July 1976: Vans
Because this issue coincided with our country’s
200th birthday, you might have thought we’d
put a red, white, and blue Mustang on the cover
to celebrate. Instead, we put four vans on the
cover, which I’d say is infinitely cooler.
Collin Woodard
March 1983: Corvette: A Star Is Born
This works on many layers and is as relevant
today as it was in 1983. Sure, the C4 was
maligned, but there’s no denying each new
generation of Corvette is of cosmic proportion,
as evidenced by the hype surrounding the
mid-engine Corvette. Ironically, A Star Is Born
has also become somewhat iconic with each
remake of the 1937 original. The cover is as
clever as it is cheesy. Alisa PriddleMay 1984: Porsche 911 Carrera
Why? Because I believe it’s the first time a
David Kimble cutaway illustration appeared on
the cover of MT. Kimble’s hand-drawn (!) works
of art are the stuff of legend, and I’ve run into
them throughout my career, first in the halls of
the Road & Track building in Newport Beach,
where I spent a year, and then in MT’s offices
on Wilshire Boulevard. Cars like the 930 are
the stuff of automotive dreams, which makes it
even weirder that I now own one. Ed LohJune 1984: Sudden Samurai III
Simply captivating. Will that samurai survive
this photo shoot without slicing the Supra or
Starion? I can’t look away. Erick AyapanaSEPTEMBER 2019 MOTORTREND.COM 83