Mrs. Black; Housewife—Shirley Temple
18 Eylül 2024
Amidst world-tottering problems and talk of peace Shirley Temple moved to Washington, D. C., a few months ago. “And only because my...
Why Gene Autry Can’t Quit
9 Eylül 2024
YOU CAN’T PUT AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION LIKE GENE OUT TO PASTURE, AND TOURS LIKE THESE SHOW WHY....
Heartbreak Ahead?—Judy Garland & Sidney Luft
9 Eylül 2024
Her friends say Luft’s not the type for Garland. But they can’t stop Judy from throwing her heart away on the...
Racing Machines/Scooters
8 Eylül 2024
Organized racing burgeoned in the 1900s. Europe had city-to-city road races, while US sport favoured closed dirt tracks and wooden board...
The Pig Is In The Parlor—Deborah Kerr
8 Eylül 2024
The china pig and everything else it fine at Deborah’s, where elegance and whimsey mix like sugar and spice....
America’s Golden Age
8 Eylül 2024
The early 20th century saw motorcycle development grow rapidly in the US, and while some bought in technology from Europe, most...
Hollywood’s Worst Bugaboo
8 Eylül 2024
Millions adore them, but Hollywood’s Great tremble in public. Racing the fans can turn a star’s life into a bed of...
It’s Not A Dream, Debbie Reynolds
7 Eylül 2024
“Pinch me,” Debbie Reynolds cries, “I’m dreaming!” Now her sister-in-law tells why the fame, the fans, the fancy clothes have Debbie...
They’re Scared Stiff!—Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh
7 Eylül 2024
Pessimists keep yelling, “It wont last.” Tony and Janet don’t believe them, but just the same . . ....
FN Four
6 Eylül 2024
Unveiled in 1905, the fabulous FN Four was one of the first genuinely efficient four-cylinder motorcycles on the market, sporting a...
“They Can’t Make Me Behave”—Mario Lanza
6 Eylül 2024
Full of the devil? Not Mario. He’s lusty, he’s loud, he’s full of laughs. And if that’s bad you’ll have to...
Multiple Cylinders
6 Eylül 2024
Engineers saw multiple-cylinder engines as a way of increasing power output, especially for sidecar pulling, and achieving greater flexibility along with...
Ranch Mad Ladd
6 Eylül 2024
ALSULANA ACRES IS AN INSURANCE POLICY ON THE HOOF. UNTIL ALAN’S HORSES PAY HIS FOOD BILLS HE’LL FOOT THEIRS AND CASH...
Great Marques—The Royal Enfield Story
5 Eylül 2024
The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was made in 1901, and production continues today. The story began in the Industrial Revolution in...
Through With Love?—Lana Turner
5 Eylül 2024
Lana’s learned the facts of love the hard way. She’s been used and abused. But she’ll never get men out of...
Birth Of An Industry
5 Eylül 2024
Many manufacturers began making their own engines, rather than buying them in or producing them under licence. As the first decades...
Our Christmas Love Story—Gene Nelson
5 Eylül 2024
It started 10 years ago when we were married . . . and every Christmas since has been a double holiday,...
Birth Of An Industry
4 Eylül 2024
Hundreds of entrepreneurs jumped on the motorcycle-building bandwagon at the turn of the 20th century, seeing its huge growth potential. Some...
What To Do ’Til The Minister Comes—Piper Laurie
4 Eylül 2024
Someday he’ll come along—that man you love. But until he does it’s a problem being a girl. I know! Here’s what...
Three-Wheelers
4 Eylül 2024
Pedal tricycles were as well developed as bicycles in the late 19th century, so these too attracted the attention of inventors;...
My Predictions For 1952
4 Eylül 2024
Will their careers bring them more fame? Will their private lives bring them happiness? One of Hollywood’s foremost crystal gazers peers...
Great Marques—The Indian Story
3 Eylül 2024
One of America's finest motorcycling pioneers, Indian rapidly built a reputation for quality and performance second to none. Although the company...
Top Man—John Wayne
3 Eylül 2024
Tops at the box office, tops on MODERN SCREEN’S Popularity Poll. That’s John Wayne, a big quiet hunk of dynamite!...
Early Pioneers
3 Eylül 2024
Bicycles had reached an advanced stage of development by the 1880s, most of them closely resembling machines we still ride today....
Clark Gable’s Divorce Problem
3 Eylül 2024
Millions of dollars are involved. Famous names will be tossed around. The “King” is up against the most expensive fight of...
King Of The Hill—Elvis Presley
3 Eylül 2024
IT IS THE MOST FAMOUS HOME IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE. AS THE ANNIVERSARY OF WHAT WOULD HAVE...
Cars Of The Future
2 Eylül 2024
Exotic materials and hybrid powertrains are the hallmarks of today's pioneering car designs. The challenge is to produce a car that...
“You Do The Prayin’ And I’ll Do The Shootin’ ”—Audie Murphy
2 Eylül 2024
During the war, we soldiers would catch up on sleep at every opportunity. For me, very often, the peacefulness of an...
Honda Insight—gas/electric hybrid
1 Eylül 2024
Opinion is divided about whether hybrid cars-which combine an internal combustion engine with electric traction motors-are really the best way to...
A Tenderness Lost—James Dean
1 Eylül 2024
For nearly two decades tall, affable George Stevens has been a force for artistry in Hollywood. From Gunga Din to A...
Off-Road Luxury and Power
1 Eylül 2024
The 1990s trend for using big 4x4s as road cars developed into large-scale production of big, fast, luxuriously equipped vehicles with...
SEVENTEEN! Cutest Doll They’ve Ever Seen—Natalie Wood
1 Eylül 2024
She’s bright, she’s bubbly she’s boy-crazy clothes-happy, ten-aged and oh-so-grown-up Natalie Wood....
Sports Cars
31 Ağustos 2024
In the 1980s many thought the sports car could become extinct, but it is now back with a vengeance. Every major...
Linda Christian And Edmund Purdom: What Happened In Venice
31 Ağustos 2024
Ever since he fell out of love with his wife and in love with Linda Christian, Edmund Purdom has been a...
Morgan Aero 8
31 Ağustos 2024
The first all-new offering from Morgan since 1936, the Aero 8 combined modern mechanicals and advanced construction with traditional looks. Its...
Welcome Home, Kids!—Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher
31 Ağustos 2024
Louella Parsons: “Oh, so tired, and oh, so happy, Debbie and Eddie came home from the hectic honeymoon and told me...
High-Performance Sports Cars
30 Ağustos 2024
In the last couple of decades, a whole new tier of cars has emerged that bridges the gap between sports cars...
The Three Christmas Trees Of Ann Blyth
30 Ağustos 2024
This is a joyous season for Ann and Dr. Jim, as they look forward to another tiny McNulty and remember together...
Compact Genius
30 Ağustos 2024
Ever-shrinking microchip technology has allowed more and more functionality to be added to cars, putting a stop to the idea that...
The Lady In Pink—Doris Day
30 Ağustos 2024
Doris Day admits the color flatters her; husband Marty doesn’t mind and son Terry’s happy as long as the floors hold...
Great Marques—The Ferrari Story
29 Ağustos 2024
Enzo Ferrari forged his reputation on the race track before becoming a car manufacturer in 1940, so it is no surprise...
Grace Kelly Knows Best
29 Ağustos 2024
She looked and talked like Grace—but in California, she didn’t act like Grace...
Motor Sports Contenders
29 Ağustos 2024
At the start of the 21st century, the biggest impact on the design and manufacture of racing cars was created by...
Toward 200 mph
28 Ağustos 2024
After the Ferrari F40 road car passed the 200 mph mark in 1987, this figure became the badge of honor for...
Tata Nano
28 Ağustos 2024
The Nano is one of the boldest and most fascinating back-to-basics small cars since the original Mini. Designed to lure India's...
Robert Wagner, It’s Cold Up There!
28 Ağustos 2024
I am not, by nature, a mountain-climber. I go big for valleys and warm, heated rooms. When I heard, among the...
Gone Fishin’—June Allyson & Dick Powell
27 Ağustos 2024
Sorry, the Powells can’t be disturbed . . ....
Right Guy—Guy Madison
27 Ağustos 2024
New freedom, new life, new girls add up to new problems for Madison—but he’s meeting them all in the old, quiet...
City Cars
26 Ağustos 2024
As manufacturers worldwide strove to meet legislation that demanded reduced emissions and greater fuel efficiency, interest turned again to tiny city...
Meet Maggie McNamara
26 Ağustos 2024
She’s only a little bit of a thing—but then, so is the atom! The difference being that they’re both going up,...
Great Marques—The Suzuki Story
26 Ağustos 2024
With origins that lie in the Japanese silk industry, Suzuki grew into a world-renowned maker of motorcycles and cars. It has...
Change Of Heart—Pier Angeli & Vic Damone
26 Ağustos 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: A few hours before we went to press with this issue, Pier Angeli surprised us all by announcing her engagement...
Crossovers And Off-Roaders
24 Ağustos 2024
For 50 years the trend had been to build cars lower and sleeker, but designers realized that people were increasingly buying...
Love Came First—Cyd Charisse & Tony Martin
24 Ağustos 2024
The world’s worst wives are ballerinas? Crooners make lousy husbands? Everyone says so but Cyd and Tony. They're upsetting the statistics!...
Famous Marques Reinvented
24 Ağustos 2024
After building cars for more than a century, the motor industry discovered the power of its heritage in public perception. Today,...
Was This What Chilled Rock Hudson’s Romance?
24 Ağustos 2024
This is the way they tell it. The shooting of Captain Lightfoot in Ireland was almost over. Most of the cast...
Bentley Continental R
23 Ağustos 2024
The Continental R formalized the revival of the Bentley marque, which had degenerated into nothing more than a Rolls-Royce with a...
Count Your Blessings—Ann Blyth
23 Ağustos 2024
Ann went on tour but she never left home—by more than a few hours travel. Phone calls kept her in constant...
Hyper-Performance Cars
23 Ağustos 2024
Extreme performance cars came to the fore in the 1990s with models that broke both styling conventions and speed records. Manufacturers...
Kings’ Row
23 Ağustos 2024
For ten years these stalwart standard-bearers of sex appeal have been unchallenged champs. All the bright young men haven’t unseated them...
Elvis Presley & The Hound Dog
23 Ağustos 2024
THIS EXTRACT FROM ELVIS: THE BEST OF BRITISH—1959-1960, TREVOR SIMPSON LOOKS AT HOW THE STAR’S FAME SURVIVED HIS ARMY YEARS ....
Executive Sedans
22 Ağustos 2024
With the continuing popularity of sedans and touring cars racing around the world, some executive cars in the 1990s became much...
Papa Loves Mama—Jane Powell & Patrick Nerney
22 Ağustos 2024
The bells are ringing for Jane Powell and her Pat. This time nothing is going to jangle the love-song....
Great Marques—The Porsche Story
22 Ağustos 2024
A string of legendary road and race cars has borne the name of Ferdinand Porsche, one of the 20th century's finest...
Beauty Fair
22 Ağustos 2024
GLAMOUR IS MADE, NOT BORN. HERE IS HOW EIGHT PRETTY GIRLS MADE THEMSELVES OVER INTO EIGHT GREAT BEAUTIES....
Chrysler/Dodge Viper V10
21 Ağustos 2024
With the launch of the Dodge Viper in 1992, Chrysler opened a new chapter in the vibrant history of the U.S....
Always Lead With Your Heart—Alan Ladd
21 Ağustos 2024
It’s not the safest way to live, but it works out well for Alan Ladd who has turned his life into...
Family-Friendly Cars
21 Ağustos 2024
By the 1990s the everyday family car had been transformed. Improvements had been made in the unsung areas of car development,...
Aim For The Stars—Eddie Fisher
21 Ağustos 2024
So there we were, the seven of us, living in a single room I hadn’t paid for yet, having a pillow...
Gospel Truth—Elvis Presley
21 Ağustos 2024
ON STAGE AND IN PRIVATE WITH FRIENDS, ELVIS LOVED NOTHING MORE THAN SINGING THE SPIRITUAL SONGS HE’D KNOWN SINCE CHILDHOOD. DAVID...
U.S. Design Reinvigorated
20 Ağustos 2024
In the 1970s and 80s, other than a few notable exceptions, North American car design seemed to lag behind Europe. U.S....
Has Grace Kelly Found Her Man?
20 Ağustos 2024
Is she planning to marry Cassini? The lady won’t talk, but friends do they’re saying Oleg is wrong for Grace!...
Competition Machines
20 Ağustos 2024
This was the decade of technology, as manufacturers strove to achieve more performance than ever before. Restricted by regulations, they designed...
“I’ll Wear Tab Hunter’s Friendship Bracelet Forever”
20 Ağustos 2024
Hello, Lucky. That’s a cute name. Is it your real one?” Tab said, looking down at me when we were introduced. Ever...
Great Marques—The Toyota Story
19 Ağustos 2024
With 7.8 million cars and trucks rolling off the production line in 2009, Toyota is the world's largest vehicle producer. A...
Edd Byrnes Asks: Why Doesn’t A Fellow Ever Get Over His First Love?
19 Ağustos 2024
I sat in my bedroom, staring into space, listening to Vic Damone singing. For the hundredth time I lifted the arm...
Mazda MX-5
19 Ağustos 2024
The original MX-5 of 1989, also called the Miata, was a smart mix of all that was best in the classic...
“Tommy, Mom And Dad Want You To Come Over For Dinner”—Tommy Sands
19 Ağustos 2024
Everything was going fine until my girlfriend said—...
The Young Man In Gold Lamé—Elvis Presley
19 Ağustos 2024
ELVIS’ TORONTO SHOW IN THE SPRING OF ’57 WOULD PROVIDE A REVEALING ENCOUNTER WITH THE PRESS—AND ONE OF THE BEST EARLY...
Modern Roadsters
18 Ağustos 2024
The 1990s saw the resurgence of sports cars, as fears that legislation would ban open cars receded. Manufacturers were divided on...
Getting To Know Her—Will Hutchins & Norma Moore
18 Ağustos 2024
Will Hutchins called Norma Moore and said, “Hey—it’s spring. Let’s go out and look for a tree.”...
Premium Luxury
18 Ağustos 2024
In the 1980s car manufacturers remained convinced that the best way to build a luxury car was with a front engine...
Who Put The Fingerprints On Joan Crawford’s Wall?
18 Ağustos 2024
Take off your shoes, step into Joan’s apartment, and help us find out...
Great Marques—The Peugeot Story
17 Ağustos 2024
Peugeot can rightfully claim to be among the oldest car manufacturers still in existence. In business long before the advent of...
How We Put Love Back Into Our Marriage—Dick Gardner
17 Ağustos 2024
In the December, 1958,Photoplay Dick Gardner said: I'm helplessly watching my marriage die...
Multi-Purpose Vehicles
17 Ağustos 2024
The 1980s saw the Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV) market continue to grow, spawning some powerful 4x4s with exceptional mud-plugging ability, and some...
Ferrari F40
16 Ağustos 2024
It was fitting that the F40 was the final model commissioned by Enzo Ferrari before his death in 1988. Launched in...
Here’s What We, Your Hometown Folks, Feel About You, Paul Newman
16 Ağustos 2024
There was a quiet, lazy quality about Shaker Heights as we drove towards the high school . . . and a...
Two-Seater Excitement
16 Ağustos 2024
The 1980s was the decade of young, upwardly mobile professionals, or "yuppies," whose fun cars gave rise to a rich heritage...
Who’d Give Me A Job?—Dick Clark
16 Ağustos 2024
This month let’s talk about something that’s even more troublesome than love—$ $ $ $...
Lamborghini Countach
15 Ağustos 2024
The poster boy for the 1970s supercar boom, this rare and exotic road machine was first revealed as a prototype in...
The Bride Cried On Her Honeymoon—Ingrid Bergman
15 Ağustos 2024
The bride was radiant when she said “I do.” Ingrid Bergman felt that at last, with Lars Schmidt, she had reached...
Porsche 911—flat-six
15 Ağustos 2024
Porsche's first sports car, the 356, utilized many components from the Volkswagen, including its flat-four engine. When an all-new power plant...