There are those who say the original muscle car era ended in 1972. It's true that the insurance companies started causing trouble after 1970, but it was the Feds who really threw a wrench in the works ...

Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late '80s. In their place are elaborate, but flimsy, plastic covers hiding stamped-steel impact beams with a wide swath of Styrofoam ...

Symptoms: There is no visible exterior damage, but the bumper appears slightly protruded. When pressed by hand, it may snap back into place with a clicking sound, only to pop out again afterward.

Modern car bumpers are, in the vast majority of cases, like famous heiresses: beautiful, and useless. They just don't work. There've been many studies and articles decrying the often insane amount it ...