1964-1/2 Ford Mustang – Review

From the May 1964 Issue of Car and Driver TESTED It's easily the best thing to come out of Dearborn since the 1932 V-8 Model B roadster. But for all Ford's talk of Total Performance, i...

Omigod-We‘re-Going-Too-Fast

Were we to buy a GTO (and there's a good chance at least one of us will), our selection might go something like this. A GTO is basically a $2480 Tempest Le Mans with a $296 extra-equipmen...

A Car Not For Novices

He should try the same trip in the 427. The new frame, still fabricated at AC Cars in England—but to Shelby specifications—is as stiff as a Redwood trunk and permits the equally-new coil sp...

Sporty Yet Reliable

The interior drew criticism for the chronograph-style instrument cluster, which was hard to see and decipher, and for the chromed shifter, which on sunny days got way too hot to touch and ...

A Splendid Little Car

If it wasn't already German, I'd be tempted to say it could be as American as Mom's apple pie or Rapp Brown's carbine. Not American in the same sense as the contemporary domestic car, with...

A Racing Engine

The interior of the Charger carries the GT theme further, with bucket seats, map pockets in the doors, and a well-padded dash with a full complement of instruments set in a matte black ba...

Launching the 756-hp Missile

Chilly test conditions kept the Goodyears from delivering their last increments of performance. On our 300-foot skidpad, the Red Devil cornered at a still impressive 0.98 g with minimal b...

Fire-breathing Cars

If you should be attracted to the Shelby by a combination of its dazzling looks, pleasant interior and the general aura of its name, do not, I repeat, do not, try to race anybody with it. ...

Rants and Raves

Think of it as ol‘ reliable, for those who like their excitement on a tight leash....