20 YEARS AGO
(March 2000, 148 pages, $3.50): It was our Paint & Body-themed issue—but for some reason we opted for a Photoshopped cover. Regardless, inside was packed with info on how to paint, schemes to paint, and 10 of the worst bodywork mistakes you could make. We also went deep when it came to explaining axle tech and intake manifolds, and also while looking at Billy Glidden’s 10-second Windsor race engine.
40 YEARS AGO
(March 1980, 136 pages, $1.50): Putting an exclamation on the cover could only equate to one thing: Pontiac extravaganza! That meant a history lesson, a Funny Car, speed equipment, and two road tests, including one that ended in breakage. The fastest stock-body Corvette? It also made it into the issue, as did a bunch of…
