Photographs courtesy Mary Kay Inc.Whether online or at a show, if there’s a pink 1950s Cadillac, someone will say, “Must be a Mary Kay car.” And that’s a logical assumption, given how the cosmetics company famously awards pink cars to its top salespeople. But unless it’s a new vehicle, it like …

The 1950s and 1960s were the best years for convertibles.This was the era when convertibles were eye-catching, glamorous, exotic, expensive cars. With the top down, the sun out, the wind blowing, there was romance in driving a convertible. They were associated with fun, not function. Convertibles we …

There’s no question that the most famous 1969 Dodge Charger of all time was an orange one driven by Bo and Luke Duke as The Dukes of Hazzard. And everyone knows it was based on an actual car that had earned its keep as a moonshine runner. But there’s lots of fiction there. The real car wasn’t orang …

Car companies spend millions of dollars on research, focus groups, surveys and consultants to come up with just the right names for new cars. But it turns out that studying maps has also been an effective way to come up with names for vehicles.A roadmap of the U.S.A. has been the inspiration fo …

Possibly the best-known automotive quote of all time is, “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.” It was Henry Ford, describing his Model T. But did he actually say it? The evidence may suggest otherwise.Ford founded his company in 1903 and made a number of different cars before introd …

The terms “classic,” “vintage” and “antique” car are often used interchangeably, and different organizations have various definitions of these terms. Many people use the term “vintage” for cars made before 1955 that were significant, creative or innovative when introduced and continue to attract the …