A Fighting Chance in the ”Go Games”

In anticipation of the Feds' demand for mandatory head restraints, Ford built them right into the seat backs. The Mach I's front buckets are now shaped very much like those in a commercia...

Pricing and Options

For 1962 there are no Limited Production Options (LPOs) for the Corvette; everything optional fails in the RPO (Regular Production Option) category. In gearboxes for example the Powerglide ...

Don‘t Call It a Pickup

At the end of the shifter is a Toad Hall button (It's "Tow/Haul"—Ed.), and the 3.06 first-gear ratio means the EXT is useful for dragging the wreckage away from locomotive collisions. The...

But What A Road Car!

This car does what so many others only talk about—it really does combine brute, blasting performance with balance and stability of a superior nature. The managing editor, for instance, wa...

Our Hopes Had Been Raised

The figure 350 will not be familiar to Chevy fans because it refers to a new engine size. The ubiquitous 327 cu. in. V-8 was enlarged to 350 cu. in. by increasing the stroke from 3.25 in....

A Truck With Road Manners

In case you're wondering why the separate frame was retained, Ford answers that this arrangement is more robust for towing (maximum capacity is up from 5800 to 7300 pounds), and it's better...