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| July 1955 |
Contents - Road Tests - '55 Buick Special & Roadmaster (Looks and expensive feel characterize both cars); '55 Nash Ambassador V8 (U.S. travelers' "home away from home" is now surer and fleeter) Features - Solving The Ride Riddle (Detroit has gotten itself into a quandary. You are the one who can pull it out, if you will); The Steam Car Could Come Back (Last month we considered the sad side of steam power. Here's a 2nd look at this fascinating fable); Truck Trends (Are trucks one of the proving grounds for engineering inovations on passenger cars? Here are some new truck developments); Five-Cylinder Folly (Some think so, but this radial engine sport car is a gold mine of ingenious new features); Diogenes In The Showroom (An ex-dealer bares his soul); What Is A Classic? (How to win a restorable classic in MT's new contest); The Brash And The Beautiful (In unpredictable mood, MT's artist Don Fell runs the gamut from simple dechroming to a forecast of cars to come); Whatever Happened To...?(A survey of vanished wonders on the automobile scene); Something Old, Something New (The A.C. Ace imported sports car); Gas Turbine Car For Indy?; Driving Around With Walt Woron (Impressions of the Citroen 2CV, the Porsche 1500 Speedster, a mail-order car and a Maserati); Seats Need Strapping, Too; Do It Yourself - Installing A Radio; Do It Yourself - Power Those Brakes; Asymmetric Abarth; The Passing Of The Tailpipe; General Specifications - U.S. Cars The Cover - MT's art director, Al Isaacs, illustrates our article on ride (page 18) with an intriguing design of various suspension system components. Departments - Editorial; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; Glove Compartment; Motoring Trends; Car Owners Library; Classic Comments; Technical Service; Motor Melange; Sell 'N' Swap |
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| September 1955 |
Contents - Road Tests - '55 Packard 400 (Past dignity forgotten, Packard offers a colorful package to luxury buyers); '55 Studebaker Champion (Studebaker's watchword is economy - Champ with overdrive has it) Features - The Top Cars Of 1955: The Easiest Car To Drive; The Hottest Car; The Most Economical Full-Sized Car; The Newest Concept In Motoring; The Best-Handling And Most Roadable Cars; New Mood In Mobile Music (No longer content with squawky, low-fidelity radios, ingenious motorists are exploring new trends in modern listening); Motor Trend Looks At Detroit Styling; How Detroit Styling Is Influenced; The Editors Look At Car Styling; Motor Trend Selects Best-Looking Cars Of 1955; Do-It-Yourself - Fix It With Fiberglas; On The Road With Duncan Hines (New England is the 1st stop on MT's culinary tour of the U.S.); Driving Around With Walt Woron (Impressions of a '21 Rumpler. Clocking a powerpack Plymouth and Studebaker's Speedster. Air-conditioned Nomad and Dodge. A blown Volkswagen); Tempted By A Trailer?; As The Clutch Goes, So Goes The Brake; Time vs. Speed (How can car A be going slower than car B when both get to the end of the drag strip at the same time?); Witness For The Defense; A Prediction Comes True The Cover - Who can doubt that the fantastic Ghia "X" shot by Bill Southworth at the '55 Turin Show in Italy, and Bill Flajole's "Forerunner", Ektachromed by Bob MacKenzie, will have a decided influence on future styling? Starting on page 35, MT brings you 9 pages on styling - including our top choice of the current domestic crop Departments - Editorial; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; Motoring Trends; RPM; Car Owners Library; Classic Comments; Motor Melange; Technical Service; Sell 'N' Swap |
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| December 1958 |
Contents - Special - Studebaker Lark vs. Rambler American (Testing and comparing America's home-grown economy cars); I Drove A Stock Chevy 135 MPH! (If it's a '59 Chevy police car, don't try to outrace it!); Designed! - A Small Car (Announcing the winners of MT's car design contest) News - Spotlight On Detroit (How will new price-posting law affect the actual cost?); Around The World In 30 Days New Cars - '59 Mercury; '59 Edsel; '59 Lincoln Adventure - 'My Greatest Thrill' (Wheel-to-wheel GP) Imports - Driving Around - In A Lotus Club; The Biscuter - Bouncing Baby Sports - World's Toughest Trial (Tortuous grind around Australia on Mobilgas Economy Run); Motor Sports Pictorial; First Western Grand Prix Humor - The Man In The Pearl-Gray Pitch Technical - Engine-Nuity (Weird, wild engines at Bonneville and Oklahoma drags); It's What's Underneath That Counts; Caring For Lights And Fuses Use Tests - Bowmonk Dynometer; Coil-Rite; Formula D'Elegance; Power-Pak Muffler; Travel-Aire Car Cooler; Kai Soto Undergoing Face-Lift Departments - Memo From The Editor; Letters; Rumor Mill; Classicomments; Handy Hints; What's Your Question?; Trends In New Products; Sell 'N' Swap Ads; Escape Road |
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| May 1959 |
Contents - Special - What Does Daytona Prove About The Stocks? (How did your car rate in top speed, acceleration, economy?); Getting More Go - With Headers (The first step in modifications - improving exhause system); Design Engineering - The Future Is Now! (Modern engineering makes "dream highway" out of any road) News - The Rumor Mill; Spotlight On Detroit (Trans-axles for 1960? Gas turbines make progress); Detroit's Smaller Cars (What to expect if and when they are finally introduced); Around The World In 30 Days; Detroit's Latest Dreams (Cadillac Cyclone and Oldsmobile F-88 unveiled at Daytona); Formula I Challenge By Reventlow; MT Previews The New Cars Driving Impressions - Smooth And Lively - The New Fiat 1800; MG Magnette: 82 MPH From 68 Horses; Turner: Shy On Looks, But A Real Goer!; Moretti: Falls Short Of $2995 Value General - Are You Being Brainwashed By Your Car?; One-Liter Moving Van New Product Section - Trends In New Products; Paxton Supercharger Use Test; Mitymite Battery Charger Use Test; Dri-Powr Use Test; Load Lifter Helper Springs Use Test; Car-Skin Wax Use Test Customs - Atomium Marx X; Showpiece Customs Classics - Classic Custom - Bentley-Duesenberg-Morgan Technical - Out To Break 400 MPH!; Potent Porsche; Performance/Economy Chart Of '59 Cars Humor - The Detroit Look Departments - Letters; Sell 'N' Swap |
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| June 1959 |
Contents - Letters From Our Readers; Driving Around With The Editor; Detroit News And Views; Simca Vedette Driving Impressions; Overseas News Reports; Triumph Herald Driving Impressions; Daimler Dart And Maserati 3500; Rumors - True And False; Tire Testing At 190 MPH! (How Firestone tests their tires on Daytona's new high-speed track); Oldsmobile Super 88 Road Test (Bigger, heavier and slower despite more horsepower); Chrysler Windsor Road Test (Performance, mileage and handling are tops); 415-HP Blown Corvette (A Latham supercharger makes it a real performer); Indy Design For '59 (Will new theories of builders result in a 60-second lap?); Is The Diesel The Coming Economy Car? (Mercedes 190-D gives 41 mpg on a 5122-mile test run); Testing The 160-MPH Bocar (Corvette-engined fiberglass sportscar is a real screamer); Project Ideas: Custom Car Contest (Announcing the first winner in this monthly competition); Silver-Satin Sleekster (Dean Jeffries rebuilds his Porsche into a "customized custom"); New Theme...Old Variations (Brooks Stevens introduces his Scimitar at Geneva Auto Show); Getting More Go: Multiple Carburetion (What a few more carburetors can do for you); New Morris Oxford And Riley 4/68; Use Tests Of New Products: Fenton, Goerlich Super G and Mercer mufflers. Review of previously tested and approved products); Mobilgas Economy Run Winners; Shopping For You And Your Car; Sell 'n' Swap; Berkeley Sport Has New Look |
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| July 1959 |
In This Issue - Letters From Readers; Driving Around With The Editor; Detroit News And Views; The Sir Vival - A New "Safety" Car?; Overseas News Reports; COming In 1960...Volvo Sports And DKW Junior; Rumors - True And False; Best Buys In Used Cars (What are the important things to consider when making your purchase?); How To Spot-Test A Used Car (Helpful hints which may save the buyer many dollars in repairs); Studebaker Hawk Road Test (A domestic product with all the good qualities of a sportscar); Ambassador Road Test (A conservative car for conservative people); A New Triumph For Triumph! (Herald combines Indian styling with new method of body construction); Customfit Your Interior (Interior decorating ideas - from the mild to the wild); Project Ideas: Custom Car Contest (A new set of winners and their winning entries); Getting More Go: Fuel Injection (The real McCoy or injector carburetors - what advantages do they offer?); Shopping For You And Your Car; Italo-American Modern Classic With Go; Use Tests Of New Products - Glide Control Constant-speed Control, Hydraflex Brake Booster, StrataFreeze Car Refrigerator, Weber VW Stroker Kit, Mallory Dual-Point Conversion, D.A. Speed Sport Gear Lube, Prest-O-Lite Vibration-Proof Battery; Sell 'n' Swap; Do-It-Yourself: Rewiring Issues; New Cars: Fast And Fancy |
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| October 1959 |
In This Issue - Letters From Our Readers; Driving Around With Our Editor; Detroit News And Views; Overseas News Reports; Old(s) Cord Does 135 Mph!; Your Choice Is Wide In '60 (With Detroit's new smaller cars, variety is great for '60 buyers); Detroit Compacts (Will their virtues be enough to tempt the smaller-car-buying public?); First Impressions Of The Ford Falcon (Good handling, good brakes feature this small car with the big-car feel); The Man Behind The Valiant (A study of Virgil Exner's styling philosophy gives clues to his new car); The Group Behind The Valiant (The select few who worked on one of Detroit's best-kept secrets); Imported Compacts (New Detroit entries in small car field inspire European improvements); Driving Impressions Of Mercedes 220-S; Driving The Austin A-99, Humber Snipe, Opel Olympia; Imported Economy Cars (These low-priced, low-operating-cost cars are in a class by themselves); Driving BMC's Mini-Minor; Testing Simca's Elysee; Station Wagons (Between domestics and imports there is one for every purse, every need); Convertibles (There is no longer any need go sacrifice comfort for open air); Sportscars (Europe's offerings for '60 will add to "fun" driving); Wheeling And Dealing (Has law requiring posting of new-car prices resulted in better deals?); Sound Waves At Work (Ram jet tuning - new application of an old principle); Project Ideas: Custom Car Contest; Shopping For You And Your Car; Use Tests Of New Products; Detroit Dream Car?; Chuck Daigh Tests A Formula I Scarab; Sell 'n' Swap; Leanin' And Leapin' While Jumpin'; Tricks With Tape |
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| April 1960 |
In This Issue - Letters From Our Readers; Driving Around With The Editor (Iniation into Karting); Detroit News And Views; Rumors What's Next? Compacts From Olds And Buick; Glove Compartment; 1960 Car Of The Year - Corvair (Motor Trend presents award for most significant engineering advances); Daytona Demons (How the Valiants and Pontiacs blew off the competition); Corvair And Falcon (Modifications for Racing); How The Valiant Was Modified For More Go; Rambler Six Road Test; Mercury Road Test; Don't Change Your Tires - Just Change Your Treads; Pontiac Road Test; Dodge Road Test; Sell 'n' Swap; New Products And Ideas; Douglass Muffler; Classic Of The Month - '33 Rolls-Royce; Monte Carlo Rally; Project Ideas: Custom Car Contest; A "D" For Devin; "That's Just About The Size Of It" Special Section On Karting - The Where, When And Why Of It; The Anatomy Of A Kart; The Popular Karts |
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| August 1961 |
Contents - 600-MPH Car; Chevy And Ford; Forecast From Detroit; What's Coming In Cars - The Next Shape In Cars; End Of An Era, A Guide To Buying Tires; Little Economy Run; MT Tests Six Standard-Size Wagons; Volvo Road Test; Driver's Report: American Convertible; Racing Stocks; Torque - More Important Than Horsepower?; Driver's Report: Mercedes 220 Coupe; Classic: 1932 Lincoln KB; What Do You Have?; Know Your Car: Final Drive And Differential; The Quest For Quality By Lincoln; Overseas Report; Indy '61; For Men Only: Ford's Econoline Pickup; The 1961 Specifications Departments - Editor's Report; Letters; Product Trends; Motor Trends; Car Clinic; Sell 'n' Swap; Car Crossword |
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| February 1962 |
Features - Car Of The Year; Why And How A V-6; Buick Engineering...58 Years; Road Test: Studebaker Hawk; Iron Parts Can Be Lighter; New Concept: Compact Compact; Racing - Wet And Dry; Road Test: Simca 5; The Good Old Days? Hispano Suiza; 2 Days In A Dauphine; Outboard Inboard; Sacramento 100-Miler; European Report; Orient Report; The Best Of Show Departments - The Editor's Auto-Graphs; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; New Products; Car Clinic; Sell 'n' Swap |
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| May 1962 |
Features - Road Test 3 From Mercury Monterey, Meteor And Comet; Exhaust Supercharging; Road Test: America's Luxury Cars: Cadillac, Imperial and Lincoln; Competition: Daytona 500; Competition: Stockers Steal The Show NHRA Winternationals; Good Old Days?: 1930 Packard Sports Phaeton; Road Test: Pontiac 421; Motorized Burros; Road Test: Peugeot 403-B; European Report Departments - The Editor's Auto-Graphs; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; New Products; Car Clinic; Sell 'n' Swap |
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| August 1962 |
Contents - Road Test: Ramcharger 410-HP; Road Test: Ford Model A; Road Test: Buick Wildcat; Indy 1962; Compact Super Stocks; Road Test: Fuel Injected Corvette; Dune Buggies; Road Test: Renault 1093; Projection Compact Camper; Buckle Down And Live; European Report Departments - The Editor's Auto-Graphs; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; New Products; Classic Comments; Inside The Industry; Car Clinic; Sell 'n' Swap |
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| September 1962 |
Contents - '63 Cars - MT's First Reports; Road Test: Olds F-85 Jetfire; Santa Barbara: Spin Outs; Competition: Atlanta 500; Road Test: Chrysler Newport; Ionization; Road Test: Thunderbird; LSR - Bonneville Preview; Rare Car Collection: Kissel Gold Bug; Road Test: Mercedes 190-D; T-80 - The Mystery Of A Record Car; Cars Of State; Dragging On Air; European Report Departments - The Editor's Auto-Graphs; Letters; Spotlight On Detroit; New Products; Stock Talk; Inside The Industry; Classic Comments; Car Clinic; Sell 'n' Swap |
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| January 1964 |
Features - Plymouth Sport Fury Road Test (Drag strip performance from a well behaved street engine); Motor Trend's Search For Stylists (Four full-tuition scholarships, promising future for winners); Chevelle Road Test (Haven't we met this newest addition to Chevrolet family before?); 1964 Stock Racing Preview (Leading race figures tell what's in store for new season); Motor Trend Riverside 500 ('64 cars in action for the first time); Fairlane Road Test (Ford's new intermediate should prove popular); Los Angeles Time Grand Prix (American engines finally come into their own); Stop Stop Stop (Disc brakes on Corvair make for faster, smoother stops); Comet Enduro (Hour after hour, day after day - for 100,000 miles); Tempest G.T.O. Road Test (A little brother for the Pontiac Grand Prix); Charlotte National 400 (Junior Johnson and Chevy pull upset over big, bad Fords); Mercedes 300-SE Road Test (This model adds to prestige of revered name); Clinton Reynolds' Strange Car Collection (Untimely passing reveals a man's unfulfilled dream); Hitch & Go (Pros and cons of housecars vs. trailers and campers) Departments - Spotlight; Auto-Graphs; Letters' Car Clinic; New Products; European Report; Classic Comments |
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| July 1978 |
Features - Evolution of a Mustang (From dream to reality), Ford's New Turbo 4 (Heavyweight punch for a lightweight powerplant), Seville Diesel (Cadillac enters the diesel market with a proven V-8), Alfa Romero Spyder Test (Tradition is served well), Dodge Challenger Test (New proportions in the space race), Retrospect: 1964 Indy Capsule Car (Smokey Yunick's most unique creation), Chevette 4-Door Test (Prices lower west of the Rockies), 24-Truck Comparison (Evolutions on and off the road), Mercedes 300SD Test (Turbocharging closes the performance gap), Vacation Tips (Don't leave home without reading these), How To Buy Exotic Cars (Read the case of Doctor X...and beware), The Long Beach Grand Prix (The 3rd edition is bigger and better than ever), Going 200 In Texas (Bignotti's fours almost upset the V-8s) Departments - Editor's Report, Washington Report, Readers' Report, Detroit Report, International Report, Classic Comments, Competition |
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| August 1978 |
Features - Lotus Cars, Ltd. (Racing-inspired exotics for the road); GMC Diablo Test (A classy "devil" in black); BMW 320i Test (One of motoring's fine investments); New-Car Leftovers (Can you get a deal at year's end?); The Beetle That Tipped Its Hat (Newest auto status symbol); Retrospect: 1958 Chrysler 300D (High-performance elegance); Oldsmobile Cutlass Test ('77 sales leader continues its winning ways); End Of The Road (Here's the last of the large tow cars); Fiat 128 3P Test (The proof is in the driving); 1979 Mustang Test (Happy days are here again for the performance-minded); 1979 Capri Test (Meet the new "Sexy American"); GM's Intermediate Wagons (Four of a kind is a tough hand to beat); Fuel Injection For The Masses (New from Edelbrock); 1980 Mercedes 450 Sedan (Artist's concept of what's coming); Conversation With Claybrook (NHTSA chief speaks out) Departments - Editor's Report; Readers' Report; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Classic Comments; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| January 1979 |
Features - Mario Andretti: Won The Hard Way (There were thorns in the new World Champion's laurel wreath); Team Lotus (Meet the men behind the headlines); The Lotus 79 (Chapman outdistances the competition once more); Porsche 924 Turbo (New power fills a glaring void); 4-Speed Grand Prix (Shifting and a handling package add sportiness to Pontiac's personal car); Ford's Pinto Cruising Wagon (This gaudy little freight train is right on track); Retrospect: 1956 AC Bristol (An old Le Mans racer survives as a much-loved street car); Lancia Zagato Spider (Featuring a targa top and a big push by parent firm Fiat); Cross-Country In Ford's Club Wagon (This van is a magic carpet wilth view included); GMC Fenderside Street Coupe (A pickup with the heart of a muscle car); $5000 Supercars (They're waiting in the want ads); BMW Alpina (The 630CSi becomes a true super coupe); The Gas Squeeze (Is rationing the answer?); Mustang Indy Pace Car (The stellar new pony heads the thundering herd); Truck Of The Year Nominees (The pick of the 1979 crop); Motor Trend's Truck Of The Year (And the winnah is...); Chevy LUV 4x4 Test (Four ground-grabbers and 8 speeds forward) Departments - Editor's Report; Readers' Report; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| February 1979 |
Road Tests - Toyota SR5 Pickup (A quantum jump over the past); AMC Spirit (Dated, but it has its good points); Datsun 310 Sedan (The welcome replacement for the F-10 should do quite well) Driving Impressions - Ford LTD Country Squire (Downsizing hasn't hurt this classy hauler); Fiat Strada (Carefully calculated for an American invasion) Features - Car Of The Year - The Nominees (Eight of the very best in America); The Testing (The competition couldn't have been closer); The Winner (Meet the 1979 Buick Riveria S); Car Of The Year Sweepstakes (Here's your chance to win a '79 Riveria); Audi Introduces A Foxier Fox (Bigger and better, it'll be here before long); 25 Tips For Trade-In Time (How to make your old car worth more on the market); Gucci Seville (Much of what glitters is gold); Retrospect: 1957 Pontiac Bonneville - Fuel Injection (A very rare ragtop); Choosing New-Car Options (Careful shopping leads to motoring and financial happiness); The Rabbit: A New Dynasty Begins (Volkswagen's Beetle replacement may reign even longer); Sceptre 6.6S (True American clout for those who have the jellybeans); Invasion Of The Turbo Racers (USAC's stars make some friends in England); Pontiac's Type K: Firebird Trans Am Wagon (Guaranteed to protect you from getting lost in the crowd); SCCA Sunriser 400 Pro Rally (The rules can be rougher than the road); America - The 4-Door Corvette (At last, but is the world ready?) Departments - Editor's Report; Readers' Report; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| June 1979 |
Road Tests - Oldsmobile Omega Brougham (Traditional opulence in a 1980s-style sedan); Jaguar XJ-S (Above all, it has character); Return Of The Chrysler 300 (Built in the American road car mold); Toyota 4x4 Pickup (A solid contender in a new field); Supra vs. 280ZX 2+2 (These Japanese six shooters have American accents) Megabuck Motoring - Cadillac Coupe de Ville vs. Diamante (Comparing an apple and an orange); Megabuck Buyer's Guide (Grab your checkbook and satisfy your ego) Features - Retrospect: 1932 Chevrolet Sport Coupe (Classy survivor from Depression times); Thunder And Lightning (Moonshine running stock car on racing's colorful roads); 25 Anti-Theft Ideas (Make things a little safer for one of your prized possessions); Master Driver's Licenses (A workable approach to upgrading Americans' driving skills) Departments - Editor's Reports; Readers' Reports; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| July 1979 |
Features - Road Tests - Corvette vs. GMC Diablo del Calle (A maxed-out L82 takes on an upstart sports truck); Chevette Scooter vs. Mazda GLC (Chevy's subcompact works hard to match up against a strong Japanese opponent); VW Dasher Diesel (The newest super-saver offers most of the amenities as well); Fiat Strada (It goes the distance, but will it get the decision?) Driving Impressions - Aston Martin Volante (Only 80 Americans will own one of these $70,000 convertibles); Alfa 6 (Bending tradition, the Italian firm introduces its first vee engine) Used-Car Section - Surveying The Field (You may be surprised at the dimensions); Shopping For A Used Car (Where to start, how to look); 50 Tips On Buying A Used Car (Here's a handy checklist); Used...Or Used Up? (How old is too old?); Warranties (This is an area demanding extra caution); The Refurbishing Alternative (Should you fix up your old car?); Probing The Rental Car Market (Old rent-a-cars offer some definite advantages) Features - DKM Corvette (Enchantment doesn't come cheaply); Retrospect: 1947 Chrysler Town And Country (A truly masterful restoration); The Wizards Of Ford (Conjuring new technology to deal with the future); The Sexiest Little Capri (This convertible doesn't turn heads simply because of its resemblance to another marque); Lee Iacocca: Amazing Management (A personal look at the man on whom Chrysler Corporation bases its hopes for the future); Sneak Preview: The 1980 Chryslers (These "Iacocca cars" will be in dealer showrooms this fall); Lincoln Town Car (America's last chance at traditional (read "big") luxury); Collector's Alert (The Harrah Automobile Collection offers some valuable new services) Departments - Editor's Report; Readers' Report; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| August 1979 |
Contents - Road Tests - Toyota Corona vs. Chevy Citation (A clash of 5-door titans); Buick Regal (The best of Buick in a nifty package) Driving Impressions - BMW Diesel (A case where turbocharging saves fuel...and performance); Trans Am And Z28 Convertibles (Need help for your ego?); Chevy Monza Spyder (An American GT (with emphasis on American)); 1980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI (An early ride in the newest lap of luxury) Diesels - Warming Up For The Excursion Into The Void (This trip was necessary...and informative); VW Rabbit 5-Speed ("...the car of the decade"); VW Dasher 5-Door ("...the best of both worlds"); Oldsmobile Cutlass 260 ("...a great point-A-to-point-B car, but..."); Peugeot 504 ("...pulls like a D9 in heat"); Mercedes-Benz 240D ("...the chicquest economy car going"); Cadillac Eldorado 350 ("...once it's rolling, it does quite well"); Mercedes-Benz 300TD ("...probably the best wagon on the market"); Mercedes-Benz 300SD ("...the concept that all other diesel makers will copy"); Charting Diesel Performance (The vital numbers of the Thundering Turtle Ride); The 200-mph Diesel (The gospel of aerodynamics according to Daimler-Benz); Diesels In Depth (What's it like to own, drive and support a diesel); Life In The Slow Lane (Don't hurry, and you'll be happy); The Long Ranger (Be patient, the savings will come); Diesel Digest (As Ed McMahon would say...); Ten Popular Diesel Myths (And the truthful dynamite that explodes them); California Dreamin' (Will the Golden State kill the diesel?); Diesel Swaps (Can you change water into wine?); Faililng In The School Of Hard NOx (Soot clouds the future of the diesel) Features - 50 Tips On Saving Fuel (Advice to help you fight the squeeze); Racing's Ringmaster (Orchestrating the thrill of victory); Auto Repair: Probing The Depths (Don't continue in the role of victim) |
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| September 1979 |
Features - Road Tests - Pontiac Bonneville Diesel (Another GM marque joins dieselmania); Honda Civic vs. Ford Fiesta (Showdown between two of the world's most popular subcompacts); TR7 Convertible (The latest flip-top from Triumph has its own personality) Driving Impressions - Diesel From Space (An alien from Citroen offers peace, quiet and transcendental transportation); 1980 Thunderbird (Performance/luxury: An all-new bird with a split personality); 1980 Turbo Fairmont (Adding boost to a family sedan); BMW 528i (Less means more than ever to builders of "The Ultimate Driving Machine"); Rendezvous (A six-wheel limo for the '80s) '80 New Cars - Long-Lead '80 (A behind-the-scenes look at the new-car introductions); 1980 (New directions for a new decade); Ford 1980 (A look at Ford's newest ideas); Chrysler 1980 (Facing the future with the genius of the chameleon) Features - Mobile Telephones (Latest auto accessory craze); Retrospect: 1930 Duesenberg LWB Murphy Speedster J120 (An eccentric classic from an eccentric age); Little Cars (Gluttons, past and present...Repent!); The Electrics Are Coming (Electric cars charge to the rescue); Twenty Electric Cars You Can Buy (Just a little ahead of our time); Auto Insurance (Inflation fighters for wary customers) Departments - Editor's Report; Readers' Report; Washington Report; Detroit Report; International Report; Roving Report; Competition Report |
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| February 1980 |
Road Tests - Ford LTD vs. Chevrolet Caprice (Comparing full-size 2-door luxury coupes), The Sunchaser (Take one Toyota, add a targa/cabriolet treatment, and return to the days of your youth), 25th Anniversary Thunderbird (The Silver Celetration of a famous marque), Cross-Country in the Audi 5000S Diesel (Or, how we traveled 3400 miles on less than $108 worth of No. 2), BMW 320i Turbo (Aftermarket force-feeding invites some serious Porsche-hunting), Electric Test Vehicle (ETV-1) (This $9 million experimental car could be a forerunner of what you may someday find in your garage) Car Of The Year - The Nominees (Here they are: Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Citation, Dodge Mirada, Ford Thunderbird, Lincoln Mark VI, Oldsmobile Omega, Pontiac Phoenix), The Testing (After the flogging, it bacame apparent that these were truly cars of the 1980s), The Winner (Chevrolet's 1980 Citation outscored them all) Features - Living With Front-Drive (Prepare yourself to enjoy this bold new world of driving), Convertible Craze (Fresh-air fun isn't dead - it's just a lot more expensive these days), Retrospect: 1956 Alfa Romero 6C 3500CM (A good example of why man has built a love affair around the automobile), Reinventing The Corvair (A little lesson from history) Departments - Editor's Report, Readers' Report, Detroit Report, International Report, Competition Report |
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| March 1981 |
Cover Story - The I-5 Alive Drive (Border to border in Escort, Reliant, Accord and Rabbit) Road Tests - 1981 1/2 EXP/LN? (Sporty front drives), Side-by-Side Audis (5000 S vs 5000 Turbo), 3.3-Liter T-Top Capri (Performance, 1980s style), Malibu 4-Door Sedan (A solid survivor) Driving Impression - Ferrari Rainbow (All-time top show car) Features - Automotive Security Systems (Do you know where your car is tonight?), America's Top 10 MPG Cars (Baseball, hot dogs, economy...), Quickor Turbo Le Cart (Small needn't be slow), 1982 Trucks (Downsizing picks up), In Memoriam: Robert W. Irvin (Auto journalism loses its top reporter), Import Car Of The Year (Our toughest choice to date), Retrospect: 1928 Dodge Standard Six Coupe (A sturdy workhorse) Departments - Editor's Report, Running Report, Special Report, Readers' Report, Detroit Report, International Report, Roving Report, Motor Trend Marketplace, Auto Report, Competition Report |
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| November 1983 |
Cover Story - 1984 Nissan 300ZX Turbo (Sales success story No. 3), 300ZX Powerplant (Nissan's six-shooter: loaded for the horsepower wars), Nissan 300ZX Turbo Cutaway (The Z revealed) 1984 First Drives - Ford Mustang GT (Henry's true King of the Corral), Toyota Corolla (When push came to shove, they built it both ways), Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (Can this be the last of the last?), Dodge 600ES Turbo (Chryco's Jekyll and Hyde ride) Road Tests - Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 (The littlest kampfwagen that could), Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo (Striving for status in a crowded field), BMW 533i Turbo (A taste of pressurized nirvana), Dodge Colt Vista (The bus stops here) Driving Impressions - Lotus Espirit Turbo (A low-flying limey rattles Maranello), Transamborghini: Posey's Bandit (There I was on the high banks of Daytona), Aston Martin Lagonda (An ultimate statement for the incurably rich) Feature - Honda CRX Preview (Sports car thrills, econocar bills) Tech Features - Volvo Intercooler (High-vitamin hardware from Goteburg) Retrospect - 1932 Marmon V-16 Seven-Passenger Phaeton (The 100-mph behemoth) Departments - Editor's Report (Baby, you're the greatest), Letters (Radar reverberations), Detroit Report (Rear-drive M-van from Chevy), International Report (Toyota goes to Lotus-land), FreeWheeling (This homebuilt does it sideways), Technologue (In search of axle ratio), Competition Report (Holbert's quest for excellence |
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| September 1985 |
Cover Story - Porsche 959 (Exclusive! Guided tour of the fastest sports car ever) Road Tests - BMW 524td (The Ultimate Driving...Diesel?), Isuzu Impulse Turbo (Adding a splash of dash to the flush) Driving Impression - Volkswagen Scirocco 16V GTX (Twice the valves should double its appeal) Features - The True Porsche Ethos (Big bores, short strokes and flat engines), On The Trail Of James Dean (Time-warping in the Vintage 550 Spyder), The 200-mph Corvette (Stretching the envelope in a plastic bullet) Motorsport - 1985 Indianapolis 500 (Sullivan plays "spin to win"; Mario falls short again) Retrospect - 1933 Isotta-Fraschini Tipo 8A SS (It seduced even the Kremlin) Departments - Editor's Reports (Speed reading), Letters (Lovely redhead or ugly cheese-grater?), Circumstances (Dat ol' debbil transmitted disability), Trends (New: Cadillac Atlante; ChryCo Liberty), Detroit Report (Chrysler's C-bodies, Ford's "Fiero"), International Report (The Koreans are coming), Technologue (Bosch's drive-by-wire), Competition Report (Elliott juggernaut sidetracked), The Jane Lew Dialogues (The Darlington Plymouth) |
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| April 1991 |
Special Section - Mazda RX-7 Turbo (A sneak look at a top secret headliner), Future Cars (Tantalizing speculations), Spies Like Us (Hans Lehmann always gets his car), To Catch A Spy (Secrets, electronics and the FBI), Tools Of The Trade (A clandestine buyer's guide) Road Tests - Mercury Cougar XR-7 (A new personality for a familiar face), BMW 525i (New-age motor magic), Geo Storm Hatchback (At last, a real 2+2), Saturn Challenges Japan's Finest (GM's new kid versus Honda Civic, Nissan Sentra and Toyota Corolla) Driving Impressions - Acura Vigor (Sport and luxury collide), Porsche 911 Turbo (The King is back), Mercedes-Benz 500E (There lurks the heart and soul of a purebred sports car) Truck Test - Isuzu Rodeo LS (Riding herd on a sport/ute affordability) Features - 48 Hours Flat Out (Endurance racing with the Archer Bros.) Departments - Roadside (We get lots o' letters), Letters, Trends (Auto shows on display), International Report (A new Maserati blows), Detroit Report (T-A doffs top after 20 years), Motor Mouth (Stude), Retrospect (Phase III 427 Camaro), Motorsport (Formula One forecast), Car Care (The buzzword on electrics), Investments, Streetwise (New kids on the Bloc) |
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| June 1995 |
Special Section - Porsche 911 - First Task: '96 911 Turbo (The beast is back - with twon turbos, all-wheel drive, 0-60 in 3.7), Retrospect (Twenty years of the 911 Turbo), 911 Cabriolet vs. Acura NSX-T (Open-air, automatic, big-thrill sports cars) Trends - Headliner ('95 Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari's fantastic F50 - and lots more), International Report (Exclusive First look at the redesigned '97 Toyota Camry. First drive: '95 1/2 Honda Passport sport/utility), Detroit Report (Saturn's all-new large car, the '98 SR2; GMC's "three-door" '96 Sierra pickup) Road Trips - The New Wave In Economy Sedans (Chevrolet Cavalier LS, Geo Metro LSi, Hyundai Accent, Mazda Protege LX, Nissan Dentra GXE, Toyota Tercel DX), Inside The Sport/Utility Upper Class (Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer, Isuzu Trooper LS, Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition, Land Rover Discovery, Mitsubishi Montero SR, Nissan Pathfinder LE-V6, Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 Limited), Dodge Stratus ES V-6 vs. Ford Contour SE V-6 (The demise of the dull American sedan) Driving Impression - '96 Ford Taurus LX Sedan and Wagon (Behind the wheel of Ford's big gamble: all new, superstylish, but better?) Feature - Do You Need Performance Tires? (Testing the effectiveness of 15-, 16- and 17- wheels and tires) Long-Term Reports - Wrapup ('94 Honda Accord EX), Update ('94 Dodge Ram Laramie SLT, '95 Ford Windstar LX, '95 Mazda Millenia S) Departments - Right Of Way (Police driving tactics), Letters, Performance Trends (Neuspeed VW Cabrio), Car Care (Getting buff), Motorsport (Firestone returns to Indy Car wars), Tech Q & A (The motorized world of Leon Kaplan), Road Test Review |
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