Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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» Roger Penske, up-and-coming U.S. auto racer from Gladwyne, Pa.: the $20,000 Pacific Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, Calif. Driving a homemade car that he put together from a beat-up Cooper and a new Climax engine, Penske took the championship when Dan Gurney's Lotus...
> Ford of West Germany's Taunus 12M is the Teutonic version of the Cardinal, the small car which Ford originally intended to produce in the U.S. as well. The 12M has a V-4 engine that drives the front wheels. Price: $1,500. > Ford of Britain's Cortina...
The new Rolls boasts twin horizontal headlights, a lower hood, wider grille and hotter engine (around 270 h.p.). For the select minority who can afford Rolls prices (from $15,655 in the U.S. for the Silver Cloud II to $27,617 for the Park Ward), this was big news. But...
This pursuit of perfection, transferred to aircraft engines, gave Rolls its finest hour. In the Battle of Britain, Rolls-Royce's Merlin engine helped give the R.A.F.'s Spitfires and Hurricanes the edge over the Luftwaffe. And on the strength of its World War II experience in building...
Rolls-Royce earnings are sure to show some drop this year because of the worldwide slump in aircraft production and a new British tax law severely limiting the depreciation write-offs that British companies can claim on the cars they buy for their executives. As a result, Rolls's...