Table of Contents Why 1959 Was Unlike Any Other Year in Automotive History {#why-1959} Nineteen fifty-nine was peak absurdity and peak ambition at the same time. American manufacturers had spent…
Every 1963 Harley-Davidson Model, Explained
The 1963 Harley-Davidson catalog is one of the most interesting snapshots in the brand’s history, and not because anything dramatic happened that year. Quite the opposite. Milwaukee was two years…
1954 Honda Motorcycle Models: The Survival-Era Lineup
Table of Contents Honda in 1954: A Company on the Edge {#honda-in-1954} By 1954, Soichiro Honda had already built a company that Japan’s motorcycle market knew well. What most people…
Every BMW Model from the 2010s, Ranked and Explained
The 2010s were a complicated decade for BMW. On one hand, they gave us the i8, the F80 M3, the 1M Coupe, and the M2 — cars that will be…
1976 Car Models: The Complete Guide for Collectors
1976 was a year of automotive identity crisis. The muscle car era was gasping its last breaths, strangled by emissions regulations, rising insurance premiums, and the lingering shadow of the…
1961 Motorcycle Models: The Year Everything Changed
Few years in motorcycling carry as much weight as 1961. On the surface, it looks like a normal model year — incremental updates, the usual lineup shuffles, a handful of…
2013 Harley-Davidson Models: The Complete Lineup Guide
Table of Contents TLDR 2013 was Harley’s 110th birthday, and they celebrated with serialized anniversary editions across most families, a brand-new CVO Softail Breakout, refreshed Street Bob styling, and the…
Every Ferrari Model Made in 1967
1967 was the year Ferrari could do almost nothing wrong. On the road, the 275 GTB/4 was the finest sports car the company had ever built. On the track, the…
1986 Ford Cars: The Complete Model Lineup Guide
Table of Contents Why 1986 Was a Pivotal Year for Ford {#why-1986} Ford entered 1986 on a high. The company had just posted its first profitable year after a brutal…
15 Iconic Old BMW Models (And What They’re Worth Now)
Most “classic BMW” lists are just a ranking of whatever’s most expensive at auction that year. They tell you the E30 M3 is legendary without explaining why, skip the models…
The 1972 Ferrari Lineup, Ranked by Obsession
The year 1972 was not a quiet moment for Ferrari. Four distinct models wore the prancing horse — ranging from the road-legal race car that scared Lamborghini’s accountants to a…
Every 1977 Toyota Model: The Complete Lineup Guide
Table of Contents Toyota in 1977: The Right Cars at the Right Time {#toyota-in-1977} The 1973 oil crisis didn’t just raise gas prices — it restructured the American car market….