SCHOOLING AT BONDURANT’S
I’M IN GOOD COMPANY having been schooled in high-performance driving by Bob Bondurant. Bob, who died last November at the age of 88, had taught Jim Garner and Yves Montand … Continue reading
1962 TRIUMPH TR-4—DOES A SPIFFY ITALIAN SUIT SUFFICE?
“FOR NEARLY A DECADE,” R&T noted in February 1962, the Standard-Triumph Company has been manufacturing its TR-series sports cars and, of course, has sold them in substantial numbers.” Good performance … Continue reading
“S. A. E. RETURNS TO PEACE PURSUITS” PART 2
YESTERDAY WE WATCHED postWWI engineers, their spouses, and guests having fun and games at the summer 1919 meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Today in Part 2, the engineers … Continue reading
“S. A. E. RETURNS TO PEACE PURSUITS” PART 1
IT WAS A LITTLE MORE than a century ago that a newly named Society of Automotive Engineers emerged from supporting U.S. efforts in World War I. Founded in 1905 as … Continue reading
LA MARQUISE MOTORS ON
THE 1884 DE DION, BOUTON ET TRÉPARDOUX is “the oldest running car in the world,” as described by Gooding & Company at its Pebble Beach Auction, August 19, 2007. The … Continue reading
ZORA, M. BUGATTI (AND, TRIVIALLY, ME) PART 2
I SUSPECT ZORA ARKUS-DUNTOV’S R&T article in January 1992 evolved from conversations I had with this famed engineer at the 1990 Monterey Historics. Zora had wonderful tales to relate, and … Continue reading
THE DUESENBERG W-24—GO COMPLEX OR STAY HOME
I LIKE COMPLEX POWERPLANTS. The W-12 Napier Lion, for instance, is a trio of four cylinders arranged broad-arrow fashion and powering the Napier-Railton. Another is even more elaborate: the Duesenberg … Continue reading
MY TOYOTA 2000GT SALON; JAMES BOND’S TOPLESS VERSION
THE FINE BRITISH Classic & Sports Cas magazine, October 2021, features the “Greatest Bond Cars,” and its. mention of the customized Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice jogs my … Continue reading
THE HARLEY GUYS AND THE RAMJET PART 1
PHOTOS OF A 1953 Studebaker Starliner/Starlight coupe jogged my memory about the Harley guys and the ramjet. All this happened 67 years ago, and please excuse my rambling tale appearing … Continue reading
Simanaitis Says 
ZORA, M. BUGATTI, AND (TRIVIALLY) ME PART 1
THE SUBHEAD READS “The Spiritual Father of the Corvette Meets le Patron du Pur Sang.” In composing this subhead, I knew that everyone would recognize the two people: Zora Arkus-Duntov … Continue reading →