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...Indianapolis 500 was still two weeks away. But a good round 150,000 fans were on hand to watch in disbelief as a little-known rookie named Mario Andretti rolled out for his first qualification spin in a rear-engined Brawner-Ford and blasted around the Speedway at a fantastic 159.4 m.p.h. That demolished the lap record set last year by Scotland's Jimmy Clark. So Clark squeezed into his own Lotus-Ford and got his record back with a clocking of 160.9 m.p.h. He held it only as long as it took A. J. Foyt to warm...
...stops for fuel-to keep pit crews from filling tanks to the brim, thereby increasing the danger of collision or fire. But as speeds soar at Indy, so do the risks. The sturdy old Offen-hauser-powered roadsters that once dominated the 500 have been largely replaced by light, rear-engined racers with massive Ford engines that generate 495 h.p.-v. 430 h.p. for the Offy. By week's end, 22 rear-engined entries had qualified for this year's race (v. only eight old-fashioned Offies), and the little cars were proving tricky to handle, even without...
...sort of tabula rasa author-director Don Owen has constructed. His ill-concealed secret is that he himself hasn't the foggiest what poor Peter needs. Nor have any of his actors. More discipline? More freedom? Less pressure? More responsibility? Love and approbation? A swift kick in the rear...
...half an hour that evening they cruised around the city-Thomas driving, Eaton seated next to him, Rowe in the left rear seat, Wilkins on his right. At length, "we pulled up to a red light, and there was an auto to our left." In that car "was a white lady and a colored man. Wilkins said, 'Looka there, Baby Brother.' He said, 'I'll be damned, looka there!', and we all looked and saw them together. Gene Thomas said, 'Let's get 'em.' Mr. Eaton said, 'Wonder where they...
...sales by 29% and Chevy II and Falcon sales each by 39% below their 1964 levels. In an attempt to counteract the slump, American will add luxury features to the 1966 Classic and Ambassador, avoid advertising them as compacts. The 1966 compact American will be given a sporty, sloping rear deck, and emphasized as American's sole compact...