Ken W. Purdy
September, 1972
The death in early June of Ken W. Purdy, at 59, deprived the editors of a colleague and a friend, and the magazine of its most prolific contributor (Far from the Madding Crowd, an article on off-road vehicles in our July issue, was his 73rd piece for Playboy). Ken was perhaps the finest automotive writer ever; his ongoing love affair with cars and motor sports endured through his years as editor of Parade, True and Argosy, his free-lance writing years and his 15-year association with this magazi...
