During the mid-20th century, chrome bumper guards became a hallmark of automotive design, symbolizing both style and functionality. As car manufacturers sought to balance aesthetics with safety ...

In the late '60s, artists brought fiberglass Funny Car bodies to life with "chrome" grille work that was enhanced by reflective lighting and glistening insignias that were all but real. These amazing ...

Chrome plating and Corvettes. For lovers of early Corvettes, chrome plating played a major role in the overall styling. From the famed tooth grille of the C1 Corvette to those final chrome bumpers of ...

Federal safety regulations — not just corporate cost-cutting — drove the shift from steel bumpers to plastic fascias in the 1970s and 1980s. Modern plastic bumpers hide a sensor-laden support ...

One of the defining characteristics of the later C3 Corvettes is the molded bumper cover. In fact, the move away from traditional chrome in favor of molded urethane proved to be a major change, one ...

First-gen S-10s have nice straight lines and typically don't require much to look good other than a lowering kit and custom wheels. But there is one aspect of these trucks that definitely needs a ...