Off to Timberline Lodge, high in the Oregon hills, went the Bob Huttons. Modern Screen went, too, and brought back ski-full memories of a season in the snow....
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 and relaxed high-speed cruising—in contrast to earlier counterparts that would shake themselves to pieces or overheat their engines. Much of the know-how behind these...
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, since he was a 9-year-old, yearning over a shiny train in a bright store window....
In the 1960s engineers in Europe and Japan had considerable freedom with their designs for compact family transportation. Manufacturers chose either a front engine with front-wheel drive, a front engine with rear drive, or a rear engine with rear drive. Styling was also flexible, leading...
“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 hydropneumatic system, driven off the engine. This powered the self-leveling suspension, the brakes, and the steering, and provided automatic clutch operation and assistance to...
Teresa entered the nursery with the new baby in her-arms, and suddenly, she felt so happy. Because Niven, who’d wanted a boy, had painted the crib—for Mary....
When Walter P. Chrysler decided to compete with the giants of Ford and General Motors (GM), he set a course that would see his firm become one of the world’s largest car manufacturers. Embracing such marques as Dodge, Plymouth, and DeSoto, the Chrysler brand has...
As a normal member of the female population, I always have considered Cary Grant “divine” in the colloquial sense of the word, but I must confess it never occurred to me that he would make a splendid angel. It did occur to the astute Samuel Goldwyn,...
For space, comfort, and fuel economy, family cars of the 1950s were similar to those of today; the big differences were in style, safety, performance, and noise at higher speeds. Any of these family cars would comfortably take you from New York City to Montreal,...