1969 Honda CB750 Four. Photo courtesy of Honda America. When Honda revealed its CB750 Four motorcycle to American dealers at a January 1969 sales meeting, no one – not even Soichiro Honda himself, in...
1974 Triumph TR6. Photos by Jeff Koch. To be clear, the Triumph TR6 — which debuted in late 1968 as a 1969 model — was not in any way groundbreaking or revolutionary. While its bodywork was (mostly) ...
John Bishop (L) with Bill France Sr. at Daytona International Raceway. Photos courtesy IMSA. By the time John Bishop resigned as executive director of the Sports Car Club of America in 1969, he’d ama...
1968 Ford Fairlane Torino GT fastback. Photo by Jeff Koch. In 1968, Ford revised its Fairlane lineup, replacing 500XL models with a new nameplate, Torino. Named for Turin, Italy, the Torino offered b...
All images courtesy of General Motors Now produced for more than 65 years, Chevrolet’s Corvette has not only firmly cemented its place as “America’s sports car,” it has also earned enough of a legacy...
1972 Datsun 510 two-door sedan. Photos by Daniel Strohl, unless otherwise noted. In the 1960s, Japanese carmakers battled for respectability with U.S. consumers, who typically viewed their wares as l...
The first Volvo 144 rolls off the assembly line in 1966. Photos courtesy Volvo Car Group. On August 17, 1966, Volvo gathered an estimated 400 journalists in Gothenburg, Sweden, to show off its latest...
Subaru’s first production boxer engine, the EA-52. Photos courtesy of Subaru. Subaru was not the first automaker to adopt a horizontally opposed “boxer” four-cylinder engine for its automobiles, but ...
AAR Eagle Mk I chassis 104, now at The Revs Institute. Photo by Peter Harholdt, courtesy Revs Institute. Wanting to prove itself the equal of tire manufacturer Firestone on the world’s premier motors...
Jack Chrisman, circa 1966. Photos courtesy NHRA. Ask a dozen drag racing fans exactly when the term “Funny Car” came about, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. This much is clear: It ...
A quartet of Alfa Romeo Spiders. Photos by Matthew Litwin and Jeff Koch. The Pininfarina-designed two-seat roadster debuted by Alfa Romeo in 1966 was not the company’s first attempt at building a Spi...
1966 Dodge Charger. Photos courtesy FCA. If ever there was a car with an identity crisis, it was the B-body Dodge Charger. Introduced in 1966 as a sporty personal luxury car, the Charger would evolve...