Eddy Eckart

Get automotive news, DIY tips, market trends, in-depth car profiles, and more right in your email inbox. America and apple pie. Peanut butter and jelly. Movies and popcorn. Hot dogs and ketchup. (Just kidding, Chicago!) Certain pairs just work great together. For cars and their colors, sometimes they’re obvious, time-honored traditions, like a red Ferrari with a tan interior, but often it takes a rarely seen combo to really highlight a car’s character.

Get automotive news, DIY tips, market trends, in-depth car profiles, and more right in your email inbox. In an age when carmakers seem to have largely abandoned the idea of a rainbow of exterior colors in favor of swathing their vehicles in 50 shades of gray, it may seem hard to believe that in 1970 you could order a new Ford Maverick in a shade known as Anti Establish Mint. If that didn’t do it for you, Thanks Vermillion was also on the menu.

Get automotive news, DIY tips, market trends, in-depth car profiles, and more right in your email inbox. Lamborghini’s game-changing Miura turns 60 this year. To celebrate, we look at its history, key design elements, and its position in the market today. At its U.S. introduction in 1967, a Lamborghini Miura cost about $20,000, or just north of $200,000 in 2026 dollars. This made it almost three times as expensive as a Porsche 911S and 50% more than a Ferrari 330 GTC.