diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250414_230855_25677015_update_car.py b/alembic/versions/20250414_230855_25677015_update_car.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b98bb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/20250414_230855_25677015_update_car.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""make year field optional for cars table
+
+Revision ID: f4c2e3a1c7b4
+Revises: 2f8c9a7d5b42
+Create Date: 2023-05-19 16:35:55.849331
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'f4c2e3a1c7b4'
+down_revision = '2f8c9a7d5b42'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column('cars', 'year',
+               existing_type=sa.Integer(),
+               nullable=True)
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.alter_column('cars', 'year',
+               existing_type=sa.Integer(),
+               nullable=False)
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diff --git a/endpoints/cars.post.py b/endpoints/cars.post.py
index 3b9e6ed..36e3a65 100644
--- a/endpoints/cars.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/cars.post.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from core.database import get_db
 from schemas.car import CarCreate, CarSchema
-from helpers.car_helpers import create_car
+from helpers.car_helpers import create_car, get_car_by_name
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -11,5 +11,15 @@ async def create_new_car(
     car_data: CarCreate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db)
 ):
-    new_car = create_car(db, car_data)
-    return new_car
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+    new_car = create_car(db=db, car_data=car_data)
+    return new_car
+
+@router.get("/cars/{name}", status_code=200, response_model=CarSchema)
+async def get_car(
+    name: str,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    car = get_car_by_name(db=db, name=name)
+    if not car:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Car not found")
+    return car
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diff --git a/helpers/car_helpers.py b/helpers/car_helpers.py
index 1367aac..a156d41 100644
--- a/helpers/car_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/car_helpers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def create_car(db: Session, car_data: CarCreate) -> Car:
         Car: The newly created car object.
     """
     try:
-        db_car = Car(name=car_data.name, year=car_data.year)  # Added 'year' field
+        db_car = Car(name=car_data.name, year=car_data.year)
         db.add(db_car)
         db.commit()
         db.refresh(db_car)
diff --git a/models/car.py b/models/car.py
index 86c854d..72737e8 100644
--- a/models/car.py
+++ b/models/car.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ class Car(Base):
 
     id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     name = Column(String, nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
-    year = Column(Integer, nullable=False)  # Added 'year' field
+    year = Column(Integer, nullable=True)  # Made 'year' field optional
     created_at = Column(func.now())
     updated_at = Column(func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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diff --git a/schemas/car.py b/schemas/car.py
index b3be7a6..9db35fd 100644
--- a/schemas/car.py
+++ b/schemas/car.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import uuid
 
 class CarBase(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the car")
-    year: int = Field(..., description="Year of the car")
+    year: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Year of the car")
 
 class CarCreate(CarBase):
     pass