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Why Gene Autry Can’t Quit

YOU CAN’T PUT AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION LIKE GENE OUT TO PASTURE, AND TOURS LIKE THESE SHOW WHY....

Racing Machines/Scooters

Organized racing burgeoned in the 1900s. Europe had city-to-city road races, while US sport favoured closed dirt tracks and wooden board...

America’s Golden Age

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

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

“Pinch me,” Debbie Reynolds cries, “I’m dreaming!” Now her sister-in-law tells why the fame, the fans, the fancy clothes have Debbie...

FN Four

Unveiled in 1905, the fabulous FN Four was one of the first genuinely efficient four-cylinder motorcycles on the market, sporting a...

Multiple Cylinders

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

ALSULANA ACRES IS AN INSURANCE POLICY ON THE HOOF. UNTIL ALAN’S HORSES PAY HIS FOOD BILLS HE’LL FOOT THEIRS AND CASH...

Birth Of An Industry

Many manufacturers began making their own engines, rather than buying them in or producing them under licence. As the first decades...

Birth Of An Industry

Hundreds of entrepreneurs jumped on the motorcycle-building bandwagon at the turn of the 20th century, seeing its huge growth potential. Some...

Three-Wheelers

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

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

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

Tops at the box office, tops on MODERN SCREEN’S Popularity Poll. That’s John Wayne, a big quiet hunk of dynamite!...

Early Pioneers

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

Millions of dollars are involved. Famous names will be tossed around. The “King” is up against the most expensive fight of...

Cars Of The Future

Exotic materials and hybrid powertrains are the hallmarks of today's pioneering car designs. The challenge is to produce a car that...

Honda Insight—gas/electric hybrid

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

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

The 1990s trend for using big 4x4s as road cars developed into large-scale production of big, fast, luxuriously equipped vehicles with...

Sports Cars

In the 1980s many thought the sports car could become extinct, but it is now back with a vengeance. Every major...

Morgan Aero 8

The first all-new offering from Morgan since 1936, the Aero 8 combined modern mechanicals and advanced construction with traditional looks. Its...

High-Performance Sports Cars

In the last couple of decades, a whole new tier of cars has emerged that bridges the gap between sports cars...

Compact Genius

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

Doris Day admits the color flatters her; husband Marty doesn’t mind and son Terry’s happy as long as the floors hold...

Grace Kelly Knows Best

She looked and talked like Grace—but in California, she didn’t act like Grace...

Motor Sports Contenders

At the start of the 21st century, the biggest impact on the design and manufacture of racing cars was created by...

Toward 200 mph

After the Ferrari F40 road car passed the 200 mph mark in 1987, this figure became the badge of honor for...

Tata Nano

The Nano is one of the boldest and most fascinating back-to-basics small cars since the original Mini. Designed to lure India's...

Right Guy—Guy Madison

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

As manufacturers worldwide strove to meet legislation that demanded reduced emissions and greater fuel efficiency, interest turned again to tiny city...

Meet Maggie McNamara

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

With origins that lie in the Japanese silk industry, Suzuki grew into a world-renowned maker of motorcycles and cars. It has...

Crossovers And Off-Roaders

For 50 years the trend had been to build cars lower and sleeker, but designers realized that people were increasingly buying...

Famous Marques Reinvented

After building cars for more than a century, the motor industry discovered the power of its heritage in public perception. Today,...

Bentley Continental R

The Continental R formalized the revival of the Bentley marque, which had degenerated into nothing more than a Rolls-Royce with a...

Hyper-Performance Cars

Extreme performance cars came to the fore in the 1990s with models that broke both styling conventions and speed records. Manufacturers...

Kings’ Row

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

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

With the continuing popularity of sedans and touring cars racing around the world, some executive cars in the 1990s became much...

Beauty Fair

GLAMOUR IS MADE, NOT BORN. HERE IS HOW EIGHT PRETTY GIRLS MADE THEMSELVES OVER INTO EIGHT GREAT BEAUTIES....

Chrysler/Dodge Viper V10

With the launch of the Dodge Viper in 1992, Chrysler opened a new chapter in the vibrant history of the U.S....

Family-Friendly Cars

By the 1990s the everyday family car had been transformed. Improvements had been made in the unsung areas of car development,...

U.S. Design Reinvigorated

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?

Is she planning to marry Cassini? The lady won’t talk, but friends do they’re saying Oleg is wrong for Grace!...

Competition Machines

This was the decade of technology, as manufacturers strove to achieve more performance than ever before. Restricted by regulations, they designed...

Great Marques—The Toyota Story

With 7.8 million cars and trucks rolling off the production line in 2009, Toyota is the world's largest vehicle producer. A...

Mazda MX-5

The original MX-5 of 1989, also called the Miata, was a smart mix of all that was best in the classic...

Modern Roadsters

The 1990s saw the resurgence of sports cars, as fears that legislation would ban open cars receded. Manufacturers were divided on...

Premium Luxury

In the 1980s car manufacturers remained convinced that the best way to build a luxury car was with a front engine...

Great Marques—The Peugeot Story

Peugeot can rightfully claim to be among the oldest car manufacturers still in existence. In business long before the advent of...

Multi-Purpose Vehicles

The 1980s saw the Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV) market continue to grow, spawning some powerful 4x4s with exceptional mud-plugging ability, and some...

Two-Seater Excitement

The 1980s was the decade of young, upwardly mobile professionals, or "yuppies," whose fun cars gave rise to a rich heritage...

Lamborghini Countach

The poster boy for the 1970s supercar boom, this rare and exotic road machine was first revealed as a prototype in...

Porsche 911—flat-six

Porsche's first sports car, the 356, utilized many components from the Volkswagen, including its flat-four engine. When an all-new power plant...