Dreams of the future were alive and thriving in the 1950s and into the ‘60s. The Jet Age of classic cars was in full swing with automotive manufacturers in competition to produce new and ...

The exhibit is organized into five sections: one that showcases wild vintage concept cars, one that focuses on roadway signage, one that's dedicated to gas station artwork, one dedicated to the ...

However, while pre- and post-Jet Age aircraft designs translated to production cars in a rather subtle way, automakers went to a different level when it came to concept cars. 1939 Mercedes-Benz ...

Long before it was used by Pontiac's legendary pony car, the Firebird nameplate debuted on the most Jet Age concept car of all time: GM's XP-21.. Basically a fighter jet with wheels, the XP-21 ...

The wave of excitement sparked by the space race in the 1950s had a profound impact on car design and engineering. Here are ...

The concept-car whisperer. Bortz, a Chicago restaurateur who grew up riding streetcars to see the flamboyant concept cars that starred at auto shows and automakers’ private salons in the 1950s ...

A new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA, “Eyes on the Road: Art of the Automotive Landscape,” shows how some ‘futuristic’ concepts missed the mark.

How the NACA Duct Went From Early-Jet-Age ... The distinctive roughly triangular inlets have appeared on countless race cars ... Dodge added a NACA duct to the Viper with the 1994 GTS concept.