Motor Trend Magazine 1959 October

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Motor Trend Magazine 1959 October

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Contents:  Letters From Our Readers; Driving Around With Our Editor; Detroit News And Views; Overseas News Reports; Old(s) Cord Does 135 Mph!; Your Choice Is Wide In ’60 (With Detroit’s new smaller cars, variety is great for ’60 buyers); Detroit Compacts (Will their virtues be enough to tempt the smaller-car-buying public?); First Impressions Of The Ford Falcon (Good handling, good brakes feature this small car with the big-car feel); The Man Behind The Valiant (A study of Virgil Exner’s styling philosophy gives clues to his new car); The Group Behind The Valiant (The select few who worked on one of Detroit’s best-kept secrets); Imported Compacts (New Detroit entries in small car field inspire European improvements); Driving Impressions Of Mercedes 220-S; Driving The Austin A-99, Humber Snipe, Opel Olympia; Imported Economy Cars (These low-priced, low-operating-cost cars are in a class by themselves); Driving BMC’s Mini-Minor; Testing Simca’s Elysee; Station Wagons (Between domestics and imports there is one for every purse, every need); Convertibles (There is no longer any need go sacrifice comfort for open air); Sportscars (Europe’s offerings for ’60 will add to “fun” driving); Wheeling And Dealing (Has law requiring posting of new-car prices resulted in better deals?); Sound Waves At Work (Ram jet tuning – new application of an old principle); Project Ideas: Custom Car Contest; Shopping For You And Your Car; Use Tests Of New Products; Detroit Dream Car?; Chuck Daigh Tests A Formula I Scarab; Sell ‘n’ Swap; Leanin’ And Leapin’ While Jumpin’; Tricks With Tape

Issue:  October 1959

Condition:  Very Good