Motor Trend – September 2019

Tests & Drives

EST. 1949

VOL. 71 NO. 9

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62 Motories Publica 1949 Ford F-1 and
2019 Ford F-150 Limited Solid citizens serving
a motoring world for 70 years—Ford F-Series
and MotorTrend. Frank Markus
66 Now & Then 1945 1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2A1945 Willys-Overland CJ-2AWill O l dCJ2A
and 2019 Jeep Wrangler RubiconThe 1945
CJ-2A lives on in the 2019 Jeep Wrangler
Rubicon.Rubicon.Alisa PriddleAlisa Priddle
70 L.A. to the Grand Canyon the Cheap Way
Ford Police Responder Hybrid (Fusion), Honda
Insight EX, Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Blue550 miles,
10 hours, and a full tank of gas.Miguel Cortina,Miguel Cortina,
Scott Evans, Christian SeabaughScott Evans, Christian Seabaugh
80 Our Favorite MotorTrend Covers
We look back at 70 years.Staff
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32 MotorTrend ’s Most Significant Car
of the Year The ultimate COTY competition.
Eight past winners face off. Scott Evans,
Christian Seabaugh
46 The First First Test 1949 Kurtis Sport Car
It’s never too late to put the original
MotorTrend cover car through instrumented
evaluation. Kim Reynolds
52 You’ve Come a Long Way, Caddy
1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville and 2019
Cadillac CT6-V 4SSeven decades of innovative
cars and ways to rank them.Frank MarkusFrank Markus
After decades of false hope and false starts, the mid-engine Corvette is here. Really.
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