American Classic Muscle

A working classic Cast an eye on a rare collector's item. El Camino. Takes on half-ton loads with a hefty frame and a six-and-a-half-foot-long cargo box. Takes it easy on standard Superlift air-adjustable rear shock absorbers. And there's a Positraction rear axle available for holding down spins. So load up. And load on the goodies. Like Strato-bucket seats, air conditioning, tach... the works. Everything goes with El Camino's snappy standard or custom interior. El Camino goes with more than 60 power-train combinations. Order from two Six and five V8 engines up to 350 horses. Match up your power plant with one of five manual and two automatic transmissions. Then put some teeth into your combo with the right axle ratio. For the right safety features, check El Camino's new set of standards: GM-doveloped energy-absorbing steering column, four way hazard warning flasher, dual master-cylinder brake system and many more. Get a load of El Camino at your Chevy dealer'...

Well done... with everything Pille on the goodies and build your El Camino into the sweetest two-seater ever to make the scene. Add anything from vinyl roof above to broadloom below. Play it cool with air conditioning, tach, power windows and the like. Power it the way you want-from two Sixes and five V8's ranging up to 390 horses. And trigger it with one of four manual or two automatic transmissions. When you're through, you'll have to check the sticker to know it's not an SS 396 inside. Yet outside, you'll have a hardworking hauler that'll pull its freight — up to half a ton. You select the sensational - Chevy provides the safety elements. Items like a new dual master cylinder brake system, new GM-devetoped energy-absorbing steering column and many others. See your Chevy dealer for details... Chevrolet El Camino

In rare form Lean. Clean. Class. El Camino is a breed apart. Set foot in it and it'll set you apart. Under that cool cover breathes a road machine that's powered to please. Start with a choice of two sixes and five V8's all the way up to 350 horses. Wind up with one of four manual or two automatic transmissions. Deck out the cab in a standard or custom interior. Then run wild with personal effects like AM-FM radio. Strato-bucket seals. Positraction rear axle, tach . . . tailor to taste. El Camino pampers you like no other pickup. Loves to labor too. Pile on a half-ton payload and feel it ride, handle, corner and brake like a charm. Superlift air-adjustable rear shock absorbers keep you on the level. On the safety side, El Camino has you surrounded: the GM-developed energy-absorbing steering column, plus-padded instrument panel and a lot more. Get the goods on El Camino from your Chevrolet dealer... Chevrolet El Camino

Yon don't have to turn the key to be moved by it. If you gravitate helplessly toward every Pontiac you see, you're simply human. Pontiac's heroic good looks have been winning friends and influencing other cars for years now. And when you slip inside one, you'll find that our interiors give our exteriors a stunning run for their money. That Bonneville, for example, carries an electric clock and a walnut-trimmed instrument panel and steering wheel as standard fittings. (As well as front and rear seat belts — be sure to use them.) Underneath it all, of course, It's pure Pontiac. Which means a velvet, Wide-Track ride and V-8's up to 376 hp. So if you're moved by our picture down there, wait until you twist the key on the real thing!

It isn't extravagant, imported, or fattening, but man will you like it. Now that we've told you what it isn't, let us tall you what it ts. This is an SS 396, a machine for the guy who'd rather drive than fly: a Chevelle with a 396-cu.-in. Turbo-Jet V8 that produces 325 hp in standard form. 360 hp in a special form you con order, and 375 hp in extra-special form. It's a Chevelle with such added bits of refinement as stifter springs and shock absorbers, red stripe tires and a 3-speed transmission with floor-mounted shift. All standard, of course, to make it go where it's pointed. indulge yourself  The Chevrolet Way

ONLY A MAN WITH A HEART OF STONE COULD WITHSTAND TEMPTATION LIKE THIS. You can wear a blindfold. have your wife tie you to the old family sedan, lock up the checkbook, anything of the kind; but Mister, if you ever hankered to buy a sports car, you're about to become the owner of a new Corvette Sting Kay. Sensible talk about the family budget, the good years left in your present car, any kind of rational thought, forget it! Here's why: The new Corvette Sting Ray, available in sport coupe or traditional convertible model, takes all the excellent characteristics of earlier Corvettes and multiplies them by two. The previous Corvette was the world's most exciting sports car for the last five years, and this new one shows every indication of keeping the title for the next live. It has fully independent rear suspension, bigger self-adjusting brakes, retractable headlights, a V8 engine that's prettier than most girls, and new extra-cost options like a four-speed all-synchro t...

Chevy puts the purr in performance! That new V8 in the '57 Chevrolet is as quiet as a contented cat and as smooth as cream. And it's cat-quick in response when you ask for action! No household labby sitting! in a sunny window ever purred more softly than Chevy's new V8 engine. It's so kitten-quiet and cream-smooth that you can scarcely even tell when it's idling. But when you nudge the accelerator, you know it's there, all right! It pours out the kind of velvety action that helps you he a surer, safer driver. Its right-now response keeps you out of highway emergencies. It overpowers steep hills with such ease they seem like level landscape. New Chevy V8 engine options put up to 245 high-compression horsepower under your command. With 282 cubic inches of displacement, this beautifully designed V8 is a new, bigger and better edition of the engines that have put Chevrolet at the top of the perfomance ladder. It's sassy, sure - but as tame to your t...

G.M. Brings You It's the brightest new star on wheels - and a brand - new addition to Chevrolet's fabulous fleet of station wagons! This "do everything" dreamboat was patterned after Chevrolet's famed experimental Nomad with rakish forward-slanting window pillars and a glamorous "show car" interior. And with all its beauty, the new Nomad is as useful and practical as you expect a station wagon to be.

Can you match its 12 cylinder thrift? Tradition dies hard. The Lincoln-Zephvr has a 12-cylinder engine - designed by Lincoln engineers, and the only "twelve" in the medium-price field. A "twelve" is quieter, more flexible, smoother. And, until five years ago, tradition would have said - "More expensive to operate." Since the day of its first introduction, in 1936, the Lincoln-Zephyr "twelve" has been one of the thriftiest engines in the medium-price field! This precision mechanism, built in the famous Lincoln plant, will give you mileage simply unheard of in any other "twelve" ... and better than many engines of fewer cylinders. Lincoln-Zephyr economy has its origin in Lincoln design and Lincoln methods. The unique one-piece body-frame structure in closed types ... steel panels welded to a rigid framework of steel trusses ... keeps car strength high, car weight low. Since the powerful engine has fewer pounds to pull than would otherw...

Looks like Pontiac Cornered the Market on "FIRSTS" It's new from power to personality, this ’57 Pontiac, and packed with a carload of fresh ideas that caught the entire industry by surprise! There are over 6-dozen "firsts" in this spanking-new beauty, all proved and polished to perfection in the most grueling road test ever undertaken — the 100,000-mile Marathon Run! Sample the '57 Pontiac's cloud-soft ride, its cat-quick wheel response, the lusty brilliance of its all-new V-8 engine. One mile on the road in this solidly proved newcomer will spoil you for anything else! FIRST CAR AT ANY PRICE WHIT... Star Flight BOdy Design New Interior Styling with the "Off-the-Shoulder" Look New Strato-Streak V-8 Engine Cloud-soft, Level-Line Ride Three Popular-Priced Series IT'S AMERICA'S NUMBER 1 ROAD CAR!

When you say l955 Chevrolet or Pontiac you say just about all that can be said in high style and high power — in the lowest and next-to-lowest price classes. For now our General Motors designers and engineers have brought to the economy price field such new and revolutionary advances as CM low-slung, sports trend styling and the famous CM panoramic windshield. And not only have they brought this car-of-tomorrow beauty within the reach of every new-car buyer. But, what it more, they've added to it the rich and rewarding power and performance of CM high-compression V8 engines. Yes - say Chevrolet or Pontiac for 1955 — and you say, more convincingly than ever, that the key to a General Motors car is your key to greater value. You are cordially invited to view these new 1955 beauties at your nearest Chevrolet and Pontiac dealers. Two 1955 ways to say General Motors leads the way

Wherever automobiles are seen and appreciated, the Cadillac name has, over the years, become an accepted synonym for "quality". Yet never before has the Cadillac car represented such a high standard of excellence as it does today. In its great beauty and majesty ... in its fineness of performance ... in the elegance of its Fleetwood interiors . . . and in the skill of its craftsmanship ... it is far and away the finest fruit of Cadillac's unending quest for quality. We believe that a personal inspection will convince you of this fact — and that an hour at the wheel will add certainty to conviction. Why not accept your dealer's invitation to visit him soon — for a ride and a revelation? Cadillac ... world’s best synonym for quality!

- What does it take to make a new improved GTO? - Pontiac. Who else could but Pontiac? After all, little things like 335 or 360 hp, stick-like-glue handling and fantastically plush interiors just don't come from anybody. Or drive a GTO. Best way in the world to tell a real tiger from a would-be. The tiger scores again!     Wide-Track Pontiac/’66

Chevrolet's the most beautiful buy you can make.. What better time? The fun season`s just beginning.  School`s almost over. The family`s itching to get away. So head for your Chevrolet dealer`s, take a look around and say “I`ll take that one, in white”.  And no matter which of Chevrolet`s 15 models you point to, you`ll be getting a beautiful buy.   After all, it`s a Chevrolet you`re buying and you know that means sheer comfort, dependable performance and lasting value. Besides, it`s that time of the year when your  Chevrolet dealer is in a position to make it as easy as possible for you to buy.   Go see him, real soon! ...make it now!

There are two kinds of Those that do On the left you see one of Plymouth's super-tough 1971 'Cudas. A 340 cubic incher. We recommend the 'Cuda 340 for those of you who tend to prefer the merits of a lightweight, high-winding egngine ... for those of you who are well aware that Swede Savage is not a Swede ... and for those of you who just simply won't be happy with anything less than a for-real sporty car. Like all 'Cudas, the 'Cuda 340 possesses an incredibly well engineered underside. ('Cudas carry virtually the same brawny chassis setup as our intermediate-size Supercars.) Heavy-duty torsion bars, rear shock absorbers, rear springs, ball joints, front and rear anti-sway bars and brakes all come standard. Now then, for you hard core straight-liners out there, there's the car on the right, and its legendary engine to consider -the Hemi-'Cuda.

Chevrolet pul it all together. Solid gentlemanly comfort without bombast. Sailplane silence. Computer-selected coil springs for a ride that glides. Yet Monte Carlo's handling leaves you feeling like anything but a fifth wheel. A taut 116" wheelbase and a track five feet wide go where pointed. Precisely. And powerfully: a 350-cubic-inch V8 is basic. (Order on up to a 454.) Standard is an instrument panel with the rare look of hand-rubbed burled elm. And Astro Ventilation. Even power disc brakes, fiberglass-belted tires and higher intensity headlights. Nothing’s missing. Nothing except the fat you find on fat cars at fat prices. Monte Carlo. The only car in its field. Period. Putting you first, keeps us first. A group picture of all the cars in Monte Carlo’s field.

here's the choice that makes choosing a new car easier than ever! No matter what you pay, yon won't find a car that pays more attention to your comfort than the jet-smooth '61 Chevy. With Full Coil springs at each wheel, and with hundreds of insulators built into the body and chassis, you eujoy a ride that's sumptuously soft, reiaxingly quiet. The first time you slip iuside a Chevrolet you’ll also see the world of difference some well-placed iuches can make in your comfort. As much as 6 inches added to door openings make your ins and outs easier. Seats up to 14% higher make for easy sitting as well as easy seeing. There's more rear-seat foot room for the man in the middle. And as for that huge bin of a trunk — there's never been one quite like it before. It's easier to load with the lid opening as much as 10.5 inches lower. And you stack luggago 15% higher because of the new recessed floor. Yet - the fascinating fact remaius - this '61 is slimmer and...

More people drive Chevrolels than any other car. You'll feel a very special kind of pride the day you park a new Chevrolet in your driveway. Maybe you'll even find yourself looking out the window, now and then, just for the pleasure of seeing it there. It's a beautiful sight to heboid-fresh and alert, with a certain ready-to-go spirit written all over it. And when the neighbors drop by to "look'er over,” you'll be prouder than ever. They'll see fine construction and finishing touches everywhere. They'll feel the extra solidity of Body by Fisher, and they'll see the deeper luster of Chevy's lacquer paint job. Then they'll want a ride around the block to see if Chevrolet is as sweet, smooth and sassy as it looks. That's how people become happy Chevy owners. Stop by your Chevrolet dealer's and you'll sec what we mean... You get more to be proud of in a Chevy! More beautifully built and shows it - the Bel Air Sport Coupe with ...

CHEVROLET Cameo Carrier ... Model 3124 ... 114" Wheelbase Who said you can’t combine utility and beauty in a half-ton pickup? Chevrolet has done it! Just look at Chevrolet’s new Cameo Carrier. It combines dazzling beauty and rugged utility. On the new Chevrolet half-ton truck chassis, the Cameo Carrier features a special Flite-Ride Custom Cab with Sweep-Sight windshield, Full-View rear window, special reinforced plastic outer side and tailgate panels, hooded headlights, spare tire hide-away, fluted wheel covers, special two-toned exterior. And this style leader handles a payload of 1650 pounds with a gross vehicle weight of 5,000 pounds. STANDARD EQUIPMENT New Thriftmaster Engine... 12-Volt Electrical System... Air Cleaner, dry type... 10"-Diameter Clutch... 3-Speed Synchro-Mesh Transmission... Hotchkiss Drive... Tubeless Tires. 6.70-lS. 4-P.R...    Double-Acting Shock Absorbers, front and rear... Special Flite-Ride Custom Cab... Sweep-Sight Wind...

SS 396: More than just a straight-line machine. Personally, wo don’t like the idea of a car that goes like a bird when the road's like a ruler, and then turns chicken every time it has to change direction. What’s more, we don’t think you do either. Be assured, we gave every SS 396 an engine - a 325-hp 396-cu.-in. Turbo-Jet V8, with 360- and 375-hp versions on order. That wasn’t all. We gave it a suspension, too. Stiffer coil springs and shocks at all four corners came first. Next, a stiffer anti-sway bar at the front and special frame reinforcements at the back. Then a set of 7.75 x 14 red stripe tires and a fully synchronized 3-speed transmission with floor-mounted shift. By the time we woro finished, we knew we had your kind of machine; a machine that you could use to demonstrate the techniques of safe precision driving to others. The final touch was to paint the grillework black and add two businesslike scoops to the hood. Alter all, this was a machine with a purpose. What we...

This beauty eats mountains for breakfast  - Pontiac Grand Prix! Point the G.P. uphill, and you find its 303 h.p. Trophy V-8 flattens towering grades almost casually. (And by paying a bit more, you can pick from engines ranging way on up in horsepower.)  The custom-styled G.P. doesn't just look like a finely honed piece of road machinery - it is, in fact, the real article. Let's tick off some of the reasons: Deep-cradling bucket seats, center console with tach, plus floor-mounted Hydra-Matic and four-speed stick as extra-cost options. And the G.P., you’ll be happy to know, has Pontiac s road-wedded Wide-Track.

WHEREVER THE WORLD’S BEST SPORTS CARS GATHER CORVETTE DOES AMERICA PROUD! A great sports car is not made overnight. It is developed and refined through years of testing and competition, until its handling becomes silk-smooth, its roadability flawless, its cyclonic power tempered to absolute reliability under the harshest demands. Such a car is today's Corvette - a road machine that has won absolute respect abroad for its unique blend of docility and stunning performance, of elegant luxury and incredible roadholding. It is our belief that a Corvette can provide you with more pleasure per mile of road than any other sports car in the world today. That is a bold assertion - but the proof is easy. See your Chevrolet dealer in the next day or so and arrange a road trial. Five minutes behind the wheel and you'll know!

BUICK ... Gives Newness for the Sake of Greatness bestows the year’s most bountiful array of finer features in every 1957 Buick. All four Series - Roadmaster, Super, Century and Special - are totally transformed in smart new low-silhouette styling. Buick power rises to new record might with the great new 364-cubic-inch high-compression V-8 engine. Buick performance surpasses all known sensations with the instant, flexible, and utterly smooth response of new Variable Pitch Dynaflow. The superb Buick ride becomes notably steadier, surer, safer with its new "nested" chassis and levelized braking. Best of all, this wondrous array of finer features comes in such wide-ranging choice of model and price that practically any new-car buyer can own the Newest Buick Yet.

Chevy II Nova SS Mechanical features 327 and 283 v8 engines. 195-hp Turbo-five 283 is standard v8; extra-cost 275-hpTurbo-Five 327 V8 may be ordered (see chart at right for space). 275-hp Turbo-Five 327 v8: 1,94"-dia inlet valves, 1.50"-dia, exhaust valves, Valve lift: 3900 inlet, 4100" exhaust. Inlet valves open 36" BTC, close 54" ATC, Duration: 310" inlet, 320" exhaust. Both enginee have high-strength, precisioncast alloy iron cylinder block and heads; large intake and exhaust passages. Othr engines available for Nova SS: 120-hp HI-Thrift 194 Six standard; 155-hp Turbo-Thrift 250 Six may be ordered (see chart at right for specifications) Transmissions 3-Speed fully synchronized. Standard with all engines. Gear ratios: with 327 V8, 2.54:1 first, 1.50:1 second, 1,00:1 third, 2.63:1 reverse, With 283 V8 and Sixes, 2.85:1 first, 1.68:1 second, 1.00:1 third, 2.95:1 reverse. Fully synehronized in all three forward gears. Column shift lever. 4...

The beautiful way to be thrifty!    Economy never looked like this, performed like this, or rode like this, up to now.  But now look what the '58 Chevrolet offers you in the biggest, boldest move any car ever made! Not in two blue moons have so many fine new things come along in a car to delight and excite you - especially in the low-price field. You can see the new Chevrolet has style. It's nine inches longer, rakishly lower and wider. It looks so ready for action you expect the one above to roll right off the page.  And a Chevrolet can move, all right. It's new Turbo-Thrust V8 engine pours out a new Version of spirited performance that guarantees your money's worth in action. For the quickest, silkiest combination that there is, add Chevrolet's Turboglide, first and only triple-turbinc transmission in Chevy's field. Even Chevy's faithful Blue-Flame 6 has new spunk in its thrifty ways. It's for certain, too, that economy never rode like this.  C...