This is No Ordinary Road Test

That is why tires are designed specifically for the Corvette — N44 nylon cord — good for sustained 140 mph driving and they are used on no other American car. Duntov knows it is against th...

Brakes and Handling

It is in the handling department in particular that the Corvette proves itself the only true American production sports car. The steering is far from perfect but it is fast enough to allow ...

A Terrific Ego Booster

Deceleration Unlimited The demand for stopping power with 265 bhp under the hood and a top speed of a century and a half assumes proportions not generally realized. Jaguar has solved t...

The 427 on the Road

Everything comes into focus when you get it out on the public roads. Compared to anything you might come up against — unless you're unlucky enough to encounter a Cobra 427 — it's the wilde...

1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 – Road Test

Seven liters! Four hundred and twenty-eight cubic inches in a Mustang! We were expecting a cataclysm on wheels, the automotive equivalent of the end of the earth. We were pleasantly ...

Interior

Originally published in Car and Driver magazine in May 1968. Our test car came through with power steering which is not a bad option to have if you ever want to parallel park your fat-t...