1959 was the year when the Impala waved goodbye to the Bel Air lineup and embraced its own fate. It gained series status, paving the way for a performance nobody expected. The Impala became the ...

Introduced in 1959 as a replacement for the Roadmaster, the Electra served as the flagship Buick model until it was discontinued in 1990. The lineup also included a range-topping version dubbed ...

Bust out Big Ray's lowriding resume and you'll soon realize that he's been in the game for 25 years strong. Far from a rookie, his passion for the scene took him on a journey that includes the ...

The image and legend of Hawaii as a tropical paradise endures for countless reasons. Few places on earth can boast more dramatic or romantic landscapes; the weather is generally gorgeous; the variety ...

My father really enjoys wine. We can go to a restaurant and he will talk to the waiter about wine for what seems like an eternity. The conversation normally revolves around the year a certain wine was ...

1959 marked the third year of the "Forward Look" for Plymouth. The body had been restyled in a rather flamboyant fashion, while having the same general silhouette. A new "Star View" windshield ...

Being no stranger to custom cars, Chris Mills is nothing short of a car fanatic. He's been through a laundry list of exotics and anyone in the L.A. car scene knows all too well how he pulls up. From ...

The new Oldsmobile 88s for 1959 were bigger and lower than their predecessors, and offered plenty of swank to shame the neighbors who cheaped out and got Pontiacs and Chevrolets that year. This glossy ...

ABOVE: The 1959 Triumph Bonneville had the big fenders and nacelle of the Triumph Thunderbird. Not a popular move with Americans, many of whom swapped it out for the more svelte TR6 bodywork. When it ...

ST. LOUIS • The weather on the night of Monday, Feb. 9, 1959, was all wrong for midwinter. It was 63 degrees downtown at midnight. Heavy storms pounded St. Louis with three inches of rain, flooding ...