The 1980s saw the Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV) market continue to grow, spawning some powerful 4x4s with exceptional mud-plugging ability, and some comfort-oriented cars with only limited ability on rough terrain. At the same time, a new niche was discovered, for spacious seven-seat Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPVs),...
The tragic truth behind a newspaper story...
It was fitting that the F40 was the final model commissioned by Enzo Ferrari before his death in 1988. Launched in 1987 to commemorate the marque's 40th anniversary, this was a supercar that, true to the spirit of II Commendatore himself, incorporated racetrack technology in...
There was a quiet, lazy quality about Shaker Heights as we drove towards the high school . . . and a solid, comfortable feeling, too, with its pretty, private houses—all with spacious grounds and lovely lawns—and its tree-lined streets. A nice town to live in,...
The 1980s was the decade of young, upwardly mobile professionals, or "yuppies," whose fun cars gave rise to a rich heritage of roadsters and coupes. Each had its own flavor at a time when, in retrospect, their manufacturers were generally untroubled by the demands of...
This month let’s talk about something that’s even more troublesome than love—$ $ $ $...
The poster boy for the 1970s supercar boom, this rare and exotic road machine was first revealed as a prototype in the spring of 1971. The 25th Anniversary edition, to celebrate Lamborghini's dawn in 1962, was fundamentally the same car, but by 1988 it possessed...
The bride was radiant when she said “I do.” Ingrid Bergman felt that at last, with Lars Schmidt, she had reached her “Sixth Happiness.” Yet only a short time later . . ....
Porsche's first sports car, the 356, utilized many components from the Volkswagen, including its flat-four engine. When an all-new power plant was needed for the replacement 911, Porsche kept the horizontally opposed layout and air-cooling but upped the cylinder count to six. The result was...
Nick Adams stood under the sign marked “arrivals” and, fiddling nervously with the cigarette lighter he held in his hand, looked over at the large clock which stood by the gateway. Only one minute before the bus was due. He took a handkerchief from his pocket...