Word: roadster
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Hurtubise, 33: the $77,000 Atlanta 500 stock car race, averaging 131.2 m.p.h. in his 1966 Plymouth; at Hampton, Ga. It was the first major victory in two years for Hurtubise, who narrowly escaped death in 1964 when his Indianapolis-type roadster crashed and caught fire during a race in Milwaukee-leaving him with three broken ribs, a punctured lung and serious burns over 40% of his body...
...American folk art," says Laing. "The car is escape, the home on wheels, the second self, the great American dream. Racing them has as much ritual as the Japanese tea ceremony." He even brought his own hot-rod to London last summer. The chopped-down 1930 Ford roadster with an exposed, chrome-plated 1955 Chevrolet engine and Offenhauser manifolds drew more attention than a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with the Queen inside. He sold it at a London traffic light...
...light trucks have even inspired some leisure-time cousins: small, rugged vehicles that are designed for camping, recreation and family hauling. To satisfy this market, Chevrolet has introduced the Chevelle El Camino, Ford has brought out a Ranchero on a Falcon chassis and a rugged, all-purpose Bronco roadster. Harvester is pushing its Scout, and Kaiser has a strong-selling civilian model of the Jeep...
...pressagents' dream. To please them, she barreled her red roadster down Wilshire Boulevard at top speed, accompanied by seven chow dogs chosen to match her auburn hair. She refused to hire a chauffeur, she announced, because she couldn't find one who drove fast enough. She invited the U.S.C. football squad to scrimmage with her on her lawn-at midnight. She privately bathed in imported perfume, publicly pondered whether to succumb to the ardor of Director Victor Fleming or Gary Cooper, until indecision brought on a nervous breakdown. A jilted Yale football player who slashed his wrists...
...forget Robin," chimes in young Dick Grayson, as he vaults into the back seat of Wayne's open roadster...