WHAT DO CLARK GABLE AND EDDIE “ROCHESTER” ANDERSON HAVE IN COMMON? PART 1
OF COURSE, BOTH Clark Gable and Eddie “Rochester” Anderson were part of the American entertainment scene: These days, I regularly hear Anderson’s gravelly voice as Rochester van Jones, valet, butler, … Continue reading
CELEBRATING TVR, GEORGIA KIMCHI, AND ECCENTRICITY IN GENERAL PART 1
CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR (my favorite Brit car magazine) reports “TVR has recently revealed that its forthcoming Griffith will have an electrically powered version. On top of that, the company … Continue reading
THE CITROËN 2CV, TWO ROAD TESTS, THREE DECADES APART
R&T’S ROAD TEST of the Citroën 2CV in its December 1955 issue began by quoting T.S. Eliot: “Do not ask, ‘What is it?’/ Let us go and make our visit.” … Continue reading
FERRARI 212 EXPORT BARCHETTA—A CAR WITH REAL LEGS PART 2
THIS PARTICULAR FERRARI seems to hold a record for the most consecutive appearances in Road and Track: July 1952 through a full road test in November of that year. Here … Continue reading
FERRARI 212 EXPORT BARCHETTA—A CAR WITH REAL LEGS PART 1
TALK ABOUT LEGS! I believe I’ve identified the car having the most consecutive appearances in a single year of Road and Track: The year was 1952 and the car was … Continue reading
A RICHNESS OF RED PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE CELEBRATED the 90th birthday of Enzo Ferrari in the Hors Ligne Special: Ferrari, 1988, what I termed a soft-cover coffee-table art book. Today in Part 2, let’s continue … Continue reading
A RICHNESS OF RED PART 1
IN 1988, HORS LIGNE PUBLISHED a Special of its “Magazine of Quality Leisure.” Printed in Switzerland on premium stock, the magazine even incorporated a hologram of the original Ferrari GTO … Continue reading
HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU!
OPTIONS ARE SO enticing in car purchases, even more so in the early days of motoring. Here are automotive enhancements gleaned from Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, Clymer Motors, 1944. … Continue reading
HOLMES, THE ISLE OF MAN, AND PETER H. WOOD
AMONG PETER HARRY WOOD’S PASSIONS were vintage British cars and Sherlock Holmes. Peter was invested into The Baker Street Irregulars in 1985 with the BSI sobriquet “The Second Stain” and … Continue reading
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CELEBRATING TVR, GEORGIA KIMCHI, AND ECCENTRICITY IN GENERAL PART 2
ECCENTRICITIES ARE PART of the English cottage industry tradition, with the TVR sports car an example. Here in Part 2, we continue examining the TVR Tasmin Convertible, as evaluated by … Continue reading →