"Show me some muscle."(muscle cars; Special Collector's Issue: Hot for the Road; 100 Years of the Automobile in America)
Article Abstract:
American's love affair with cars with powerful engines, known as muscle cars, began in the 1960s with the Pontiac GTO developed by John Z. DeLorean. Ordinary cars were customized with special engine and transmission modifications to make them into drag racers.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1996
Muscle cars
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1996
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1948: dream machine
Article Abstract:
The safety innovations developed by Preston Tucker in his new automobile went no where after he was convicted of securities fraud. The evolution of the pink Cadillac as a status symbol and popularity of drive-in theaters is also profiled.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1996
Drive-in theaters, Drive-in theatres, Tucker (Automobile)
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1996
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Subjects list: History, Automobiles
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