SPORTS Oan Gvrney Hustles Al Ong Un Der a L Oweri Ng $Ky on H Is GRAPHIC Way to Take T He Big Nassau Money I N the Lotu S Mk X IX
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Volume I Number I May, 1961 SPORTS Oan Gvrney hustles al ong un der a l oweri ng $ky on h is GRAPHIC way to take t he big Nassau money i n the Lotu s Mk X IX. For' Publ ished Mo nthly tech report. see P. 4,2, CAR Ektrachrome by D' Ol ivo John Christy Wally Parks Robert E. Petersen Editm· Editorial Director Pi,blishe1· W. R. C. Shedenhelm Al Isaacs Lee O. Ryan Associate Edito1· A rt Directo1· Genera.l Manager Jerry Titus Lester Nehamkin Herb Metca If T echnical Edit<>,· A dve1·tising Manage,· Circulat-ion Dfrect01· Bernard Cahier Larry O'Daly A. M. Benedict Europea.n Edito1· Ea$te1·n A dve1·t isin g Sales Atfoertising DfrecW,· Tom Uhler Mike Donnell Jack Preston Art Edi to1· Production Productfoti Manager ROAD TESTS: Porsche Super 90 - First U. S. test, Porsche's latest road car ............................................ 24 Devin "D" - D St ands for Delight i ul ......................................................... ........................ 34 Peugeot 404 - Engineered tor Pleasure .............................................................................. 52 Mercedes 220 SE - Fuel Injected luxury .............................................................................. 62 TECHNICAL: Lotus Monte Carlo Mk XIX - Cover Car .......................................................... by Jerry Titus 42 Competition Tuning - Porsche Normal. Super and Super 90 ........................ by Ocee Ritch 64 Special of t he Month -Powell Formula Junior ...... ............................................ by Pete Biro 38 FEATURES: formula Forecast - 196l's Championship Cars ...................................... by Bernard Cahier 28 The Race on Paper - Race Timing and Scoring ...................................... by Sherrie Zuckert 48 London Race Car Show - Introducing the Lotus XX ...................................... by Milt Brown 56 The Racing Bugattis - The classic racing car ........................................... by Ken W. Purdy 20 La ncia's Flavia - Under the hood, a front wheel drive .......................................................... 69 COMPETITION : Carrera Ciudad De Mexico ..............................................................................by Jack Brady 16 DEPARTMENTS: Editor's Column ................................................. .................................................................... 8 Bench Racing - Technical Co rrespondence ............................................................... 80 Around the World in 30 Days .................................................................................................. 10 New Products ..................................... .................................................. 14 Sports Car GraphiCt U.S. Copyright 1961, by Pelefsen Publishing Company. 5959 Hollywood Blvd., Los Ange• 1 1 0 0 5 8 ~~r?,:: ~~~~?:~itu:ii~i~~ ~~n~~i ~i tJ>f ~_aWes1l~ !rvad:lu~~ ~t~ ~~(~lt. 1u fn~~~~ lin~l~esc~~yp5&t"lu:!cXJ: tlon Rate: U.S .. 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John Christy Wally Pa rks Robert E, Petersen EditO'I· Edito,--ial Directo,· l'ublishcr W. R. C. Shedenhelm Al Isaacs Lee 0 . Ryan Mwwyhi.9 E,Hlo,· A,·t Dfrecto,- Gene,·al Ma-nager Jerry Titus Lester Nehamkin Herb Metcalf Tee/mica/ Edito,· Adverti.sin.(J M ana.ger Circulation Di>-ector Bernard Cahier Larry O'Daly A. M. Benedict Eu,-opean E dito,· Easte,·n Adve,·tising Sale.s AdveHi.sing Virecto,· Tom Uhler Mike Donnell Jack Preston Ai·t Ed·ito,· P,·oduction ProductiO'li Manager ROAD TESTS: Jaguar E·Type GT - First complete t est published in the U.S.. ..... ••. .. •• ....•• . .• 17 Corvair Monza - 142 mph in a Monza? .................... .. .. ... • ................ 32 Flat Abarth Allemano 850/s - Pint-srzed GT ..... ... .. ..... • ........... • •. .... 48 Morgan Plus Four - The Classic t hey still build 52 TECHNICAL: Competition Tuning - Alfa Romeo ........ .. .... ...... by Tom O' Brien & Don Typond 24 Intercontinental Scarab - American challenge . ..... ... .......... .... by Jerry Titus 40 Huffaker BMC Formula Junior - Tech and track report ........ by Pete Biro & Jerry Titus 62 FEATURES: Indianapolis - 50 Years of foreign intervention .................• ..... ... by Ocee Ritch 28 How Strong is My Rollbar? - Don't be half safe .......•.........• ....... by Ocee Ritch 36 Mercedes 220SE Coupe - Driver's Report ... ... .............. ..... by Bernard Cahier 46 European Battleground - The fight for men's purses ... • ..... .. .... by Bernard Cah ier 56 COMPETITION: Sebring 1961 - The 12 toughest hours . .... ............•.• . .•....... by John Christy 10 Rallye International Alger-Centrafrique . ....... • ..... • ...... ........ by Bernard Cahier 20 DEPARTMENTS: Editor's Column . ................•• .......... • ...... .. ... • .... • . ... • . • .. ..... 4 Around the World in 30 Days .. .... • . ... • .. .. .. .. • .... ... • .. .. • ..... .... .• ... 6 New Products . .. ............... • ..... • . .. • . .... •. .. ..• .. ..• . .. • ... 72 Sports Car Graphic, U.S. Copyright 1961, b,Y Petersen Publish ing Company, 5959 Hollywood Blvd., Los Ange. les 28, California, Phone H O ~2111. 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JUNE, 1961 3 Volume I Number 3 July, 1961 looping through a downhill chicane are three of road racing•s thorobreds. Just peeking through is a spot of yellow; t hat magnificent SPORTS mongrel. Old Yallcr. We picked Pete Bi ro's Ektachrome for this month's cover because of Its qvality. but 0 also becau.se it tied in with announcement of another Yaller: CAR ~~ see pages 40-45. John Christy Wally Parks Robert E. Petersen Editr,i• Editorial Dil'ector Publi.8he1· W. R. C. Shedenhelm Al Isaacs Lee 0. Ryan Maru,ging Edit-Or Ai·t Di1·ecto1· General Manager Jerry Titus Lester Nehamkin Herb Metcalf Technical Editm· Adve1·tising Manage1· Circiilation Directo1· Bernard Cahier Larry O'Daly A. M. Benedict E1t1·opean Edit,01· Eastern Advertising Sales Adv,wti8ing Director Tom Uhler Mike Donnell Jack Preston A1·t Edito1· P•·od1wtion P1·od1,ction Manager Contributing Editors: Pete Biro, Jack Brady, Carroll Shelby, Die Van der Feen, Sherrie Zuckert ROAD TESTS Lancia Zagato GT - The fastest Lancia coupe ..... ........................... • • . • • • • 14 facellia f-2-S - 125 new horses ............. ............... ........ • ...... • • • • • • • • 32 Renault Gordini - A Dauphine with snap ... ............................... ••.••••••• 52 Fiat 1300 & 1500 - Italian compacts ............................................ .. • 58 Austin 850 - Hot and cold running Miniminors .... .................... .......... 66 TECHNICAL Old Yaller Mk IV - New hair on an old dog .. ......... .................. by Jerry Titus 40 Full-race Power for the Sprite ...... .. ....................... by W. R. C. Shedenhelm 48 British Challenger - Emeryson F-1 .............. • ..... • ..... by Pete Biro & Milt Brown 64 FEATURES Stirling Moss: Driving in the Rain .....................•....... as told to Sherrie Zuckert 12 Roughest of Them All - African Safari ........•..................... by Bernard Cahier 18 Lights For High Speed Driving .. ...... .... .......................... by John Christy 22 International Impala - A hunter for Gurney ....................... ... ... by OCee Ritch 26 Racing On a Dime - Slaloms .... ................. by Dennis Mccosh & Sherrie Zuckert 28 Team Managers - It takes more than drivers ............................. by Jerry Titus 36 l Liter For LeMans - Abarth Spyder ...............• ...... • .. .. ... by Bernard Callier 62 Rear Engine Record Breaker - Ferrari 246 ................. .. .. .. ...... by Jerry Titus 63 COMPETITION Sun, Slots and Speed - Las Vegas Gold Cup .....•.....•.................... .. Staff 38 Marlboro Melee - SCCA National