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Monthly Archives: December, 2023

BOXIES I HAVE KNOWN

WHETHER RANCH WAGONS, MPVS, ESTATES, SHOOTING BRAKES or whatever, I’ve been on good terms with boxy automotive shapes. Classic & Sports Cars Online jogged my memory about this with “20 … Continue reading

December 4, 2023 · 1 Comment

IS YOUR NAME OH TOO KIRA-KIRA?

I WAS NAMED FOR THE MOVIES’ DENNIS MORGAN, though I’ve thought of a makeover to a single “n” (as in St. Denis, hem hem, or Denis Jenkinson). This thought recently … Continue reading

December 3, 2023 · Leave a comment

NSU SPIDER—A MATTER OF WANKEL SHELF LIFE

IN 1965, R&T’S RON WAKEFIELD (hi, Ron!) wrote, “Eleven years ago Felix Wankel devised his first rotary-combustion engine, which incorporated the normal gasoline engine (Otto) cycle in an epitrochoidal combustion … Continue reading

December 2, 2023 · 1 Comment

GRANDPA IS HEP

I AM INHERENTLY HEP, STRIVING TO BE au courant with our English language, from Beowulf to Chaucer to, like, y’know, jive talk. Being grandfather of two teens, I read with … Continue reading

December 1, 2023 · 1 Comment