Sept '67 Car & Driver Article-Tire Test

[19~GT350~67]

Happy Fun Photo Friday Friends!
Here's a scan of one page from the tire test article in the Sept. 1967 issue of Car & Driver magazine. Story says the test car is an automatic GT350 from Gotham Ford courtesy of Bill Kolb. Car appears to be dark exterior color with a parchment or white interior. They used Hurst wheels. Mounted several tires brands and evaluated the performance.

Enjoy!
Bob B

[BGlover67]

Thanks Bob!

[gt350cs]

Thank you!

[Richstang]

Yes thanks Bob!
It's been a longtime since I've seen that issue. Strange to see a '67 with Hurst rims. they almost look like the '65 Cragar rims.

[557]

They look like cragar ss rims with fatter spokes...Also a little like those cheap plastichrome wheelcovers they sell at pepboys.... 8

[2112]

I like the wheels

[shelbydoug]

Well it strikes me that the entire article is a little goofy to begin with?

Look at the pants on the guy with the glasses. Then look at the "farfegnugen profile" as he's driving.

Why NOT put the goofiest set of wheels you could possibly put on any car? Why not use the goofiest looking MF you can find to pose as the expert in the test? Maybe he was just a homeless guy? Cuffs? Yikes!

I think they should have saved those wheels for the Rambler station wagon though? Much more appropriate.

What was the name of that mag? The Goofy MF Bros? Gee-ze!

[DGSOH]

Does anyone care to take a stab at why the center section of the stripe behind the lettering might be missing?

As for the cuffs, I too sported this fashion feature on my dungarees as a human of single digit years during the era. It was more about not growing out of them in a few months and less about fashion as I recall. Anyone else remember having to turn them out and shake the dirt out before coming in the house?

And why is only the one leg cuffed if the car really was an automatic... the mystery deepens.

But seriously - it also looks like the hood pins are "pointed" inward and not out toward the fenders, or is it just me?

[JD]

Here is the Cover an the photo pages.

Also, the article state on page 29,,,"To eliminate yet another variable, each set of tires was mounted on 6x14 Hurst wheels."

Also they state using an automatic for the consistency of acceleration runs.  Test were done at New York National Speedway.

Does anyone care to take a stab at why the center section of the stripe behind the lettering might be missing?

As for the cuffs, I too sported this fashion feature on my dungarees as a human of single digit years during the era. It was more about not growing out of them in a few months and less about fashion as I recall. Anyone else remember having to turn them out and shake the dirt out before coming in the house?

And why is only the one leg cuffed if the car really was an automatic... the mystery deepens.

But seriously - it also looks like the hood pins are "pointed" inward and not out toward the fenders, or is it just me?

Yes it does that it typical for the '67's.  There is a photo promotional photo I'll post  too.

[JD]

...more of the images...

[2112]

14x6"?

Maybe I don't like them. My wheel barrow has 14x6" wheels

[DGSOH]

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it also looks like the hood pins are "pointed" inward and not out toward the fenders, or is it just me?

Just me then. I guess it depends one's frame of orientation i.e. fore-to-aft or aft-to-fore in how to describe it. Either way I have an adjustment to make : ).

Thanks JD!

[JD]

Just me then. I guess it depends one's frame of orientation i.e. fore-to-aft or aft-to-fore in how to describe it. Either way I have an adjustment to make : ).

The plates orient with the rivets at North, South, East, West, (or 12, 3, 6, 9 O'clock) and the hole in the pin orients at about a 45 degree angle so the pin on the lanyard does not contact any of the rivet heads.  The hood pins on the car in the article appear to match this.  Hope this helps.