Hillman

1957-1967 Hillman/Rootes Minx

Hispano-Suiza

1925 Hispano-Suiza H6C Speedster/The Man Who Stole Portugal

Honda

1979-1982 Honda Prelude
1983 Honda Civic S
1984 Honda Civic CR-X
1985 Honda Civic WagoVan
1986 Honda City Cabriolet
1988-1992 Honda Prelude
1989 Honda Acty
1991-1996 Honda Beat
2002 Honda S2000

Hudson-Essex-Terraplane

1930 Essex Challenger
1946 Hudson Big Boy Pickup
1950 Hudson Pacemaker

Hyundai

1988 Hyundai Excel

Imperial

1959 Imperial Coupe
1961 Imperial Sedan

Infiniti

1990-1992 Infiniti M30/F31 Nissan Leopard
1993-1996 Infiniti J30/Nissan Leopard J Ferie

Innocenti

Innocenti Mini

International Harvester Corporation

1980 International Scout II Turbodiesel Pickup

Isuzu

1978 Isuzu 117

Jaguar

1956 Jaguar XK140 Roadster

Jeep

Jeep M676 Diesel
1972 Jeep Commando

Jensen

1967-1976 Jensen Interceptor
1975 Jensen GT

Lamborghini

Lamborghini LM002

Lancia

1987 Lancia Delta 1600 GT
Lancia Appia Berlina Series 2

Land Rover/Range Rover

1968 Land Rover Half-Ton Lightweight
1984 Land Rover 110 Pickup Truck
1989 Range Rover Classic
1996 Land Rover Defender (U.S.-spec)

LaSalle

1939 LaSalle

Leata

1976 Leata Cabalero

Lexus

2002-2005 Lexus IS SportCross
1991-2000 Lexus SC/Toyota Soarer Z30

Lincoln

1968-1971 Lincoln Continental MkIII
1976 Lincoln Continental MkIV Lipstick Edition
1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car
1986 Lincoln Continental
1990-1997 Lincoln Town Car

Lotus


1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2
1976 Lotus Eclat
1986 Lotus Excel SE
1990 Lotus Esprit & X180 Esprit
1997 Lotus Elise

Maserati

1971 Maserati Indy
1979-1990 Maserati Quattroporte III

Mazda

1974 Mazda RX-3 Savanna Wagon
1975-1978 Mazda RX-5/Cosmo AP
1980 Mazda RX-7 LS/SA22C
1986 Mazda 323/Familia Wagon
1988 Mazda RX-7 Tenth Anniversary Edition
1991-1994 Mazda Navajo

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse & Béla Barényi
1971 Mercedes-Benz W111 250SE Coupe
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC
1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE / W116 Euro-Spec, origins of the “25 year rule”
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300TD & W123 Wagons
1982 Mercedes-Benz W126 380SE
Mercedes-Benz 460-series Geländewagen
1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC
1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 Convertible

Mercury

1946 Mercury Eight Woody Wagon
1966 Mercury Monterey Breezeway
1971 Mercury Comet GT
1975 Mercury Monarch
1986 Mercury Sable Wagon

Meyers Manx

1968 Meyers Manx

MG

1945-1948 MG TC
1954-1958 MG Z-Magnette
1963 MGB/Life of Don Hayter
MGB/GT Works Racers
1971 MGB
1974.5 MGB/Origin of the MG Rubber Bumpers

Mini

Leyland Mini Clubman Van (Australia/New Zealand)

Mitsubishi

1982-1987 Mitsubishi Tredia
1989 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma
1989 Mitsubishi Wagon/Delica
1989-1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Mitsubishi Montero 4-door
1995 Mitsubishi Delica L400
1997 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution

Morris

1961 Morris Minor Pickup
1961 Morris Minor Million

Nash

1951 Nash Rambler Country Club Hardtop
1956 Nash Metropolitan
1956 Nash Ambassador Super

NSU-Fiat

NSU-Fiat 500 Weinsberg

NSU

NSU Prinz

Oldsmobile

1940 Oldsmobile Series 78 Hydramatic
1962 Oldsmobile Starfire
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2-door Hardtop
1973 Oldsmobile 98 2-door Hardtop
1973 Oldsmobile Toronado
1975 Hurst/Olds & Hurst/Olds History
1978 Oldsmobile 98 & LF9 Diesel
1979 Oldsmobile Toronado
1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Lowrider
1990 Oldsmobile 98
1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette
1994 Oldsmobile Achieva custom van

Opel

Opel GT

Panhard Et Levassor

1959 Panhard PL-17

Panther Westwinds

1979 Panther Lima

Packard

1929 Packard 6-33 Coupe
1951 Packard
1956 Packard Caribbean
1957 Packard Wagon

Peugeot

1966 Peugeot 204
1977-1988 Peugeot 305
1981 Peugeot 604
1989 Peugeot 309

Plymouth

1978 Plymouth Trailduster
1980 Plymouth Champ
1987 Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car
1993 Plymouth Laser

Pontiac

1957 Pontiac Safari
1958 Pontiac Chieftain Safari
1959 Pontiac Parisienne & Bahamian Cars
1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2
1967 Pontiac Firebird
1973-1975 Pontiac Grand Am
1979 Pontiac Grand-Am/El Camino
1980 Pontiac Firebird “Yellowbird”
1982 Pontiac Phoenix
1987-1993 Pontiac LeMans
1988 Pontiac 6000LE Wagon

Porsche

1962 Porsche 356B Karmann Notchback
1976 Porsche 912E
1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
1991 Porsche 911/964
1994 Porsche 968 Cabriolet
1995 Porsche 993 Carrera 4S

Reliant

Reliant Robin Mk1

Renault

1955 Renault Frégate
1959 Renault Goélette/Cars of Martinique
1967 Renault R10
1970 Renault R16/Cars of Ivory Coast
1974 Renault R12 Wagon
1984 Renault Alliance
1985 Renault Fuego

René Bonnet

Bonnet D’jet/Matra D’jet/Life of René Bonnet

Riley

1949 Riley RMD

Rolls-Royce

1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Barker
1984 Rolls-Royce Corniche

Rover

1963-1976 Rover P6
Rover P5 Coupe
1977 Rover SD1
1992 Rover Mini “British Open”

Saab

1960-1979 Saab 95
1970-1974 Saab Sonett III
1984 Saab 900 (base model)
1985-1991 Saab 900 SPG
1993 Saab 9000 Aero
2005-2009 Saab 9-7x

Sachsenring

Sachsenring P70

SEAT

1971-1983 SEAT 127
1998-2004 SEAT Léon

Shelby American

1963 Shelby 289 Cobra

Siam Di Tella

1962 Siam Di Tella 1500 Sedan, Argentine Cars

Simca

1955 Simca Vedette Trianon
1966 Simca 1000

Škoda

Škoda 1200 & 1201

Standard

1961 Standard Companion

Studebaker

1947 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk
1963 Studebaker Champ Stepside

Stutz

1972 Stutz II

Subaru

1978-1981 Subaru BRAT
1987-1994 Subaru Justy
1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top

Suzuki

1976 Suzuki Carry/Yaki Imo Man
Suzuki Jimny JA11

Talbot

1980-1983 Talbot Tagora

Talbot-Lago

1950 Talbot-Lago T26GS LeMans

Toyota

1965-1969 Toyota Sports 800
1968 Toyota Corolla & Corolla E10/Mk1
1977 Toyota Corolla
1978-1981 Toyota Celica
1981 Toyota Corolla SR5 Fastback
1981 Toyota Corona Wagon
1983 Toyota Cressida Wagon
1984 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60
1990-1993 Toyota T180 Celica
1991 Toyota HiAce 4WD Van
1988-1992 Toyota Corolla All-Trac Wagon
1988-1991 Toyota AE92 Corolla GT-S
1991 Toyota MR2
1991-1997 Toyota Previa/Estima
2002 Toyota Crown Athlete Wagon

Triumph

1962-1971 Triumph Vitesse
1971 Triumph Stag/Sean Connery

Vauxhall

Vauxhall Victor F-Series
Vauxhall PA Velox

Volkswagen

1965-1966 Volkswagen Beetle
1965 Volkswagen Type 3 Notchback
1973 Volkswagen 412 Wagon
1974 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper
1974 Volkswagen Beetle “Sun Bug”
1976 Volkswagen Rabbit
1977 Volkswagen Dasher Wagon
1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Truck / VW Caddy
1987 Volkswagen Quantum Synchro Wagon
1988 Volkswagen Scirocco 16V
1989 Volkswagen Polo Wagon
1995 Volkswagen/Winnebago Eurovan Camper
1996 Volkswagen Golf Harlequin
2003-2005 Volkswagen Golf R32
Volkswagen-Rosenbauer LT 4×4 Firefighting Van

Volvo

1953-1969 Volvo Duett
1961 Volvo 544 LeMons Racer
1972 Volvo 145e
1972-1974 Volvo 1800ES
1973 Volvo 164e
1978 Volvo 242GT
1985-1991 Volvo 780 Bertone
1988 Volvo 480ES
1992-1996 Volvo 850 & 850R

Wartburg

Wartburg 311/2 Convertible