Longtime Modesto Bee readers may recognize the name Ty Phillips. He started at The Bee in 1987 as a sports clerk at 18 years old. He advanced to a variety of reporting positions: sports, crime, ...

In the world of muscle car lore, there are stories, and then there are damn good stories. The following is one of the latter and goes something like this: Dave Smith of Spokane, Washington, was 5 ...

The Plymouth Road Runner came around in 1967 as a 1968 model year, and it was one of the most concise offers available on the market. It had an exclusive 383-cube V8, one body style, and very little ...

It may have seemed like overkill at first glance, but each vehicle had its specific role in the lineup. The Belvedere was the bread-and-butter vehicle, available in all body styles and at affordable ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...