CAR & DRIVER 1961 DEC - VETTE v XKE, von TRIPS, W196

 

This issue covers the following topics:

1)   Sports car racing in the USSR

2)   Jaguar XK-E vs. Corvette (SUPER)

3)   Testing the new Mercedes-Benz 'smart' automatic tranny

4)   Driving the Mercedes-Benz W196 G.P. car

5)   The Dennis May-Allard dragster

6)   The Jocko Johnson streamlined dragster

7)   Testing the Porsche Carrera 2

8)   Monza & the tragic death of Wolfgang von Trips

9)   Testing the Corvair Monza Sprint

10)        The wild Holtkamp race car carrier

11)        A tribute to Joel Wolfe Thorne & his cars

12)        The final race of the Manufacturers Championship at Pescara

13)        Testing the Simca 5

14)        Bonneville National Speed Trials results

Plus many more auto, race & tech topics.