THE PORSCHE 963 RSP PART 1
GEE, I REMEMBER ROGER PENSKE when he was a Lehigh University kid setting FTD in a Porsche RSK at Giants Despair Hillclimb in eastern Pennsylvania. That was in 1959. Penske … Continue reading
A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL PART 2
YESTERDAY WE SELECTED MEMORABLE BRIT CARS from Classic & Sports Car magazine’s A-Z of Cars: 1947–1970. Here in Part 2 we continue with tales of a Ginetta drive, a Jewett-enhanced … Continue reading
A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL PART 1
BACK IN 1986, THE BRIT CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR magazine published an impressive book of post-war automotive history. A-Z of Cars, 1945-1970, by Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies, Bay View … Continue reading
FATE AND AN F1 HERO
LET’S RETURN TO THE PIRELLI ALBUM OF MOTOR RACING HEROES, assembled by John Surtees, himself a Drivers’ World Champion. Pirelli Album of Motor Racing Heroes, by John Surtees, Motorbooks International, … Continue reading
EXCESS VERBOSITY? NO, JUST VERACITY
“AUTOMOBILE BROCHURES,” R&T CLAIMED, “ARE ALMOST AS WELL ENDOWED WITH SUPERLATIVES as is the publicity for a Hollywood movie production, and about as accurate.” This and following images from R&T … Continue reading
BIG, BEAUTIFUL AND BRUTISH—DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS NOR THE FAINT OF HEART
“FERRARI,” R&T RECOUNTED IN DECEMBER 1962, “IS A MAGIC NAME, epitomized by automotive writers as a sort of 4-wheeled Holy Grail, to be sought after with fervor, worshipped in blind … Continue reading
A USED CAR AFTER WHICH I LUST
“THE ASTON MARTIN CYGNET,” this fabled sports car manufacturer said back in 2011, “was designed as a luxury solution to urban mobility.” A city car that’s “Elegant and distinctive whilst … Continue reading
HARRY NILE AND CARS PART 1
I’VE COME TO RESPECT HARRY NILE, Jim French’s radio detective of the noir variety. Harry has appeared here at SimanaitisSays twice already, in “Harry Nile, Seattle P.I.,” and in “Turing’s … Continue reading
MORGAN PLUS 4—A 1959 PERSPECTIVE
“THE MORGAN OF TODAY,” R&T WROTE in September 1959, “is the Morgan of the past and, in all likelihood, the Morgan of the future.” It has been 66 years now. … Continue reading
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HARRY NILE AND CARS PART 2
IN PART 1 YESTERDAY, WE CITED several cars appearing in Harry Nile adventures. We continue today with two more that our sleuth drove: a 1936 Bentley and a 1942 DeSoto. … Continue reading →