Ever since people could jump in a car and hit the open road, they have been singing about it. In the early 1900s, songs like “The Motor Car,” “The Auto Race,” and “In My Merry Oldsmobile” were ...

This weekend launches the unofficial start of summer, and it’s a fine time to contemplate not only the more somber aspects of what Memorial Day represents but also the joy of the coming season.

Cars have been immortalized in popular culture since the American automotive and music industries had their coincidental heydays in the mid-20th century. The peak of the muscle car era intersected ...