MOTOR TREND 1953 JAN Vol 5 No 1 - PININ FARINA, NEW CARS, CUSTOMS, CORONET V8

 

Within this very hard to find issue you will discover the following topics:

1)        Meet Pinin Farina

2)        Auto news from Detroit, Europe & from the racing world

3)        Why do owners Customize?  Replies from:

A)     Ed Wilder on his '52 Cadillac

B)     Al Twitchell on his '50 Ford convertible

C)     Norman Etkin on his Kaiser roadster

D)     Ken Vertrees on his '51 Chevy convertible (Cover Car)

E)     Ollie Seeley on his '50 Plymouth convertible

F)     Lee Dummel on his '50 Ford

G)    Lloyd Templeton on his '48 Mercury

H)     Bruce Riddle on his what-to-heck

I)       Dr. Robert La Briola on his '49 Olds convertible

4)        New cars from Plymouth, Ford, Willys, Pontiac, Mercury & Hudson

5)        Testing the '53 Dodge Coronet Sedan V-8

6)        Results from the '52 road tests

7)        New '53 cars from overseas

8)        Coverage of the Carrera Pan America "Mexican Road Race"

9)        Testing the Hoobler-Matic

10)     The Motorama

11)     Tests of a Hudson Hornet Twin H power

12)     A killer 1927 Stutz Bearcat (Cover Cat)

Plus other interesting items.