Deceivingly Powerful

"It's a great machine," said one of the brightest young marketing and advertising types within the Chevrolet organization in an effort to describe the Corvette. "But it's not a terribly us...

Intricacies of Fuel Injection

Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated magazine in June 1957. As these points were observed the engine coolant rose to about 170 degrees F. and the idle dropped to a mere 1200....

Suspension and Brakes

Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated in March 1959.Having carefully selected our list, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Chevrolet Division could put such a sample at...

No Map-reading Light

Directional stability at speed is unusually good, regardless of crosswinds and road surfaces. The car can be controlled with a fingertip on a good road, and gentle curves call for no extra ...

1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO Road Test – Review

TESTED Most knowledgeable enthusiasts reacted negatively when Pontiac announced that their new Tempest sports model was to be called the GTO. They felt, as we did, that Pontiac was swip...

2004 Scion xA and xB – Specs

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon BASE PRICE: xA, $12,965; xB, $14,165 ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve 4-in-line, aluminum block and head, Toyota e...

Shelby‘s Metamorphosis

Visually, a '66 is distinguished from the '65 by the rear quarter windows and the brake scoops, which weren't on last year's model. The hood and its scoop look the same as before, but last...

Everything is Perfect

If the car receiving surgery is a road­ster, the sportwagon top comes as one piece which covers the cockpit and bolts into the normal windshield hardware. If you start with a coupe however...