American Cars Editor

Daniel Betros

Daniel Betros covers American cars for MotorGrail, from muscle cars and pickups to the US classics.

Beat: American cars: muscle cars, pickups and the US classics · 190 stories

Why GM shelved the Chevrolet Cadet after the war

How the Chevrolet Spark M300 replaced the Matiz in Europe

Why the Dodge Polara still matters to Argentina's Dodge fans

How Spain built the Dodge Dart from Chrysler parts

How the Saleen S7R became a Le Mans GT1 class winner

Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle: How the CERV Cars Shaped Corvette

Hudson Italia vs Kaiser Darrin: Two Rare American Sports Cars of 1954 With Very Different Ideas

AMC Ambassador vs Plymouth Fury, Two Flagship Family Cars Built on Different Histories

AMC Rambler Tarpon vs Plymouth Barracuda: A Concept That Never Built and the Pony Car That Did

Chevrolet Impala Fourth Generation vs Plymouth Fury, Full-Size Rivals of the Late 1960s

Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova vs Dodge Dart Across Four Generations of Compacts

Dodge Colt vs AMC Gremlin, How Chrysler Answered AMC's Little Hatchback

AMC Rambler Classic vs Plymouth Belvedere: Mid-Decade Family Cars Compared

AMC AMX vs Chevrolet Corvette (C3) The Cheaper Two-Seater That Took On the Corvette

AMC Spirit vs Dodge Omni, Two Late-1970s Economy Cars From Struggling Rescue Plans

AMC Matador vs Mercury Montego: Two Intermediate Rivals of the 1970s Compared

AMC Matador vs Dodge Coronet: Two Family Cars Built Around V8 Power

AMC Rambler American vs Dodge Dart: Two Low-Priced American Compacts Compared

Dodge Challenger (1970) vs Mercury Cougar, Two Pony Cars Built for Different Buyers

Dodge Monaco vs Plymouth Fury: Chrysler Full-Size Siblings With Different Jobs

AMC Rambler Marlin vs Dodge Charger (1966), an Early Fastback Showdown

AMC Javelin vs Plymouth Barracuda, Two Pony Cars Fighting Over the Same Buyers

AMC Javelin vs Chevrolet Camaro Two Pony Cars Decades Apart

AMC Concord vs Dodge Aries, An Older Compact Against Chrysler's Lifesaving K-Car

How the 1974 to 1976 Dodge Monaco became the Royal Monaco

How the first Chevrolet Monte Carlo took on the Pontiac Grand Prix

The first-generation Camaro and the Z/28 built for Trans-Am racing

Four generations of Chevrolet C/K trucks, from 1960 to 2002

Dodge Viper VX I history, specifications and the Nurburgring fight

The first-generation Dodge Challenger, from its 1970 debut to 1974

How the Kaiser Special set the Kaiser look from 1946 to 1955

Why the Stutz Blackhawk III borrowed the look of the pre-war years

How the Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds turned a 442 into a 455 cubic-inch special

The Checker taxi and the business of durability

The fourth-generation Chevrolet Impala, 1965 to 1970, from million-seller to SS427

Why the Dodge Neon SRT-4 dominated two-wheel-drive rally racing

Why the 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Impala was the last big Chevy

The Dodge Dart PF, a Fiat-based compact that lasted four model years

The third-generation Camaro brought hatchbacks and fuel injection

How the fifth-generation Camaro returned after the 2002 hiatus

How the second-generation Chevrolet Camaro went from 1970 pony car to 1981 finale

Why the 1966 Dodge Charger was built between two Fords

The Chevrolet Corvette C7 was a front mid-engined Stingray for 2014

The urethane-nosed Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna and its NASCAR wins

The Pontiac Firebird third generation and the Trans Am years, 1982 to 1992

The Corvette C5 brought the LS1 V8 and a hydroformed frame to the nameplate

How the Chevrolet Corvette C2 Sting Ray set the look of the 1960s Corvette

The 2006 Dodge Charger brought rear-wheel drive back to Dodge sedans

The Dodge D series pickups that ran from 1960 until the Ram arrived

The Chevy II and Nova, from a Falcon rival to a long-running GM compact

The Corvette C4 made a clean break from the C3 and set records with the ZR1

How the Chevrolet Corvette C6 brought back exposed headlamps

How the Corvette C3 went from muscle car to touring sports car

Stutz Motor Car Company: Indianapolis Sports Cars from Bearcat to Blackhawk

Kaiser-Frazer: The Postwar American Maker That Went Global, 1947 to 1955

Chevrolet Express Outlasted the Astro and Lumina APV, Topping Three Million

Chevrolet Impala Began in 1958 as a Bel Air That Never Wore the Badge

Chevrolet Caprice Began as a $200 Impala Option Before the 9C1 Police Years

Chevrolet Blazer Became the Tahoe in 1995 While the Equinox Went Unibody

Chevrolet Citation, Celebrity, Lumina and Malibu Family Cars Since 1964

How a Sluggish Fibreglass Roadster Became the Mid-Engined Corvette C8

Chevrolet El Camino, S-10 and Avalanche Pickups From 1959 to 2013

Chevrolet HHR and Cobalt SS Variants, Both With a 260 hp Turbo Four

Chevrolet Master Was Dismantled by Toyota and the Delray Won Fleet Buyers

Chevrolet Sail Began as a Buick in China and the Tracker Came From Ontario

Chevrolet Monte Carlo Was a Grand Prix Cousin and the Nomad a Dream Car

Chevrolet Stovebolt and Turbo-Thrift Sixes Spanned 1929 to 2001

Chevrolet Suburban Since 1934 and the Tahoe and Escalade Built on It

Chevrolet Vega Won Car of the Year in 1971 and the Monza Won in 1975

Cord 810 Sold Just 1,174 Cars, With Franklin, Terraplane and Super Six

DeLorean DMC-12 Was Built in Belfast, Collapsed in 1982 and Found Fame on Film

Dodge Hornet Ended by a 25% Tariff in 2025, Fiat 500X Ended in 2024

Dodge Shadow, Stratus, Nitro and Journey Shared Cars With Other Brands

Dodge Viper Began as a Modern Cobra, and the Charger Reached 797 hp

Edsel Ford, Charles Nash, Ed Cole and George Romney and Their Biggest Bets

Geo Prizm Was a California-Built Corolla, Unlike the Storm, Summit and Ion

Edsel Ranger Ended in November 1959, the Mercury Milan in December 2010

Nash Built Small Cars in the 600, Rambler and Austin-Made Metropolitan

Oldsmobile 442 Began as a Police Option Code, and the Brand Closed in 2004

Oldsmobile 88 and 98 Models With the 135 hp Rocket V8 Introduced in 1949

Oldsmobile Starfire Was a Dream Car, a 375 hp Tourer and a Monza Clone

Packard One-Twenty Built 175,027 Cars Beside the Twelve and Senior Eight

Plymouth Superbird Built 1,935 Cars and the Prowler 11,702 by 2002

Pontiac Fiero, Solstice, G8 and Aztek Tried to Save a Brand GM Closed

Pontiac Grand Prix, Grand Am and G6 Eras and the Last Pontiac Built

Pontiac LeMans Began as a Tempest Trim, Montana Minivan Ran to 2009

Pontiac Bonneville Began as a $5,782 Convertible with Only 630 Built

Pontiac Straight-Eight and AMC Straight-Four Engines From 1933 to 2002

Pontiac Chieftain Waited Until 1955 for a V8 After Buick Delayed the Engine

Pontiac Sunbird, 6000, Trans Sport and Vibe Ended With a Toyota-Built Car

Saturn Ended Production on 7 October 2009 After the Penske Sale Collapsed

Studebaker Avanti Planned at 20,000 and Built at 1,200, Plus the Champion

Willys Jeep Station Wagon Passed 300,000 Built and the Jeepster Just 19,132

AMC AMX/3: The Mid-Engined Concept That Came Within Reach of Production

Eagle Medallion: The French-Built Renault 21 That Became an American Eagle

AMC Rambler Tarpon: The Fastback Show Car That Led to the Marlin

Mercury Marauder: Three Generations of Mercury's Most Powerful Full-Size Car

Mercury Cyclone: The Comet Option That Became a Muscle Car and NASCAR Contender

Mercury Marquis: Four Generations of Mercury's Full-Size and Mid-Size Sedan

Mercury Montego: From Torino Counterpart to Full-Size Sedan

Mercury Comet: From Edsel Plan to Falcon, Fairlane and Maverick Compact

Eagle Premier: The Renault-Born Sedan That Chrysler Sold as an Eagle

Dodge T, V and W Series: The Job-Rated Trucks of 1939 to 1947

Mercury Capri: From European Import to Mustang Twin and Roadster

Willys M38A1 (MD): The Round-Fendered Military Jeep Behind the CJ-5

Mercury Montclair: Five Generations of Mercury's Mid-Range Full-Size Sedan

Packard Clipper: The 1941 Sedan and Its Four Model Runs

Mercury Colony Park: The Woodgrain Flagship Wagon From 1957 to 1991

AMC Rebel: American Motors' Midsize Car From 1967 to 1970, and Its Machine

AMC AMX: The Two-Seat Muscle Car That Took On the Corvette

Rambler American: AMC's Economy Compact From 1958 to 1969

Dodge Colt: The Mitsubishi-Built Subcompact That Lasted Seven Generations

Dodge Daytona: Turbo II, Shelby Z and IROC Versions of the 1984 to 1993 Hatchback

Plymouth Breeze: The Entry-Level Cloud Car of 1996 to 2000

AMC Rambler Six and V8: The 1956 Compact That Carried American Motors Through Its Early Years

Dodge Aries: The K-Car Family Sedan From Chrysler's Bailout Years

AMC Rambler Rebel: The 1957 V8 Hardtop, Its Later Revivals and the Road to the AMC Rebel

Dodge WC Series: The Wartime Beeps That Matched the Willys Jeep in Numbers

Dodge Omni: The Front-Wheel-Drive Hatchback That Helped Chrysler Survive

Dodge Tomahawk: The Viper-Powered Motorcycle That Never Went on the Road