Saturday, December 14, 2024 - from the ZADM - May 1963 Road & Track

Volve ($4000) compares itself to Ferrari ($12,500) & Aston Martin ($12,900) in this ad.

Some well known names...

Mallory is still around.  It's part of the Holley conglomerate.
Address:  Detroit, MI

This corvette ad is maining talking about the better ride of the latest design.

Based in Buffalo, NY

$1,895.  Seems like a very low price...

140 MPH?

Distributed by Alfa Romeo (Newark, NJ) and Hoffman Motors (Beverly Hills & NY City)
$3,400 (nearly twice the price of the Austin Healey 3000).
5-speed manual and all aluminum engine with twin overhead cams was pretty reate in 1963.

Iskenderian was about 4 miles from where I am now.

They were still running the Targa Florio in 1963 (May).

Bell Gardens, CA
About 20 miles away.

Distributed in So Cal by Peter Satori Co. Ltd, Pasadena, CA
Base price for DB4 Vantage = $10,500

Innes Ireland became a contributor to R&T later.

Based in Woodside, NY.
This is in Queens (have relatives who live in Woodside).

"And this one's remarkably thrifty too."
Hmmm...

Seems like an I4 is better than a V4.

Cool idea.

It would have been fun to take delivery of a Land Rover and tour around Europe before having it shipped back home.

Address:  Blue Bell 7, Pennsylvania
Suburban Philadelphia (have not previously seen an ad mention that it's located in a suburb)

The "pagoda" roof SL was introduced in 1963.
The door inner structure is made of cast aluminum.

$40 for a tach in 1963 seems very expensive.
VDO was on Woodward Blvd in Detroit.

"Rudolf Uhlenhaut assures us that acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is faster with the automatic shift than with the manual shift"

Fuel injection (mechanical) and disc brakes in 1963.

"Exclusive agents for Lotus cars in Southern California, Arizona & Utah.  Bob Challman.  Ecurie Shirlee Corporation.  2301 Sepulveda Blvd.  Manhattan Beach, California Frontier 6-8833"
This address is about 8 miles from my house.

Curb weight is below 3,000 lbs.
Today, this would be a very light vehicle.
In 1963, it was probably a bit on the heavy side for such a small vehicle.

The ad tell the reader how to say Peugeot "Say Pooj-oh"
$2,645.
The ad talked about the Indy 500 winning heritage from the early 1900s.

West coast headquarters at 8323 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills
About 6 miles from the house.

"(If you'd like to take a close look at our cars, why not visit a Renault showroom?  There's one in your neighborhood.  There isn't? With over 500 dealers, how did that happen?)"

No helmet, gloves, protective clothing...  Not even goggles/glasses.

"For the name of your nearest Honda Dealer, call Western Union by number and ask for Operator 25."
World's Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., P.O. Box 19-488, Los Angeles, Calif.

"Saab:  Sturdy, Stylish, Swedish"
$1,895

Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.
137 East Alondra Boulevard, Gardena, California
About 15 miles away & very close to where Nissan's US headquarters was located (where I worked for a couple of years) before moving to Tennessee.

0 - 60 mph in 22.3 seconds...

Moon Equipment Company is still at the same location.
About 25 miles from the house.

I bought an aftermarket Sun Tach when I got my first car (1978 Toyota Corona with 22R engine and 3 speed automatic).
Mounted it on the steering column.

This address is about 5 miles from the house.

This address is about 18 miles from the house.

0 - 60 in a little less than 18 seconds.
About 4.5 seconds faster than the sedan.

They used the Mercedes fintail sedan for the "modern" luggage compartment.
The trunk is very large (I have a lot of junk in it for storage).

EMPI is still around in Southern California.

This address is about 20 miles from the house.

Running Springs is on the way up Big Bear Mountain.
It's about 1.5 hours away.
This looks like it would have been a fun event to attend.

Robert Bentley is still around.
It has grown into a large company.

Didn't know that Ken Miles had this parts business for Alpines.

Who is Marion Weber?

Would have been interesting to walk through this wrecking yard in North Hollywood.

An England based business advertising in R&T.

This address is about 7 miles from the house.