84 MOTORTREND.COM SEPTEMBER 2019
June 1986: Jet vs. Vette
Jet vs. ’Vette is my favorite cover for that
incredible practical shot of the car and plane.
As a photographer, that’s a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to shoot, but as a consumer it
would definitely be something I’d want to pick
up and read. Brandon LimOctober 1986: Countach Races Chopper
I burned an immense amount of time reading
car mags as a kid, and the more I read, the more
it became clear that working for one might be
the most fun any adult could have. When I first
laid eyes on this cover of Bob Bondurant’s 1973
French Aerospatiale SA 341 G Gazelle hovering
a few feet above a Lamborghini Countach at
Sears Point Raceway, I decided I needed to go
to college. Brian VanceSeptember 1991: Viper Strikes!
The first-gen Viper kick-started my
addiction to cars. As a small-town kid from
the Philippines, I would dream about driving
one in the streets of my hometown and
racing up the roads to the next village in a
red Viper RT/10 just like this one. Whenever
I played a racing game, the first car I would
look for was the Vipe. It didn’t have to be a
specific one; as long as it was a Viper, I was
a happy camper. Stefan OgbacAugust 1997: Xtreme Fun!
This is one of the most unexpected covers
we’ve ever published. Kelly Pleskot