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Sure, new cars are great and offer amazing features that make driving almost automatic and entertain the kids with TVs and games. They can even tell you where to turn and warn you when you are not braking soon enough or drifting out of your lane.

Even though cars are constantly changing/improving, we can’t help but look back fondly at some of the features that are no longer available.

We all have our list of items we wish were available on our new cars, but here is our list:

Pop up headlights: These used to be common on Corvettes from 1963 through 2004. This is the most common complaint we hear from customers.

Rear split-window: This is just an iconic feature that may not have been practical, but it sure was an awesome look. In 1964, many people actually cut the bar away because they wanted people to think that their car was brand-new. These [...]

Score one for those know-it-alls who hang around classic car shows.  An eagle-eyed enthusiast with a keen attention to detail at a recent gathering in the northern California town of Red Bluff was checking out a 1964 Corvette when he noticed the vehicle identification number (VIN) was for a different model, evidence that the car was once stolen.

The Red Bluff Daily News reports that the owner then brought it to the local California Highway Patrol to get it checked out. Sure enough, the VIN was originally from an Impala, while another number on the car matched that of a 1964 Corvette that was reported stolen down in Anaheim…in 1976.  Back in September 1976, a woman living in Anaheim, California had her C2 Corvette stolen. At the time, the police were unable to track the car down, and she believed her car was gone forever.

In 2016, an owner took their 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray [...]

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