MOTOR TREND 1970 TO 1999
1970
NOV, Comparison; AMC Ambassador Brougham 2-door hardtop, Plymouth Sport Fury 2 dr hardtop and Ford LTD Brougham 4 dr hardtop. Indy East NHRA Nationals 6 days. MT Guide; How To Buy a New Camaro. Tracing the evolution of the Ferrari engine shows that Ing. Ferrari was more of an organizer than engineer by Griff Borgeson. Dino Martin's streetable P3 Ferrari by John Lamm. Phil Hill recites the details of his driving for Ferrari. CERV II Corvette Experimental by Karl Ludvigsen. Inaugural Indy West/California 500. Electronic Fuel Injection by Karl Ludvigsen. Special Commuters $1600 and Under Honda 600 Fiat 850. Vic Hickey's Plastic Olds Off-Road Funny Car by A.B. Shuman. Hopping up the Vega and Pinto. Interview of Thompson DeLorenzo in Trans Am racing. 106 pgsm nm-, $8.
1971
AUG, Comparison Lotus Europa Elan S4 and Elan +2. Continental Mark IV w comparison chart '47 Mark I, '56 Mark II, '68 Mark III, "72 Mark IV. Comparison Jeep CJ-5, International Scout II, Suzuki Brute IV, Toyota Land Cruiser. Comparison; Olds '98, Mercury Marquis, Buick Electra 225. Inexpensive simple supertone for Dodge Colt. Driving Test; New Toyota Celica, Renault 12. Monaco GP won by Jackie Stewart in Tyrrell-Ford. Retrospect; Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe. Al Unser wins Indy but 'the news' is the McLaren cars. Engineering Preview '72 by A.B. Shuman. Interview of Lord Stokes of Leyland. Electric car development. 116 pgs, nm-, $6.1971 NOV, Driving Impression, Williams Gas Turbine powered AMC Hornet. Road Test; Are the Montego, Monte Carlo, Charger and Cutlass fading or 'have a future'?, TR6, GT6 and Spitfire. Olds F-80. The Decline of the Convertible by Bill Sanders. In Retrospect; centerfold color pic of '47 MG-TC. Chevrolet Suburban. AutoExpo Mexico '71. Volkswagon safety car development. California 500 Ontario Joe Leonard in Ford outlasts Offys Marlboro Champ Trail. Opel Supertune 25% more power by John Christy. Winter driving recommendations. Austrian & Italian Grands Prix by Bernard Cahier. Trackside '71. vg+. $5
1973 SEPT, Rebirth of the Mustang Iacocca's New Pony Mustang II w roadtest. "74 Chrysler Corp Comfort Crusade Improved Safety. '74 Ford-Quicker Pinto Bigger Cougar. AMC's revised Matador continued Javelin and 4wd Cherokee. Road Test Honda Civic also 2 pg ad, Jaguar XJ12. '74 Pontiac GTO. Indy review. centerfold ad Audi Fox. Motor Trend Hall of Fame Nominations (also a bumper sticker declaring your car a candidate). Corvette 454 vs Pantera flat out comparison at Ontario Motor Speedway. Car of the Month; BMW's Fiery Turbo (4 pgs). Supertune: Subaru 1400 DL by John Christie. Ossa Explorer Motorcycle. 126 pgs, top 1/2 inch front cvr has piece missing, vg, $6.1975 JULY, 1976-77 New Car Preview brief text with artist sketches for the '77 Corvette, Pinto, Mustang II, Lincoln Zephyr coupe and Town sedan, Plymouth Volare Coupe, Dodge Aspen SE sedan, Matador Madrid LX. The 'grand hoax' fraud tale of 'The Dale', pure hot air marketing scam out of Encino CA. Competition: Jackie Oliver on Formula 5000. 1937 Chrysler Airflow C-17 by Ted West w full pg color photo. 6 pgs of showcars. Road Test; Ford Granada, BMW 3.0, Jaguar XJ-6, Mercedes-Benz 450 SE, Imperial LeBaron, Cadillac Eldorado and Continental Mark V. History of the Volvo 164. The Dutton an English 'kitcar' vaguely sold by Waltham (MA) Datsun. Edelbrock Streetmaster manifolds on Chevie 350 and 454 engines and the Ford 400. New Borg-Warner Five-Speed by Herb L. Adams. The Folkswagon, 108 pgs, vg, $5.
1977 NOV, Chrysler's Custom Coupes 'the look only' of a streetracer, plus some 'kit car' short track racers via Chrysler dealers. Road Tests; Mercury Zephyr Cross-Country, Police 'order' Nova and Impala, Truck of the Year Nominees. Driving Impressions; Datsun 510 re-introduced. One pg on the Datsun SX/E. Holley's System, four page detail on carbs, manifolds, seven comparative tests on a '70 Camaro by Gary Witzenburg. Retrospect; 1966 Shelby GT 350 5R001 Competition by William S. Jackson with full pg color photos. 10 pgs of facts and figures on all domestic 1978 models. Wheels Afield; Subaru 4wd Wagon. Competition; Hunt wins Silverstone, Lauda wins Hockenheim. 128 pgs, no cvrs, vg, $3.
1988 FEB, Cover Story; Lotus Esprit Turbo. Road Tests; Saleen Mustang, Isuzu Impulse Turbo, Honda CRX Si, Buick Reatta, Chevrolet Twin-Cam 16V Nova, VW Fox Wagon. Long Term Test; Acura Legend. Tokyo Motor Show. Owner Survey Ford Taurus. 12 page slick paper Nissan ad all models. Pontiac Grand Prix 1988 Car of the Year comparison testing with Buick Regal, Chevrolet Beretta, Chevrolet Corsica, Eagle Premier, Lincoln Continental and Oldsmobile Cutlass. Retrospect; car museums, Pegaso Z-102, 'Fon' de Portago and the '57 Mille Miglia. center page loose, cvr taped, mailing lbl on cvr, 142 pgs, $5.1988 APR, Comparison; BMW M6 and Porsche 928 S 4. Road Tests; Subaru XT Coupe, Cadillac Allante, Pontiac Bonneville SSE. Driving Impressions; 88 1/2 Suzuki Samurai, Olds Cutlass Siera. 7 pg glossy slick Lincoln-Mercury ad for the Scorpion and XR4Ti. Ford Taurus Amerosport. Honda CRX Si "Import Car of the Year" full comparative testing pgs 116-140 of a dozen competitors. Jackie Stewart's story. 170 pgs, mailing lbl on cvr, vg+, $5.
1988 MAY, Cover Story; Lamborghini Portofino concept car, Road Tests; Chevy Cavalier Z24 Convertible, Porsche 944 Turbo S, Nissan Pulsar NX SE SportBak, Acura Legend Sedan LS. Driving Impressions; BMW 535i, Alfa Romeo 164, TVR 280i. Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo, Nissan 200 SX SE, Subaru XT6, Mazda MX-6 GT, Isuzu Impulse Turbo, Toyota Celica GT-S, Honda Prelude Si. 16 pg glossy slick ad for Olds Cutlass Supreme Indy Pace Car plus Calais, Ciera, Supreme International Series. Aerotech land speed car. Retrospect; Cord 812 Custom Berline, Lancia Flavia Pinin Farina Coupe. cover taped on, 162 pgs, vg+, $5.
1988 SEPT, Road Tests; Nissan 240X SE, Buick Regal Gran Sport, Mazda 626 4 WS, Chrysler New Yorker, Volkswagon Golf GT, Cadillac Seville STS. Long Term Test; Acura Legend Coupe. Testing 10 at top speed Arizona Test Center, from fastest down, Ferrari Testarossa, Porsche 928S, Corvette, Nissan 300SX Turbo, BMW M6, Camaro IROC-Z, Toyota Supra Turbo, MB 560SEC, Mustang GT, Firebird GTA. Station Wagon comparative test, Buick Electra Estate Wagon, Chevy Capric Classic, Fort LTD LX Country Squire, MB 300TE Mercury Colony Park, Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, Peugeot 505 Turbo, Pontiac Safari, Volvo 740 Turbo. Retrospect; Cisitalia 202 CMM 1947, Mille Miglia 1988 and 1927-57. Mehl of Goodyear Racing Tires. 126 pgs, mailing lbl on cover, vg+, $6.
1988 OCT, First '89 drive reports: Ford Thunderbird SC, Dodge Spirit ES, Geo Metro LSi, Buick Riviera, Ferrari F40, 89 Chevy Corvette ZR-1 cutaway full view on cover and in the 8 page story. Porsche 911-25 Years of Greatness (7 pgs). Retrospect, MB 500K Special Roadster, The Alfas of the '60's. Pikes Peak '88 class winners and history with photos. 138 pgs, mailing lbl on front cvr, vg+, $5.
1988 NOV, Special Section; the Top Ten in performance, new car buys, used car buys, collector cars. Road Tests; MB 260E, Porsche 911 Cabriolet, Peugeot 405 Mi 16, Olds Trofeo, Mitsubishi Montero 4-Door LS, Driving Impression; Mazda MPV, Audi 200 Turbo. Long Term Test; Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. The Don Devendorf and Electramotive Engineering story. Sort bio of Enzo Ferrari. cvr loose, mailing lbl on cvr, 142 pgs, vg, $5.
1988 DEC, 8 pg heavier stock ad Maxima 4 dr sports car. 8 pg heavy stock super quality Ford trucks ad, Lotus Esprit Turbo Porsche 911 Turbo comparison. Special Section 25 yrs of Lamborghini P 90-113. Road Tests: Mitsubishi Galant GS, Hyundai Excel GS vs Yugo GVX, Toyota MR2 Supercharged, Mitsubishi Eclipse/Plymouth Laser. Driving Impressions; Ford Taurus SHO, IMSA I/S Mercedes-Benz 190. Handling comparison Alfa Romeo Milano stock and one with the Shankle Automotive Engineering suspension kit. Retrospect; Jaguar XK 120C. Last Road Race at Riverside July 16-17, '88 by Don Fuller. mailing lbl and library stamp on cvr, 134 pgs, vg+, $8.
1989 APRIL, 5 pg foldout ad for Mitsubishi Galant, Top Ten Sports Cars of All-Time; Alfa Romeo 1600 Giulia Spyder, Austin-Healey 100, Chevy Corvette Roadster, Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Jaguar XK120, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, MT T-Series, Porsche 356 Speedster, Shelby Cobra, Triumph TR3A. Driving Impression; Koenig Competition Ferrari Testarossa, Geo Prizm, Road Tests: Nissan Axxess, BMW 535i, Chevy Corsica LTZ, Mazda MX-6 4WS, Chrysler TC by Maserati, Kal Showket's front and rear drive Dodge Daytona Shelby Z's. MT's 1989 Truck of the Year; Toyota Xtracab SR5 V6 in comparison with Dodge Dakota Sport Convertible, Ford Ranger Supercab STX, Geo Tracker, Isuzu Amigo SX 4x4, Mitsubishi Montero LS 4-Dr V-6, Suzuki Sidekick JX. 4 pg essay on Barber Saab Pro Series. mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 146 pgs, vg+. $7.
1989 MAY, first 25 pgs Ford ad covering full line. 40th Anniversary Issue; 40 Years of Progress, Looking Back over 40 Years, 40 Years of Hits and Misses, Road Test Pacesetters chart, Editors' Exotics, Motorsport Memories. Road Tests; Ferrari Testarossa, Jaguar XJ6, Shelby CSX, Chevy Corvette Coupe, Sterling 827SLi, Plymouth Acclaim LX. Driving Impressions; Range Rover, Aston Martin Vantage Volante, Pontiac Trans Sport. Long Term Tests; Honda CRX Si/Nissan 240SX SE.
Driver's Notebook No. 7 'Race Car Handling Analysis Seminar', mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 213 pgs vg+, $12.1989 JULY, Cover Story; Mazda MX-5 Miata. Trends; Bugatti Supercar, New-look Alfa Spyder, Healey back in business. Road Tests; Ford Taurus SHO, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX/Eagle Talon TSi, Pontiac 6000 STE AWD, Subaru Legacy LS. Driving Impressions; Lotus Esprit Turbo SE, Nissan Saurus limited production sports racer, Toyota 4-Runner 4 WD 4 Dr SRT V-6. La Carrera Panamericana resurrected as timed rally with pre '55 cars. Formula One starts w/o turbos. Ron Grable/Technologue 'Variable Valve Timing'. mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 130 pgs, vg+, $4
1989 AUG, Cover Story; Mercedes-Benz 500SL, Trends; Matra M25, Last rear drive Alfa, '90 Pontiac 'Banshee' Firebird. Road Tests; Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix, Porsche 944 S2, Dodge Daytona CS, Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX vs Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS, Mazda RX-7s. Driving Impressions; Infiniti Q45, Lexus LS400, Honda Civic Wagon Real-Time 4WD. Long Term tests; Dodge Caravan LS. Retrospect; '55 Mercedes-Benz Gullwing. Rick Hendricks Motorsports, mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 130 pgs, nm-, $4.
1989 SEPT, Cover Story; Acura NS-X. Road Tests; BMW 525i, Pontiac Sunbird GT Sport Coupe, Audi Coupe Quattro, Suzuki Swift GTi, Nissan 300ZX, Acura Integra 3-door GS. Driving Impressions; '90 Chrysler Town 7& Country, Lexus ES250, Infiniti M30. Diary of Bobby Rahal's Kraco Indy Car Team at Phoenix and Long Beach. mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, cvr loose, 130 pgs, $5.
1989 OCT; 1990 Buyer's Guide American cars. First Drives of 1990 cars; Buick Reatta Convertible, Chrysler LeBaron Sedan, Ford Probe LX, Chevrolet Beretta GTZ, Pontiac Grand Prix, Lincoln Town Car, Cadillac Brougham, Chevrolet Lumina Euro Coupe, Ford Aerostar Wagon, Geo Storm GSi, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible. Road Tests; Porsche Carrera 4, Honda Accord. Canada's Rothmans-Porsche Turbo Cup at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant. 12 pg fancy ad for all models of the Dodge Dakota. SCCA National Racing School in Colorado. Ron Grable/Technologue on the McPherson strut being replaced by double wishbone suspension layouts. 138 pgs, mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, nm-, $6.
1989 DEC, Cover Story; Top 'dream cars', '88 Lamborghini Countach 5000, Ferrari F40, '84-'85 Ferrari 288 GTO, '66 Shelby Cobra 427SC, '89 Porsche 911 Speedster, $168k Koenig custom Porsche 911 Cabriolet, '73 De Tomaso Pantera, '89 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE; 1950s show, prototype and prototype cars: Buick Wildcat, Hudson Italia, Pontiac Bonneville Special, Dodge Firearrow
Road Tests; Mercedes-Benz 500SL/300SL, Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet, Audi V8 Quattro, Chrysler LeBaron GTC, Nissan Stanza GXE, Volkswagen Corrado, Saleen Mustang SB/S (Seal Beach (CA) Police/Special), Mazda 323 Protege LX, Jaguar XJ-S convertible. Update to Mitsubishi Galant GSX road test. Long Term Tests; Acura Legend Coupe LS, Nissan 240SX SE. Feature story of Motor Trend's several years project 'Chevrolet Evolution IROC Turbo Camaro. small tear corner of page 120. mailing lbl on cvr, ex-library, 146 pgs, vg, $5
1990 JAN, Chrysler-Plymouth 1990 Special Supplement, New Tech for '90 from engines to suspension. The Legacy of Walter P. Chrysler "Engineering Comes First". Reviews of Chryslers; Imperial, LeBaron GTC Convertible, New Yorker Fifth Avenue, New Yorker Landau, LeBaron Sedan, Town & Country (van), TC by Maserati. The Search for Safer Cars-Chrysler first with airbags in all models. The Plymouth Progression-60 year heritage of technology, value and performance. Plymouths; pics of '39 4-dr convertible, '57 Fury, first Valiants, the Superbird, Barracuda and Roadrunner Tech Data; Laser RS Turbo, Sundance RS, Colt GT, Acclaim LX, Voyager LE, Horizon. 96 pgs, ex library, vg+, $8.1990 MAR; Import Car of the Year-Nissan 300ZX Turbo with other candidates ranked in the following order, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Lexus LS 400, MB 500SL, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Infiniti Q45, Eagle Talon TSi AWD, Honda Accord EX, Acura Integra GS, Mazda Protege LX, Nissan Stanza GXE, VW Passat GL, Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo, Geo Prizm GSi, Geo Storm GSi, VW Corrado, Subaru Legacy LS, Infiniti M30, Hyundai Excel GLS. Road Tests; Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, Sterling 827Si. Interesting details of the '90 Ford Escort GT/Mercury Tracer. Long-Term Tests; Mitsubishi Galant GS, Mazda MX-6 LX. BMW K1. Driving Impressions; Ferrari 348. Comparison; Cadillac Sedan de Ville vs Chrysler Imperial vs Lincoln Continental. Retrospect; '57 Corvette. 1990 Truck of the Year Preview. mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 142 pgs, nm, $5.
1990 APR Road Tests; Toyota MR2 Turbo, Volkswagen Passat GL, Mazdasports Miata $1500 worth of modifications via Jackson Racing, Ford Probe LX vs. Dodge Daytona ES, Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign, Chevy Beretta GTZ. Driving Impressions; Chevy Caprice Classic, Dodge Stealth R/T, Chevy Corsica VFV. Cover Story: Driving and tech data comparison for 1990 Corvette models: ZR-1, 6 speed coupe, 6 speed convertible and automatic coupe. Truck of the year finalists: Chevy Lumina APV, Chevy S-10 Blazer, Daihatsu Rocky, , Ford Explorer, GMC Safari AWD, Nissan Pathfinder, Oldsmobile Silhouette, Pontiac Trans Sport, Toyota 4Runner with the winner being-Ford Aerostar 4WD. mailing lbl on cvr, ex library, 150 pgs, vg, $4.
1990 JUNE, Ford in the '90s Special Report Supplement, 97 pgs, ex library, vg+, $4
1990 JULY, Cover story; Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Anniversary Countach, Lotus Esprit Turbo SE & Porsche 959. Road Tests; Mustang LX vs Camaro RS, BMW 325i vs Oldsmobile Trofeo, Ford Escort GT, Daihatsu Charade SE vs Suzuki Swift GS, Mazda 626GT. Long-term test-Pontiac 6000 STE AWD. Driving Impressions; MB Turbodiesels 350SDL/300D 2.5 Turbo. Retrospect-'69 Dodge Charger Daytona. ex library, mailing lbl on cvr, vg+ $4.
1990 AUG, Pontiac Sunfire, Chevrolet CERV III, Toyota Sera, Nissan Gobi. Road Tests; Ford Probe GT vs Plymouth Laser RS, Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon, VW Jetta GLI 16V, Toyota Celica GT-S. Driving Impressions; BWM 850i, Lotus Elan SE, Humvee. Jeep Cherokee Unlimited. Retrospect-'65 Corvair Corsa Turbo. 2 stroke engines tech article. 140 pgs, 2 copies, one is ex-library, mailing lbl on cvr vg+, $4 the other is 'clean', $4.50.
1990 SEPT, Road Tests; Acura NSX, Buick LeSabre, Acura Legend Coupe vs Infiniti M30 Coupe, BMW 318is. Driving Impressions-Dodge Viper, Retrospect-Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Track test of 20 current model 'sport coupes'. 136 pgs, ex library, mailing lbl on cvr, nm-, $4.
1990 DEC, Acura NSX, Dodge Stealth, Mitsubishi 3000GT, Nissan 300ZX, Toyota MR2. Mercury Tracer LTS, Road Tests; Nissan 240SX, Isusu Impulse, Cadillac Brougham, Hyandai Scoupe, Porsche 928GT. Driving Impression; Lamborghini Diablo, Pikes Peak, Truck Test-GMC Syclone. edge tears obc, ex library, mailing lbl on cvr, vg+, $4
1992 JAN, 4 pg 'Special Ford Reprint, 1992 Truck of the Year- Ford Chateau Club Wagon', vg+, $1
1999 1949 SEPT, reprint of first issue as a supplement to a Chevy Silverado 'Truck of the Year' ad. 32 pgs, nm-, $5
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