The next time you’re navigating your way on the concrete sea, be on the lookout for a flotilla of corvettes, corsairs and caravelles – along with other cars with names that originated on the oceans.Ask most people what the Corvette is, and they’ll tell you it’s a fast, expensive sports car. The name …

Two seaters are a great way to go – if it’s only the driver and one passenger. For some people, that’s plenty of room. There has been a wide variety of vehicles offered as two-seaters over the years. The earliest cars were often one- or two-seaters, although the practicality of haulin …

While many people would love the joys of top-down motoring in a convertible, they often stop short of buying a ragtop for practical reasons – they’re not good in rainy or bitterly cold weather, they’re easier too break into and they’re less safe in roll-over accidents. But one way to enjoy …

You meet all kinds. I recently encountered an aging swinger, a well-worn scamp, an old matador, an imp that had seen better days, and a fading celebrity. But I didn’t see any people. I was looking at nameplates on old cars as I was wondering through an auto wrecker.Although car manufacturers often u …

What do the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac LeMans and Studebaker Daytona have in common? They all have racing names – but no racing history from those legendary circuits. Since the earliest days of the automobile, hundreds of car models have been named after racing events, racing circuits or r …

The hatchback body style combines the style of a coupe or sedan with extra hauling capacity. With the rear seat is folded down there’s a larger storage area. And the large hatch opening provides easy access to the rear storage area. Think of a conventional coupe or sedan. On a hatchback version …