ECLECTIC ELECTRICS—17 YEARS AGO PART 2
I RECENCTLY UNEARTHED THIS BEVY OF BEVS (battery electric vehicles) from March 2009 R&T. Here in Part 2, we continue with these Eclectic Electrics, including one that’s the second-quickest car … Continue reading
ECLECTIC ELECTRICS—17 YEARS AGO PART 1
IT WAS EARLY 2009 THAT R&T GOT SERIOUS ABOUT BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BEVs, for short. (And no pun intended). In February 2009, we tested the Tesla Roadster, a rolling-chassis Lotus … Continue reading
WE USTA HEAR AMERICA PINGING
“TO UNDERSTAND THIS (HISTORICAL) ABNORMALITY OF COMBUSTION,” I wrote (sans the parenthetical modifier) in R&T back in December 1979, “we’d be wise to begin by examining the combustion process as … Continue reading
A CALIFORNIAN MINX
ANOTHER REASON WHY THE BRIT CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR is my favorite car magazine: Senior Contributor Martin Buckley has a marvelous way with words in describing something of a Time … Continue reading
USED CAR ADS—ROAD AND TRACK 1949-1950 PART 2
YESTERDAY THIS BEGAN WITH digging into used car ads in what used to be called Road and Track. Several neat cars surfaced, including a Speedway/Sprint car and another offered by … Continue reading
USED CAR ADS—ROAD AND TRACK 1949-1950 PART 1
TALK ABOUT A FASCINATING WISH LIST! In the early days of Road and Track (the “&” didn’t appear until 1954), there were several means of advertising used cars. Here are … Continue reading
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
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