Evolution has a funny way of dictating what stays and what goes. Aluminum siding went out with the eight-track player and vinyl became the hot commodity along with CDs. White-wall tires hit the scrap ...

Dear Car Talk:I had a ’73 MGB, and it had the vent windows. I now have a 2007 VW Eos, and like all new autos, it does NOT have vent windows. I miss the vent windows. Why were they designed out of the ...

Even though a few cartoon dwarfs made it okay to whistle while you work, having your muscle car whistle while you drive is not cool. The initial design of the Chevelle featured vent windows, a common ...

As many parts that are reproduced for the '65-'66 Mustangs, there will always be some part that needs to be reproduced. We recently received the newly repopped '66 standard interior glovebox door, and ...

Q: We used to have a great Willys Jeep in the 1950s and my favorite memory is sitting in the front seat with those little front triangular windows in front of the regular window that turned sideways ...

Q: Your column about vent windows reminded me of my ’93 or ’94 Chevy Traverse. One mild day I rolled down the four side windows. Upon leaving town and accelerating to 55 mph, I thought the car was ...

Whatever happened to truck wing windows? I was a participant in a 1990s new truck development program deciding the fate of the iconic truck wing window. The battle over wing windows is symbolic of the ...

If cars have a nemesis, it's rust. Rust is our Satan: a malevolent force that lurks everywhere, and if you're not careful can completely possess your car, destroying it with silent and brutal ...

From ashtrays to A-pillar vent windows, history is littered with once-common automotive features that have fallen out of favor with the advent of technology. Yesterday we asked you for the ones you ...

Question: I had a ’73 MGB, and it had the vent windows. I now have a 2007 VW Eos, and like all new autos, it does NOT have vent windows. I miss the vent windows. Why were they designed out of the ...