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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Strictly speaking, only one Rolls-Royce is named Silver Ghost: the unique, silver-painted, 40/50 hp open tourer with silver trim that was...

Luxury and Power

Car makers saved their finest work for their richest customers. Such customers would not tolerate unreliability, and demanded cars that gave...

Great Marques—The Cadillac Story

Cadillac is one of America’s oldest makes, and it has been mass-producing cars of quality ever since the company was founded...

Birth of the Competition Car

The idea of proving the speed and durability of new cars by pitting them against each other—in long-distance trials, hill climbs,...

Ford Model T—straight-four

Henry Ford’s iconic Model T-the car that would turn millions of Americans into drivers following its launch in 1908-was remarkable for...

Ford Model T

The Model T led an industrial and social revolution, introducing mass-production techniques to car manufacturing and motorizing the United States. Thanks...

Malaysian Chicken and Rice

Serves 4 5 Tbs. fish sauce 3 medium cloves garlic, finely minced 1 1½ -inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely minced 1 3-lb. Chicken Sea...

Early Production-Line Cars

By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, it was clear that the motor car was here to...

Kim Novak And Her Father

Should I invite him to visit me in Hollywood? . . . Will I be proud of him, to love him...

First Cars for Customers

It was one amazing feat to build the first practical motor cars—it was another to start making more and selling them....

Zsa Zsa Gabor And The Lion

For four hours once—and this was not for a movie script—Zsa Zsa Gabor was sitting in the middle of half a...

Pioneer Vehicles

The 19th century saw tremendous advances in engineering, as mechanization transformed production in factories. Inventors turned their attention to replacing the...

Creamed Spinach

A classic side dish that all cooks should have in their recipe boxes....

Doris Day’s Escape From Hell!

One afternoon, Doris Day left her studio dressing room and started walking over to the set. Then the pain hit her. It hit...

Why Paul Newman Left His Wife?

For three years we’ve known the story of Paul Newman’s secret love. For three years we refrained from printing it because...

Supercars

Despite the legacy of energy crises and the recessions there were still plenty of buyers for the most glamorous cars, just...

Quick Chicken Vindaloo

Vindaloo is an extremely spicy Indian curry dish; our version has heat but doesn’t overwhelm. Serve with jasmine rice and store-bought...

Ferrari Testarossa

Reviving a famous name last used in the 1950s, the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa was a Pininfarina-designed, 12-cylinder two-seater. The early “red...

Absolute Luxury

Premium cars offered higher levels of comfort, convenience, safety, and performance than ever before. Sophisticated electronics were one of the big...

Robert Redford Riding High

Since the beginning of his career over 10 years ago, the movie industry believed in Robert Redford’s future. So, for that...

French Apple Turnovers

Called chaussons aux pommes (“apple slippers”) in French, these classic pastries—made here with frozen puff pastry—are a terrific weeknight treat. For...

We Applaud Mrs. Robert Taylor

for “roughing it” with Bob . . . for making his career more important than hers . . . for giving up “sophistication”...

Great Designers—Robert Opron

The name Robert Opron may not be widely known, even among car enthusiasts, but the extraordinary sweep of his achievements is...

I Trailed Doris Day

. . . until she caught me at the bus station—by Sally Mazzella...

Rugged Off-Roaders

Most off-roaders were tough, basic trucks intended for military, agricultural, and emergency service uses, or for hardy outdoor types, but changing...

Sal Mineo’s Thanksgiving Miracle

Mama Mineo will get up at about 6:30 on Thanksgiving morning. The others will still be fast asleep—Pop, Sal, Sarina, Victor,...

The Redemption Of Montgomery Clift

“This,” said Marlon Brando, sitting over a mid-morning cup of coffee on The Young Lions set in France, “is the first time I...

Shaped in Italy

Italian styling houses reached the zenith of their influence in the 1980s, delivering an extra touch of glamour to the premium...

Two-Seater Roadsters

Planned US legislation threatened to outlaw convertibles—which meant almost all sports cars—but the expected new laws were never implemented. By the...

Chevrolet Corvette

One of the most evocative names in the business, after more than 60 years on the road the Corvette is still...

Christmas Pie

MAKES 1 PIE OR QUICHE PAN (DIAMETER 9½ IN [24 CM]) For the dough: 2 cups (250 g) flour, ½ tsp baking powder,...

Christmas Star Cake

MAKES 1 STAR-SHAPED CAKE (FROM A STAR-SHAPED CAKE PAN THAT HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 40 FLUID OZ [1.2 LITERS]) For the dough: 1 cup (230...

US Compacts

Two oil crises in the 1970s prompted US car buyers to seek more fuel-efficient alternatives to Detroit’s vast and profligate land...

Here’s My Answer—John Wayne

Last month in MODERN SCREEN those four kids of mine raked me over the coals pretty well. Actually, they were fairly...