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 ...

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 ...

It's 1958. The U.S. has launched its first satellite, BOAC is flying passengers from London to New York on transatlantic jet flights, and the automobile industry is arguably reaching peak chrome. The ...

During the mid-20th century, chrome bumper guards became a hallmark of automotive design, symbolizing both style and functionality. As car manufacturers sought to balance aesthetics with safety ...

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 ...