In the classic car world, we've watched many memorable design features and styling cues come and go over the years. Designers in the 1950s and 1960s borrowed styling elements from aircraft, leading to what some historians call the "Tailfin Era". In the 1970s and 1980s, T-tops rose quickly to popularity but disappeared just as fast. Pop-up headlights, also known as hidden headlights or hideaway headlamps, are another unique classic car feature that you won't see on new cars anymore. So what happened? Read on as we take a look back at the history of hidden headlights.

The term parts bin special is used to describe cars built by mixing and matching an array of existing off-the-shelf parts to create a new combination with reduced engineering costs. There are many noteworthy examples in classic car history — for example, the Shelby AC Cobra started out as a British AC Ace with a Windsor V8 from a Ford Fairlane, and the original Mustang was mostly constructed with parts from the Ford Falcon. General Motors also had many examples of this, from the GMC Syclone to the '94-96 Impala SS. This philosophy led one enthusiast to raid the proverbial 1980s GM parts bin and fuse a 1984 Chevy El Camino with a 1987 Buick GNX, calling the result the "Grand Camino."

Kevin Buzzard, a resident of Orange, California, is one lucky son of a gun! In September of 2025, a buddy of his texted him and wrote that a Dodge Coronet Super Bee's auction on BaT was ending that very day. Kevin did some rapid homework about the car and placed a bid without seeing it in person that last day of the sale. His bid for the 'Bee won!

A custom 1987 Buick Turbo T reimagines a high school legend with WH1-inspired styling and modern turbo performance.

Some cars are restored. Others are modified. And then there are builds like this - machines that carry history, emotion, and a story that spans decades.

This 1987 Buick Turbo T, known as the “One-of-One WH1,” is more than just a performance build - it’s a tribute to a car that left a lasting impression back in the mid-1980s.

What do you get when you let legendary custom car builder George Barris — who also built vehicles for Batman, The Munsters, and The Beverly Hillbillies — work his magic on a 1968 Dodge Dart GTS? The answer is a truly one-of-a-kind Mopar car with unique, handmade components. However, unlike many of Barris' other wild creations, this Dart was a bit more subtle and understated. It fit perfectly into its role as the personal ride of Detective Joe Mannix, played by actor Mike Connors on the eponymous TV show Mannix.

At Classic Industries, we love seeing enthusiasts keep the spirit of American muscle alive - and sometimes that passion shows up in threes. Customer Ed Miranda is building a remarkable collection of restomods that represents the heart of the American performance world: Mopar, Chevrolet, and Ford. His trio of classic muscle cars blends vintage styling with modern performance, all tied together by a patriotic theme honoring military service.

There's no denying the pure cool factor of a late '70s Trans Am, especially one in the iconic black-and-gold paint scheme with snowflake wheels and that timeless hood bird graphic. However, its performance was another story. As a result of increasing emissions regulations, the T/A 6.6 was rated at only 200 horsepower in stock form, leaving many enthusiasts looking for new ways to make it as fast as it looks. The owner of this '77 Trans Am, Armen Pezeshkian, asked Los-Angeles-based restoration shop Vintage Motorworks to do just that, and the result is an 800-horsepower supercharged monster you have to hear for yourself.

Restoring a classic 1955-1957 Chevrolet requires access to the right parts, the right information, and a reliable source for authentic components. For owners of the legendary Tri-Five Chevys - the 1955 Chevy, 1956 Chevy, and 1957 Chevy - finding high-quality restoration components is essential to maintaining the authenticity, performance, and timeless style of these iconic American vehicles.

You know the drill. A veteran comes home to California from a United States of America Army deployment in Afghanistan and sees an online advertisement from a vintage auto broker in Florida for a 1966 Chevy II Nova. The body, lavished in PPG brilliant white paint, looks impeccable. The ad's headline reads "Running and Driving." On the FaceTime phone/video call with the broker, the engine sounded sweet...

It's often said that the greatest innovations happen despite significant adversity, and this is certainly true of one of General Motors' crowning achievements, the Corvette Z06. This three-letter Regular Production Option (RPO) code is still immediately recognizable to car enthusiasts worldwide, even today, more than 60 years after it was created. The Z06 was offered as an obscure checkbox on the order form for a specially-optioned 1963 Corvette, and it carried a steep price tag, so only 199 of these legendary cars were ever produced.