Even though America's first compact car, the Nash Rambler, hit showrooms in 1950, the Big Three only jumped on the bandwagon at the end of the decade. Chrysler introduced its first compact in 1959.

Not to be confused with the contemporary Dacia Duster, which is an extremely successful subcompact crossover SUV with real off-road qualities offered mainly on the Old Continent, the Plymouth Duster ...

The 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 arrived as a compact coupe with the attitude of a full-size muscle car, pairing a lightweight body with one of Chrysler’s hottest small-block V8s. In an era obsessed with ...

Building something a little sportier on an economy car platform was a tried-and-true strategy in 1960s Detroit, with the most famous example being the transformation of the modest Ford Falcon’s bones ...