Road & Track 1997 - Abstracts

Road & Track 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce. (Italian sportscar)AutomobilesTC Browne
1965 Shelby Mustang GT-350.AutomobilesTom Wilson
1967 Ford GT-40 Mark IV: the fast, comfortable Ford that captured the 24 Hours of Le Mans 30 years ago. (racing car)(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesJohn Lamm, Daniel Sexton Gurney
1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320: a new level of sophistication in the SUV market. (sport-utility vehicle)(Evaluation)AutomobilesRon Sessions
50 years of R&T racing: a half-century of motorsports memories. (Road and Track)(50th Anniversary Special Section)Automobiles 
Advanced traction: coming to grips with Mercedes' 4-wheel-drive system.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Alabama bound: Mercedes finds a new place and a new way to build its SUV. (sport-utility vehicle)(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
American egomania: small automakers, big dreams.AutomobilesPaul Van Valkenburgh
Ampersand. (automobile industry news)AutomobilesRichard Homan, Paul Frere, Ian Norris, Jack Yamaguchi
An excellent first half. (Formula 1 World Championship)AutomobilesRob Walker
Art for the heart's sake: a winning combination: Carroll Shelby, kids and cars. (Kids Automotive Art Contest)(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesJill Carter-Juedes
By the numbers: the first complete road test of the M-class.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Caged safety: a new frame for Mercedes' traditional safety picture.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Champ cars return to Del Mar...and bring history with them. (vintage racing car competition)AutomobilesAllan Girdler
Charmed by a snake. (Viper GTS-R race car)AutomobilesDerek John Hill
Dodge Viper GTS vs. Chevrolet Corvette.(Evaluation)Automobiles 
Drip by drip. (history of the automobile cupholder)(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesBruce McCall
Honda at speed: highlights of a half-century of motorsports challenge. (Honda Motor Co.)AutomobilesPete Lyons
Independent thinking: the ride and handling characteristics.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Interested in racing innovations? Then forget Formula 1.AutomobilesPaul Van Valkenburgh
Into the 1-mile bullrings.AutomobilesDerek Daly
Jacques Villeneuve, watch your mirrors!AutomobilesAllan Henry
Mercedes plans to win on Sunday, sell on Monday.(Evaluation)Automobiles 
New business: bound by tradition or bound for success?(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
New for '98. (automobiles)(Cover Story)(Buyers Guide)Automobiles 
On road course or oval, it's Zanardi. (Alessandro Zanardi wins U.S. 500)Automobiles 
RDS: radio you can read. (Radio Data System)AutomobilesIvan Berger
Rolex 24 hours of Daytona. (victory of Prototype Technology Group BMW M3)AutomobilesDerek John Hill
R&T: 2047. (an outlook of the Road and Track magazine 50 years from 1997)AutomobilesPaul Van Valkenburgh
Six cylinders, two banks: for the M-Class, Mercedes-Benz call out its first-ever V-6.Automobiles 
Sons and sports cars: how misery in Turn 7 strengthens a mother's bond.AutomobilesRuth Freeman Solomon
Sport-utility phenomenon: from beginnings to uncommon luxury.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Style setter: molding the sport-utility mode to fit a Mercedes. (includes related articles on AAVision)(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
The circus ringmaster: if Formula 1 is a circus, than Rob Walker was one of its best-loved ringmasters. (Formula 1 team manager)(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesIan Young
The Lost World: danger and dinosaurs.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
The new '97 Corvette.AutomobilesJames Schefter
The Pierson brothers' coupe.AutomobilesKen Gross
The road race that time forgot.AutomobilesMichael T. Lynch
The showroom that FLW built: when it came to Park Avenue showplace, Hoffman turned to Frank Lloyd Wright. (Max Hoffman owner of a car dealership in New York)(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesSam Posey
The view from the Black Forest: driving Mercedes-Benz's M-class in Germany.(Special Series: Guide to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class)Automobiles 
Toyota's Century: Japan's first production V-12 car.(Evaluation)AutomobilesJack Yamaguchi
Tracy the fuelmiser. (race car driver Paul Tracy)Automobiles 
Where everyone knows your name: tales from the Indy motel.AutomobilesSam Posey
You read it here first: favorite lines, quips and observations from R&T's first 50 years.(50th Anniversary Special Section)AutomobilesRichard Homan
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