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4-Wheel & Off-Road's 20th Anniversary: Past and Present Revisited


Sound Bites

Predictions

Consider 1979 a year of evolution and refinement.
--"1979: All That's New," Oct. '78

The Ranger--it's probably the worst-kept secret in Detroit, if not the entire state of Michigan.... It tips us off to the investment that Ford has made into its own future.
--"Ford Ranger: Suddenly It's 1983," Dec. '81

If the model year '85 was "The Year of the Engine," model year '86 will be remembered as "The Year of Fuel Injection."
--"4x4 of the Year," Mar. '86

Just remember...it was written here first. Conversations inside both Chevy and GMC indicate that there will be no more fullsize Blazers/Jimmys after 1984.
--"Free Wheeling," July '82

Hydrogen: Future Fuel?
--Cover blurb, Nov. '79

I envision the Samurai as a now-generation cult vehicle--a modern-day VW Beetle.
--"Miles of Smiles," Apr. '87

This month we are inaugurating what we feel will be the benchmark of comparative analysis in the field of 4x4 vehicles: the 4-Wheel & Off-Road 4x4 of the Year award.
--"4x4 of the Year!" Mar. '83

A '93 Corvette LT1 350ci V-8 small-block engine...swapped into the pickup truck: This operation may turn out to be the ultimate engine swap of the '90s.
--"The Ultimate Engine," May '93

Ford introduced a distributorless ignition system (DIS)... expect Ford to apply the new technology to the rest of its truck engines during the '90s.
--Drive Lines, Jan. '90

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