Research method
How to research car model history
Separate model year, generation, market, configuration, and source before treating a claim as fact.
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1953–present · 73 model years
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Car Model History
Find the car.
Understand the differences.
Explore a model's story, choose an exact year, then compare the versions and service information we have documented.
Try 2017 Mustang, 1960 Corvette or Abarth 500.
Photo: “Ford Mustang Coupe 1967 Ballina Golf Cub NSW L1030004” by John Robert McPherson / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Find your car
Start with a make and model. Add a year where a detailed guide is available.
Choose a make to see its models.
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Start with the question, then open the exact car.
Focused research guides explain the evidence behind model history, safety technology, privacy, and ownership. Each guide then routes you into the make, model, generation, or year where the answer applies.
Browse every research guideSafety history
How automotive safety features evolved
Follow invention, production adoption, federal requirements, phase-ins, and the vehicles each milestone actually covered.
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What connected cars collect and share
Trace location, driving, diagnostic, app, account, and cabin-sensor data through collection, storage, and disclosure.
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Compare redesigns without guessing
Control for market, body style, powertrain, equipment, measurements, and model-year boundaries.
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Model histories
Choose a nameplate, then move through every available year.
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426 makes. 3,025 models.
Jump to a manufacturer or discover cars by era, region, and body style.