THE ZBROJOVKA/JAWA SIBLINGS
A GERMAN MODEL MAKER introduced me to two Czech siblings, the introduction brought about by my favorite British car magazine. Here are tidbits gleaned from several sources. The Introduction. Classic … Continue reading
THE ORIGINAL 911
IN MARCH 1965, R&T was thinking “timeless” when it wrote, “If we exclude the special racing models, the new Porsche 911, née 901, is the first entirely new Porsche in … Continue reading
MAURO CALDI, PILOTA STRAORDINARIO
THE OCTOBER 2023 ISSUE OF Classic & Sports Cars introduced me to the motoring comics of Denis Lapière (writer), Michel Constant (illustrator) and wife Béa who colors Michel’s illos. Amazon … Continue reading
R&T’S MOGGIE TRIKE TEST, MOTTA’S ILLO, AND MY BRIEF DRIVES
HERE’S A TRIO OF MORGAN TRIKE TIDBITS gleaned from several sources: R&T March 1957, R&T December 1965, SimanaitisSays May 4, 2013, and my own memory bank. A Classic Trike. Back … Continue reading
TESTING THE GULLWING TWICE PART 2
YESTERDAY, R&T GOT ITS FIRST LOOK, in 1955, of the fabulous Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Today in Part 2, the magazine borrows another original Gullwing in 1968 for a second evaluation. Lucky … Continue reading
TESTING THE GULLWING TWICE PART 1
IF YOU’RE GONNA TEST THE SAME CAR TWICE, why not one of the most memorable: the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, are tidbits … Continue reading
BRESCIA TALES
THE BUGATTI BRESCIA WAS NAMED FOR HAVING RUN 1–4 in the 1921 Italian Grand Prix des Voiturettes near that city. These Type 13 chassis were fitted with 1453-cc, 16-valve, four-cylinder … Continue reading
FERRARI 330 GTS—A SUPERLATIVE CAR FROM COMPLEX TIMES
BY THE LATE 1960S, AUTOMOBILES had to fess up to their emissions. California was first with tailpipe standards for the 1966 model year; in 1967 the state established its Air … Continue reading
G.P. MERCEDES OF MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO PART 2
YESTERDAY, ANTHONY BIRD OFFERED ANALYSIS of the 1908 G.P. Mercedes, a 12.8-liter behemoth winning the Grand Prix at Dieppe much to the consternation of the French (who, in a sense, … Continue reading
Simanaitis Says 
A PRE-COMPACT FORD
COMPACT DOMESTICS WERE STILL TWO YEARS AWAY in 1957 when R&T noted “What Dearborn doesn’t have, Dagenham does.” The car tested was the English Ford Consul II, a downsized rendering … Continue reading →