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...

Never Go Unnoticed at Night

Several visible changes have been made in the car for ‘68 so that they will comply with the federal government's safety and exhaust emission standards. The windshield wiper arms are now f...

Parking is Equal to Six Push-ups

The Mustang's new-found handling ability demanded a greater revision of the engineering department's philosophy than it did of suspension parts. Kicking the understeering habit is no easi...

2004 Rolls-Royce Phantom – First Drive Review

If Sir Henry Royce and the Hon. Charles Rolls had foreseen a day when stewardship of the world's most prestigious nameplate would pass to a company headquartered in Munich, they might have...

2002 Lexus ES300 Road Test – Review

"The IS300 lets us do this car." That's Denny Clements talking. He's group vice-president and general manager at Lexus, making him "the top dude." And with that single sentence he e...

Testing on the Riot Road

Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated in December 1958. On the H-D brake kit, thirty-six pounds are eliminated by knocking out the air duct to the rear brakes. The front scoop...