LOTUS ELITE PART 1
“TO THE HARD-CORE ENTHUSIAST,” the Lotus ad copy reads, “any twisty stretch of road holds a downright hypnotic challenge to send it in screaming: red line it on the straight, … Continue reading
1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD—WHAT’LL SHE DO? PART 2
R&T’s ROAD TEST OF THE FIRST-GENERATION Ford Thunderbird emphasized testing methodology as opposed to a review of the car itself. Here in Part 2 the testers share hints on optimizing … Continue reading
1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD—WHAT’LL SHE DO? PART 1
R&T WROTE IN MARCH 1955, “With all the interest in the new Thunderbird ‘personal car,’ the performance claims of overly enthusiastic salesmen can perhaps be excused. In a quick survey … Continue reading
ALLARD K3—GRENDEL’S SOPHISTICATED BROTHER?
TO GET A SENSE FOR THE K3’S RELATIONSHIP to Grendel, check out “Allard Palm Beach—Grendel’s Kid Sister,” appearing only three months before this particular R&T road test. This and other … Continue reading
NASH-HEALEY AND THE BENEFIT OF FORCED INDUCTION
ACTUALLY I ADMIRE NASH-HEALEYS of 1950-1952 Le Mans fame (finishing 4th, 6th, and 3rd overall, respectively) more than I do the marque’s later Pinin Farina iteration. To my eye, the … Continue reading
JAGUAR ARITHMETIC
R&T SUMMED UP ITS June 1955 road test of the Jaguar XK-140 with what it called “COVENTRY’S FINEST FORMULA.” The magazine said, “For six years the Jaguar XK sports car … Continue reading
SPEED ON THE SAND PART 2
IN PART 1 YESTERDAY, DRIVERS WENT AS FAST AS THEY COULD on the sands of 1954 Daytona Beach. Today in Part 2 we return with R&T to this venue a … Continue reading
SPEED ON THE SAND—THEN AND NOW PART 1
DAYTONA BEACH, PENDINE SANDS, BONNEVILLE—AND OUISTREHAM. This last named, less familiar, was described at the Classic & Sports Car website, January 17, 2024. It’s on the Normandy coast of France, … Continue reading
FLAT RAD—AN R&T FIRST!
OTHER THAN MY AFFINITY for the marque, what’s so special about R&T’s September 1952 road test of the Morgan Plus Four? Well, yes, it is a flat rad, the demise … Continue reading
REAL BUGATTIS—AND THE FAMILY TOO
LAST YEAR’S 40TH ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE organized by Enthousiastes Bugatti Alsace was described in the December 2023 issue of my favorite car magazine, the British Classic & Sports Car. It looked … Continue reading
Simanaitis Says 