Fast can be fun, but these cars demonstrated that there were plenty of other ways to get your motoring kicks. From pint-sized sports cars to the quirkiest of lightweight economy cars, they proved that good things really did come in small packages. And they matched...
. . . by Kay Wheeler, 18 years old, of Dallas, Texas . . ....
“Say, Vic, you sure you want to go home at this hour?” asked the cab driver who had just picked Vic Damone up at the airport. He’d recognized his famous fare and already he had Vic’s best interests at heart. “Four A.M. is an ungodly...
MAKES 1 TRAY For the dough: 1 cup (220 g) soft butter, 2/3 cup (80 g) powdered sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla sugar, 1 pinch salt, a little bit of organic lemon zest, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup + 3 tbsp (150 g) flour, 1¼ cups...
She knew what fame was—what she wanted now was some fun . . ....
MAKES 1 TRAY For the dough: 1 cup + 3 tbsp (150 g) flour, 1 pinch baking powder, 2 tbsp + 2 1/3 tsp (15 g) cocoa powder, 1/3 cup + 2 tsp (75 g) sugar, 1 pinch salt, 1 egg, 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp (100...
He reminded me of a big, happy puppy dog who doesn’t know which bone to chew first. I never saw anything like it. Rock Hudson strode into his dressing room wearing Army coveralls of heavy khaki and enormous Army boots (he was making Battle Hymn) and...
Hatchbacks were the big trend of the 1970s. Within a few years almost all small cars had adopted the front-engine, front-wheel drive layout and the semi-estate body style with three or five doors to add practicality. Fold-flat rear seats provided even more versatility. The seats...
Once they were Lone Grangers—but not any more. With two transplanted kids and a Little Stranger Granger expected—they’ve become a bloomin’ British-American basketball team!...
Henry Ford was the first motor manufacturer to use mass-production techniques, and his Model T was the best selling car of its era. The company he founded has been one of the world’s largest car-makers for decades, with an enviable automotive portfolio as broad as...