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
G.P. MERCEDES OF MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO PART 1
IT WAS 115 YEARS BEFORE TODAY’S Mercedes-Benz participation in Grand Prix racing (and, indeed, it wasn’t until 1926 that the hyphenated firm even existed). Laurence Pomeroy’s The Grand Prix Car … Continue reading
WHAT MAKES FOR A PERFECT TWO-SEAT COMMUTER?
BACK IN DECEMBER 1983, R&T WROTE “The 1.5-liter CRX is the most fun you can have on four wheels for less than $7000.” Cover blurbs blurbed, “Lotus Turbo Esprit: blindingly … Continue reading
OLDS CUTLASS SALON—EQUAL TO EURO LUXURY SPORT SEDANS AT A BARGAIN PRICE?
FIFTY YEARS AGO, IMPORTS WERE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED in the U.S. market. Not just sports cars and VW Beetles, but even at the luxury end of the market. In February 1973, … Continue reading
DETROIT RACES 1901
WHEN THE SECOND MOTOR CAR was built, its driver likely challenged the first. Thus came motor sports. According to Motoring in America: The Early Years, so it was in Detroit … Continue reading
L.J.K. SETRIGHT’S TIMESCALE PART 2
WE’RE CELEBRATING THE WIDE TALENTS of L.J.K. Setright, as exemplified in his Timescale, a multifaceted timeline in his Drive On! A Social History of the Motor Car. Leonard John Kensell … Continue reading
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