Cars Illustrated - Volume 4 Number 3 (DIGITAL EDITION)

The third issue of Cars Illustrated showed the focused editorial direction at work. New and old, bright red Camaros doing burnouts sold well on the magazine rack in 1985. Placing new Detroit-built cars on the cover, and then taking them street racing to see how they would fair in an actual street race, would be the theme of the next several issues of Cars Illustrated. It’s an editorial strategy that had worked in the ‘60s, but had never been attempted again until Cars Illustrated was published in the ‘80s. 

This is a 1:1 digital copy that will let you read Cars Illustrated - Volume 4, Number 3 on your phone, tablet, laptop, or home computer.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

Road Tests

24 ’86½ 350 IROC-Z Camaro, Zee right stuff for mulching Mustangs.

36 Shelby Omni GLH-S, Budget buzz-box bomber.

Supercar Survivors

50 ’70 Hemi Cuda, Lemon death.

Street Stompers

40 1969 454 Camaro, Hug this!

52 1967 428 GTO, Fast Goats and wild pigs.

64 1972 440 Six-Pack Satellite, Sideways at any speed.

74 Prostang, 11-second street Stang.

Tech

31 Cam Timing, How retarded are you?

44 Low buck Dana rear, Bigger is better.

Racing

34 Starting Line, Photocell freakout.

Special Features

28 Burnout Street, Smoke this!

48 Kustom Krapola, Weird stuff from the past.

55 Hot Rod Value Guide, Sell it or burn it?  Only Jerry Heasley knows for sure.

58 Garlits Racing Museum, From gear to eternity.

61 Fast Air Freakout, If it don’t blow, it sucks.

72 Car Abuse, Reader’s burnouts.