1960 Mercury Monterey: Sensible Style Somebody somewhere flipped a giant page in 1960, closing the chapter on the ‘50s and opening the ‘60s. The gaudy, flamboyant decade that ended matured into a more serious era. The Baby Boomers soon would…
Reading sports car specifications and descriptions of features can be entertaining but compared to driving, it’s like love letters versus being there. Which is why we looked forward to getting behind the wheel of the 2010 Jaguar XKR Coupe. We…
Merriam-Webster defines “flagship” as (1) “the ship that carries the commander of the fleet and carries the commander’s flag”, and (2) “the finest, largest, or most important one of a series…” That would be the 2011 Audi A8L all over….
No ifs, ands or buts, it was easy in 1957 to build yourself an over-the-counter racer. Visit your local Chevrolet dealer, put checkmarks next to the boxes for RPO 684 and RPO 579E, and get a checkered flag down at…
There’s only one problem with two seaters: there are only two seats. After all, when you have a two-seater, you want to take people out for a ride to show off your new toy. With a two-seater, you can take…
If there is a single icon for the automotive 1950s, it’s the tailfin. And although Cadillac in 1959 is usually cited for the ultimate fins, the case can be made for the 1960 Plymouth line. The Plymouth’s fins were just…
No doubt, from the bottom of its 16-in. Michelin mud-and-snow tires to the top of its Paris-Moscow-Beijing Rally externally mounted rollbar, the Land Rover Defender 110 looks like a prop for a Banana Republic window display. It has that same…
Growing up in the ‘60s, you were a Ford guy, a Chevy guy, or maybe – if you are real free thinker – a Chrysler guy. But nobody was an American Motors guy – or at least would admit to…
Like a persistent back-seat driver, the 2.0-liter V8 yammers incessantly. Sucking air and high test spritzed into the velocity stacks I can see in the rear-view mirror, it nags “Faster, faster,” and my right foot is all too ready to…
I have a secret, but I’ll tell you because we’re old friends and I know I can trust you. Ready? O.K. The Ferrari 308GT4 is a great car. Really. Yeah, I know you’ve read otherwise, but bear with us and…