THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX—MONZA 1955
THE 1955 ITALIAN GP, held at Monza, was the seventh and last race of that year’s World Championship of Drivers. Indeed, sixth if you discount the Indy 500, which was … Continue reading
LANCIA AIMS FOR THE MID-50S U.S. MARKET
IN THE MID-50S, AMERICAN CARS WERE displaying an exuberance of wraparound windshields, swoopy chrome trim, and tail fins destined to reach a reductio ad absurdum by the end of the … Continue reading
THE ELEMENTAL SPORTS CAR
LET’S CELEBRATE A TWO-SEAT SPORTS CAR, its twin-cam front engine linked efficiently with rear-wheel drive by a central spine of boxed steel. It has a soft top, tidy styling, pop-up … Continue reading
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE—MOTOR RACING ENTHUSIAST
IN APRIL 1963 R&T (and not part of any April Fooling), J.H. Greene offered “Shakespeare on Sports Cars,” a thoughtful literary analysis confirming that the Bard of Avon was a … Continue reading
LOTUS 23—DRIVING IMPRESSIONS REPORTED BY HENRI L’AFITT
YESTERDAY, WE CELEBRATED the Lotus 23’s sports racing artistry, bred as horsey types might say “by Colin Anthony Chapman out of Lotus Formula Junior.” Today we share driving impressions of … Continue reading
LOTUS 23—FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION (ANOTHER ADAGE COMES TO MIND TOO)
“RACING IMPROVES THE BREED” has equestrian origins, and horsepower of another variety confirms this adage as well. As does architect Louis Sullivan’s axiom “Form follows function.” The Lotus 23 sports … Continue reading
WERE I TO WIN THE LOTTERY….
THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD IS most appropriate in this title, because I don’t ever enter lotteries. The thought of having gobs of unexpected wealth did come to mind, however, in perusing … Continue reading
FROM ’AMMERSMITH TO ’ACKNEY IS A TANNER
TONY HOGG WROTE AN R&T road test of the London Bus, most appropriately in April of 1963. Curiously enough, the test took part not in London, but in San Francisco, … Continue reading
MGB 1800—FULL-PRESS MARKETING IN 1962
HAMBRO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION was the U.S. importer for MG, and in November 1962 it performed a full-press marketing of the MGB, the first revamping since this classic sports car eschewed … Continue reading
FERRARI 2+2—A GRAND IDEA SIXTY YEARS AGO
I WINCE ONLY A LITTLE WHEN Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna calls the Purosangue a “sports car.” This latest Ferrari has four doors, one for each seat, a rear hatch, all-wheel … Continue reading
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