Muscle cars powered onto the American motoring scene in the 1960s, driven by ever-larger and more sophisticated V8 engines. The biggest cars were well over 7.0 liters and produced around 400 bhp. Competitive racers were even more powerful. Ford’s 427 cu in big-block and Chrysler’s...
No trick staircases, hidden doors or sliding panels . . . Jerry Lewis’ house is so normal you’d never know America’s favorite screwball lives there....
Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2005
Corvette Z06 The most noticeable feature of the sixth-generation of America’s star-spangled sports car were its headlights, under plastic fairings rather than of the pop-up variety. The ultra-high-performance Z06 had a lightweight alloy chassis, and the hand-built V8 engine was both the biggest-capacity...
A KITTEN CAN'T TOUCH THEM . . .
. . . for softness, we mean. These wool jersey dresses in the new confectionery colors are a winter wardrobe pickup that will carry you into spring. For effective simplicity, Janet Leigh’s dress, above, with its knife-pleated skirt,...
A Modern Screen exclusive! Here, for the first time, is the real story behind Shirley’s home coming as she told it to Hedda—plus the only pictures taken of Shirley’s family at home!...
Between 1946 and 1976 Chevrolet was the bestselling brand of car in the US. After it adopted V8 engines in the 1950s, Chevrolets, like the Bel Air, Corvette, and Camaro, became synonymous with speed and power, although the range would always be enormous and all-encompassing....
Cook cranberries, 1½ cups sugar, the pineapple and ¼ cup of the reserved syrup, stirring constantly, until cranberries are tender, about 5 minutes. ...
Martha Vickers, who started her career as a model, keeps her beautiful figure by walking at least a mile a day. She wants to continue being “bad”—on the screen. You’ll see her in
“Prelude to Night,” a Producing Artists picture.
Give your suits an exciting new touch...
A few stars still twinkle in the night clubs, but decorously. Gone are the lusty, brawling, bottle-swinging, butter-throwing, spendthrift. Stars of the thirties....