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Felix Wankel, a German designer of torpedo motors, came closer than any other engineer to creating a successor to the reciprocating...
Felix Wankel, a German designer of torpedo motors, came closer than any other engineer to creating a successor to the reciprocating...
Though she’s now pushing 46, Loretta looks young enough to play a 16-year-old and her beauty’s diminished not one iota...
His 41st, celebrated last December 12, was heightened by a surprise party tossed by friends and co-workers on the set of...
North American safety laws impacted heavily on sports-car design in this decade, often spoiling pretty shapes with big bumpers, and peppy...
“I doubt that I ever told her anything that she didn’t already know or sense,” say’s Dolores Harts mother...
The 1970s saw the production of numerous innovative cars, such as the fuel-injected BMWs, the turbocharged Saabs, and the 16-valve Triumphs,...
CRITICISM, INNUENDO, PAIN . . . THIS IS THE PRICE THE YOUNG GODDESS HAS ALREADY PAID FOR HER HEADLONG DASH INTO...
Originating in the Italian city of Milan a century ago, the Alfa Romeo marque conjures up images of sophisticated road cars...
Has it really happened? Has Fred May’s love really erased Cheryl’s nightmare past, Lana’s empty future?...
Above all else, the future Mrs. Presley must know how to play the role of companion so that Elvis will never...
These are our heartaches and our blessings....
This is a story of fear. The worst fear a woman can know. Fear for the lives of her children!...
Blindly, David Janssen groped through his lifetime for a woman, a love and a friend...
In the 1970s Jeep and Land Rover finally saw serious opposition in the off-road market. As a trend toward leisure off-roading...
She was twelve years old. And she had been awake all night pondering her future. Ever since she was a very little...
The Mini revolutionized small cars in the 1960s, so in the 1970s manufacturers battled for a slice of its market with...
It was a night in 1951. Jacqueline Bouvier was twenty-one. She lived in Washington, D. C., and worked as a reporter-photographer...
Lusted after by generations of car enthusiasts, the E-type, known as the XKE in the United States, caused a sensation on...
Pat Ryan was seventeen, the daughter of a Nevada miner, when she went to Hollywood. She was full of hope and...
The 1970s saw a dramatic shift in car styling away from the flowing curves of the 1960s. Now stark, sharp-edged lines...
The Mercedes-Benz SL class of sports roadsters from the 1960s were known for their supremely elegant styling. Also referred to as...
“AS AN EMCEE,” SAYS RED BENSON, “THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HONESTY, SINCERITY AND GOOD FUN.” IT’S THE HAPPY BLENDING OF THESE...
The love scandal of the decade and here is the unvarnished truth straight from the lips of “The Other Man” ....
Despite a wide choice of attractive, often extremely potent models, the open sports car was in decline in the 1960s as...
FOR A GUY AS YOUNG AS HE AND AS NEW TO THE GAME, ROBERT WAGNER SPEAKS WITH AMAZING AUTHORITY ON TRAITS...
It is practically standard procedure in Hollywood for a new feminine star to declare that she is completely disinterested in romance,...
IF YOU WONDER WHY MEN LEAVE HOME, LOOK AT THESE VERY BASIC FACTS....
In terms of performance, the most powerful GT cars of the 1960s were on a par with their equivalents today, so...
FOR AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF DANNY KAYE, DON’T ASK HIM FOR THE FACTS, ASK THE WOMEN CLOSE TO HIM...
THAT’S WHAT JANE WYMAN, HAS REACHED THE CROSSROADS IN FILM CAREER, IS ASKING HERSELF . . ....
HOLLYWOOD IS LEARNING THAT FOREIGN WOMEN SENSE A MAN'S NEEDS FASTER...
THE LURID HEADLINES AND THE MUDSLINGING STILL HAUNT THOSE INVOLVED...
Modern Screen had about decided June Allyson was a myth. She seemed too good, too cute, too gay. So we put...
Small, specialist manufacturers created many GT cars in Europe in the 1960s, which, owing to their ingenuity and inventiveness, rivaled those...
THE TAYLORS’ “PRAISE-AGENT” TELLS ALL! HOW BARBARA ADMITS TO 40, WON’T DYE HER GRAYING HAIRS, AND SHRUGS OFF HER GOOD DEEDS,...
Until its demise in 1988, Austin was a mainstay of the British automotive industry. Austin introduced millions of ordinary people to...
It was twelve o’clock and everywhere the New Year’s bells were ringing, but for Jeanne and Paul there was no end...
The 1960s saw the final flowering of the separate chassis luxury car. These huge, heavy, traditional, and opulent cars were gradually...
“George Washington sat here,” Roy Rogers said, as they sank into the pew. And Dale Evans smiled, thinking she would never...
When Lotus founder Colin Chapman-dissatisfied with the engines available to him-asked Ford to commission a new power plant for Formula 1,...
Underneath it all Marilyn Monroe sets a good example for all girls....
“CHEER UP,” THEO SAID, “IT’S YOUR VACATION.” AND JOAN SMILED WEAKLY, BECAUSE SHE WAS SEASICK AND LONELY AND ON HER WAY...
Clean, smooth lines and hot-rod performance options were the big trends in 1960s America, as car stylists reacted against the excessive...
Dennis Morgan felt like an intruder in this land of delicate colors and battered splendor—until he discovered you don’t have to...
World-renowned for prestige and driving excitement-and as the maker of James Bond’s favorite cars-Aston Martin is a prime example of a...
“The smartest, canniest, smoothest 18-carat acting lady in the business.” That’s what Hedda calls Colbert—the gal with a king-sized brain, a...
In the 1960s, many racing-car makers realized the benefits of moving the engine from its traditional position at the front of...
Off to Timberline Lodge, high in the Oregon hills, went the Bob Huttons. Modern Screen went, too, and brought back ski-full...
A new breed of sedan, these cars were aimed at hard-driving businessmen. The cars were well able to sustain foot-to-the-floor overtaking...
You voted him M. S.’s Man of the Year—but we’re not surprised, because Larry Parks has won everything he’s gone after,...
In the 1960s engineers in Europe and Japan had considerable freedom with their designs for compact family transportation. Manufacturers chose either...
“To have you here,” the men told Ingrid, “it’s like coming home . . .”...
When introduced in 1955 Citroën’s DS was the most advanced car of its time. Under its sleek body was a complex...
Teresa entered the nursery with the new baby in her-arms, and suddenly, she felt so happy. Because Niven, who’d wanted a...
When Walter P. Chrysler decided to compete with the giants of Ford and General Motors (GM), he set a course that...
As a normal member of the female population, I always have considered Cary Grant “divine” in the colloquial sense of the...
For space, comfort, and fuel economy, family cars of the 1950s were similar to those of today; the big differences were...
He doesn’t look like a comic or live like a star—but Hollywood’s never seen anything like this Lemmon appeal!...
Wherever I find God I will go. It may be in my church or someone else’s . . . or not...
Well, here it is—the successful Calhoun formula for happy marriage-making: “Don’t hedge me in, but for Pete’s sake, don’t stay away too...
They’ve done an amazing thing, Doris Day and her Marty. They’ve made a marriage out of equal parts of hearts and...
THE POWERS HAVE FINALLY ADMITTED WHAT HAS BEEN SUSPECTED FOR YEARS—THE STORYBOOK MARRIAGE HAS AN UNHAPPY TWIST—AND NOT EVEN THE KIDS...
Ten new Lochinvars have shown up in the west. Most of these fast-rising youngsters are the rugged, outdoor type, but there’s...
This is a love story, one of the nicest we’ve ever read—or printed. It should be. It’s written by one of...
Like the song says, “Where can I go without you?” Like John Wayne says, “Not even to Hawaii.” So, like a...
THERE’S A GOOD REASON WHY YOU DON’T HEAR OF BOB WAGNER’S ROMANCES ANY MORE. HE JUST ISN’T IN THE MOOD FOR...
This is the way young love should be—arriving fast but here to stay, a little bit wacky, a little bit wonderful,...
Audrey’s mother said, “No!” Mel’s family didn’t approve. All their friends said, “Don’t!” And then one day, in a secluded Swiss...
Supposedly the shyest man in Hollywood, Jimmy seldom goes nightclubbing with Gloria—but shyness has nothing to do with it. Nor did...
Tom Drake’s in trouble! He’s a home-loving boy who’s been living in hotels and eating blue-plate specials; he’s a gulls dream...
“Oh, it’s just one of those things,” Marie McDonald and Harry Karl. And they were right—it was just one of those...
Whether it’s a boy or a girl, Shirley and John are set: the baby’ll have a blue nursery, pink togs and,...
HEDDA SHOOTS A DIRECT QUESTION AT STRAIGHT-TALKING ANNIE—AND GETS MODERN SCREEN’S READERS A SURPRISING ANSWER TO THE SHERIDAN-HANNAGAN ROMANCE RIDDLE ....
SUCH A LITTLE GIRL AND SUCH A BIG BOAT. BUT LIZ TOOK IT ALL IN STRIDE: THE STATEROOM STUFFED WITH FLOWERS,...
“THIS IS RITA,” SAID THE VOICE ON THE PHONE. AND SO THE STRANGE LOVE STORY BEGAN AGAIN—THE STORY OF VIC AND...
She’s got the speech all ready. “Honey,” she’ll say, “here’s a son, because you wanted one so bad. And me, I...
In English, he could only nod his head, but that was enough for Evelyn. Because it was Pablo’s dark-eyed smile and...
Now Katie was waiting in the rectory, and she’d never looked lovelier, pad in Johnnie’s head was that same silly song...
“YOU HAD THE EYES AND EARS OF MILLIONS,” THIS GENERATION’S CHILDREN WILL SAY ONE DAY. “THEY LOOKED TO YOU TO MAKE...
They met her at the boat with two Cadillacs and gave her the keys to America. But Deborah Kerr was lonely,...
Little food, less fuel, but the British don’t complain. They stand in lines, shun black markets; gratefully, they soak up the...
In 1950s America all sedans were large and sales figures were huge, justifying annual improvements and restyling. In Europe the economic...
It’s rare that one man knows as much about another as Henry King knows about Tyrone Powers: Mr. King directed Ty’s...
Conceived as an alternative to the “bubble cars” popular at the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Mini revolutionized small-car...
THE STORY THE DI MAGGIOS COULDN’T TELL—THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SHOCK-DIVORCE OF THE YEAR!...
Bette stood at the inn window—alone in a strange country—trying not to cry. Because she was young and proud, and this...
“We played a game of stay away—” That’s the lament in the old song. But nobody knows if the Kayes have...
Some take lessons and some pose for beefcake art. But Rory Calhoun became a star by letting his wife sing while...
For five years the O’Sheas dreamed of their family-to-be. But baby Mary Catherine was worth waiting for!...
REPORT FROM VENICE: HOW FARLEY MET THE COUNTESS—AND THE COUNTESS MET “THE WOLF.”...
Dig this crazy Elaine Stewart! She takes great pains to avoid the men who fall for her because she’s afraid she...
FOUR HOMES IN FOUR STATES HAVE CHUCK AND LYDIA—BUT IT’S THE HOLLYWOOD APARTMENT THAT HAS THE LIVED-IN LOOK....
For more than a year the gossips have asked, “Why don’t you leave Greg?” But it isn’t divorce Greta thinks about....
There’s nothing wrong with sex appeal, according to Jane. It keeps the world going ’round—and Jane out of the kitchen!...