Shelby‘s Metamorphosis

Visually, a '66 is distinguished from the '65 by the rear quarter windows and the brake scoops, which weren't on last year's model. The hood and its scoop look the same as before, but last...

Everything is Perfect

If the car receiving surgery is a road­ster, the sportwagon top comes as one piece which covers the cockpit and bolts into the normal windshield hardware. If you start with a coupe however...

A Useful Car in a Small Package

Drum brakes are used all around on the Corolla; two leading shoes in front and leading and trailing shoes in the rear. Pedal pressure is reasonable and no sig­nificant fade was noticeable ...

A ”Competition Handling” Suspension

The dragstrip was also the place to find out whether the hood scoop had as much effect on acceleration as it did on appearance. Its operation is very simple. Whenever manifold vacuum drop...

Interior Flaws and Future Plans

Despite its tire weaknesses, the Corvette is a superior automobile in all departments of handling. Like the man said, the machine is excellent, but the car's functional applications are li...

Acceleration and Transmissions

As always, the fuel-injected Corvette engine is a sweetheart to drive. Power is excellent, but even more impressive is the torque curve, which is as close to being flat as any we've seen. F...