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 ...

Buying and owning a new car is a great experience. Everything just works — most of the time — and everything on the car looks shiny and fresh just as it's supposed to do. However, with the average ...

Bumpers are kind of the same in a way, even though they can be a matter of taste. You miss them when it looks like they are supposed to be there. I personally like bumpers on most all vintage vehicles ...

Senior Editor Mike Allen answers readers' car questions. Q: I own a 2000 Dodge Durango with 87,000 miles on it. The car has been making this squeeking like noise when i hit a bump, now even when I ...

Thomas Smalley had always envisioned a custom heavy-duty front bumper on his ’99 Ford F-250, but spending more than a grand on even a cheap one blew out his college-student budget. That all changed ...