MOTOR TREND 1953 SEPT Vol 5 No 9 - PACKARD, COMMANDER, MANHATTAN, CUSTOMS

 

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

1)        Gas Turbines, how they work and possible automotive uses

2)        The latest in auto air conditioners

3)        Traffic control problems and solutions

4)        Testing the '53 Kaiser Manhattan

5)        Testing the '53 Studebaker Champion

6)        Vacationing in Southern California

7)        Vince Gardner & his sweet sports car (Cover Car)

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

9)        Custom trends with:

A)     Ed Mersick's '41 Chevy convertible

B)     R.R. Reed's scratch-built convertible

C)     Irwyn P. Metzenbaum's Lincoln

D)     Ted Lundquist's '51 Kaisersedan convertible

E)     Camile Zanca's cool '50 Mercury coupe

F)     Charles Stuart's '53 Studebaker Commander convertible

10)     Checking out the "Stardust" sports car from Bill Grantham

11)     Drag racing at the Orange County Airport in Santa Ana

12)     A special on Packard, then & now

13)     Specifications of all the production cars from around the world

14)     Coverage of the '53 24-Hours at LeMans

Plus other interesting items.