Once upon a time, 50 years ago in America ...
We look back at the year 1962. As readers of the renowned car magazine "Road & Track", we are informed about the news of the year, about the special cars of the time. It is a strongly European perspective that is published in the twelve issues of 1962.
The lion's share of the cover pages shows European vehicles, with everyday testing primarily dominated by vehicles from England, Italy, ...
... Germany...
..., and France, but also Sweden.
It is almost a stroke of luck that the Chevrolet Corvette C2, an American flagship product, can be announced in the second half of the year, otherwise one would have to believe that the US vehicles from 1962 were of little interest to American readers.
Over the next few days, we will be reporting on individual aspects of the 1962 car year from a US perspective ...
