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Stylish Coupes

The flamboyance of the 1950s and curvaceousness of the 1960s had gone: With the 1970s came wedge profiles, straight lines, and angular shapes. Some cars looked better than others; as so often, it was the Italian stylists who seemed to have the best eye for...

Donna Reed And Brood

FAMILY group includes Donna, husband Tony Owen and their four kids: Tony, Jr., 11, Mary, 2, Timothy, 9, Penny Jane, 12. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); AFTER a long career in the movies capped by a supporting role Oscar, Donna is now...

NSU Wankel Rotary

Felix Wankel, a German designer of torpedo motors, came closer than any other engineer to creating a successor to the reciprocating piston engine. His rotary design was small, light, and almost vibration-free. NSU, Curtiss-Wright Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, and Citroën all experimented with it, but Mazda developed...

Sports Cars

North American safety laws impacted heavily on sports-car design in this decade, often spoiling pretty shapes with big bumpers, and peppy performance with detuned but low-emission engines. The sports car was declining as “hot hatchbacks,” typified by the Volkswagen Golf GTI, drew the attention of...