1961-1970 | Curtis-Wright | Rotary | USA
America’s first rotary: Curtis-Wright Mustang
History originally published in AutoWeek June 4, 1984 A little-known chapter in American automotive history began in 1958…
Mazda Cosmo Sport: RX-7’s honorable ancestor
History originally published in AutoWeek May 7, 1984 The thrill was back, they told us, and how right…
Renault 8 Gordini: Semi-rhapsody in blue
History originally published in AutoWeek April 16, 1984 Saying “Gordini” in France is like saying “Shelby” in America….
Fairlane Fantasy: 1970 Ford Fairlane 429 Super Cobra Jet
Feature originally published in Popular Cars August 1983 One of the most persistent and surely universal automotive fantasies…
Porsche 904/6: Don’t call it a conversion
History originally published in AutoWeek December 31, 1984 Henry Payne’s Lincolnesque frame slouches in the fiberglass driver’s seat,…
Intermeccanica Italia: Italian-American with an identity crisis
History originally published in AutoWeek April 2, 1984 I was skirting the Virginia shore of the Potomac River…
Sunbeam Tiger: An overpowered cat just ready to pounce
History originally published in AutoWeek October 10, 1983 Christopher Columbus, as every schoolboy knows, discovered America by accident….
BMW 2000Tilux: A sports car for sharing
History originally published in AutoWeek April 11, 1983 Find the roughest road you know: 40-year-old concrete, cracked, broken…
1966 427 Cobra: More powerful than a locomotive, yet well-mannered at rest
History originally published in Autoweek February 8, 1988 I had watched the morning mist rise and seen the…
Turner 1500 MKIII: Out for a spin at the track
History originally published in AutoWeek March 21, 1983 How embarrassing. I had spun the Turner, depositing in the…