1,897 cc SOHC inline four-cylinder engine, twin sidedraft Weber twin-choke carburetors, 105 HP at 5,700 rpm, four-speed manual gearbox, fully independent suspension with front wishbones and coil springs, rear swing-axle with coil springs, power-assisted four-wheel hydraulic ‘Alfin’ drum brakes; wheelbase: 94.5”
Unveiled at the 1954 New York Intern..
273 cid Chrysler LA-block V-8 engine, Carter four-barrel carburetor, 235 BHP, TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with A-arms, torsion bar and anti-roll bar, live Sure-Grip rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, front disc and rear drum hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 106"
By the 1960s, the world’s few re..
283 cid V-8 engine, 195 HP, Powerglide automatic transmission, independent front coil spring suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 119”
Chevrolet was on a roll in 1964, selling over 2,100,000 vehicles for the year. The Impala accounted for 689,600 sales all by itself, and the pinnacle of the Impala line u..
1,991 cc air-cooled SOHC flat six-cylinder engine, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 170 HP at 6,800 rpm, five-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel ventilated hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 89.4”
Soon after Porsche began producing the 911 in 1964, the new car’s sporting credentials were confirmed ..
283 cid V-8 engine, 230 HP, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 102”
By 1961, Chevrolet’s landmark first-generation Corvette design had truly come of age. While retaining the basic body design introduced for 1958..
350 cid V-8 engine rated at 325 HP, four-barrel carburetor, Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission, independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, power four-wheel disc brakes; wheelbase: 101”
The production of the Firebird lagged the Camaro by some three months in 1967 because, initially, Pontiac General Manager John DeLor..
383 cid V-8 rated at 330 HP, four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel hydraulic brakes, front suspension upper and lower control arms with longitudinal torsion bar, live axle, leaf spring rear; wheelbase: 108"
Nothing says performance louder than a late 1960s Mopar. Chevy may have had the Corvette and Ford had its Mustang, but the engines that ..
3,442 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 180 HP, upgraded five-speed manual gearbox, independent wishbone front suspension with torsion bars and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic springs, upgraded disc brakes; wheelbase: 102"
Jaguar wasn’t always a company that built sleek and fast roadsters. In the beginning they did a br..