A PAIR OF WIND WAGONS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE SHARED Bill Milliken’s adventure with his Aero-Triple-Cycle. Today in Part 2, Sam Posey tells us about his Crazy Uncle Teddy’s Wind Wagon. The primary source of this is … Continue reading
A PAIR OF WIND WAGONS PART 1
BILL MILLIKEN AND TEDDY JAMESON were kindred spirits born two years apart, 1911 and 1913, respectively. Both were enamored of things mechanical; both were evidently inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic … Continue reading
ELECTRIC CARS, R&T, AND ME—1992
WHAT DID I KNOW ABOUT EVS IN 1992? Was I smarter than Donald Trump is today? It’s no contest, I claim, and offer the following as proof. This and … Continue reading
OLD ’ZINE FUN PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN LEAFING THROUGH R&TS from January-March 1950. And, wouldn’t you know, this developed into a two-parter. Another Famous Personage. A classified ad in February 1950 listed quite a … Continue reading
OLD ’ZINE FUN PART 1
MY FIRST R&T WAS MAY 1954, BUT OVER THE YEARS I’ve accumulated earlier ones, including a specially published set of five from December 1949-April 1950, reissued by pal John Dowdeswell’s … Continue reading
HMS TRIALS REPLICA
“ROVING CORRESPONDENT ROGER T. PATTERSON tests one of Britain’s rarest cars” reads the subtitle of this R&T September 1959 road test. I cannot speak to the whereabouts (or whoabouts) of … Continue reading
PAUL FRÈRE ON FERRARI PROTOTYPES 1961–1967 PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN SHARING PAUL FRÈRE’S INSIGHTS gleaned from Cars in Profile Collection 1. Here in Part 2, Paul recounted Ferrari’s achievements as well as foibles. Ferrari’s Initial Views … Continue reading
PAUL FRÈRE ON FERRARI PROTOTYPES 1961–1967 PART 1
PAUL FRÈRE WAS A BELGIAN RACING DRIVER, ENGINEER, AND JOURNALIST. Indeed, as the European Editor for R&T he was also a pal (and mentor). Paul Frère, 1917–2008, French-born Belgian race … Continue reading
CELEBRATING AYRTON SENNA, LEGO, AND GRANDSON CARTER
CARTER RECENTLY SHARED NEAT PICS, the topic of which suggest the efficacy of DNA. He along with his mom, Daughter Beth, are hooked on Formula 1 (along with Daughter Suz … Continue reading
COUNTACH!!
THE WORD ABOVE IS DISPLAYED IN ITALICS to emphasize contacc, its Piedmontese meaning roughly “WOW!!” As noted by the car’s designer Marcello Gandini, the word literally means ‘plague,’ ‘contagion,’ and … Continue reading
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