Automotive trends are constantly catching fire and burning out: think fins in the 1950s, affordable sports cars in the 1960s and non-PHEV full hybrids in the 2000s. Another trend that consumed the ...

The idea of a power-folding hardtop for convertibles dates to the turn of the last century and made it into production in France in 1935, but retractable hardtops peaked in numbers and sophistication ...

The new retractable hardtop Miata has officially launched in Japan and is available through dealers nationwide beginning today. The new retractable hardtop Miata has officially launched in Japan and ...

The ’59 Fairlane 500 Skyliner Convertible stuns in black with its retractable hardtop. How did this engineering marvel become ...

In 1959 America was in a postwar boom cycle. Gas was cheap, jobs were plentiful, optimism was at its peak, and there was barely enough chrome to go around to meet demand. It was the era of tailfins ...

The year was 2004, and automakers were doing some very interesting things with the roofs of their cars. The Chevrolet SSR applied a retractable hardtop to a pickup body. The GMC Envoy had a ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Mention Playboy and one thing usually comes to mind. However, it’s time to get your head out of the gutter and learn about the Playboy Automobile Company. Founded six years before the famous magazine, ...

Earlier this week, I found the perfect use for all that extra money you have lying around — a 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 with only 27,300 miles on it. Would it be expensive? Sure. At the time of ...