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...
2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS – Road Test
Put "Ss" side by side, and most people automotive will call up images of 1960s Chevy muscle cars-Impalas, Chevelles, and Camaros, big cars with big engines that delivered big power. But for...
1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Convertible – Road Test
The original was the wildest. I saw it for the first time at Shelby's old plant on West Imperial Highway—the converted North American Aviation factory that huddled alongside the main ...
Performance
Corvette coupes (they all have a removable roof section) and convertibles (see sidebar "C6 Convertible") come in three forms: base, F55 (add about $1700) with adjustable magnetorheological ...
1958 Chevrolet Corvette – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
From the December 1957 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
To mark the fourth birthday of the Corvette, its proud parents, the Chevrolet Motor Division, have announced the 1958 model which ha...
Nobody Will Ever Forget
On the line was a one-time women's clothing retailer and sometime Texan restaurateur and tow-truck operator by the name of Kenny Bernstein. Bernstein recognized that drag racing was movi...
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
TESTED
Waiting lists of great length and duration for the Corvette Sting Ray at all Chevrolet dealers' are the best proof of the public's acceptance of the new model. We hailed the car's t...
Leans Over Just like a Little Thunderbird
Even if the "quick" steering is a little slow, the road feel is quite good, the power steering and its reduced feedback notwithstanding. Reactions to road unevenness in the wheel are very...
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray – Road Test – Review
From the January 1965 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
We know Americans can't build the best possible Grand Touring car. After all, that takes brilliant engineering and old-world craftsma...
Handling and Brakes
Although the Sting Ray is substantial, it doesn't feel as heavy as a 427-engined anything should. The steering is heavy to the touch, without much feel, and reasonably quick. There is enou...