HAPPY 100TH AUTOMOTIVE NEWS!
IT WAS IN 1925 THAT AUTOMOTIVE DAILY NEWS published its first issues—in of all places, New York City. (“I go somewhere, I take a cab….”) Of course, we know it … Continue reading
GEE, WHAT IF I HAD HAD THE MONEY….
WHAT A NEAT IDEA FROM reader Steve Hagen: Old R&T Market Places “had some truly great buying opportunities,” he writes. Indeed, here are tidbits gleaned from just one issue, February … Continue reading
PURPOSE-BUILT—AND NOT FOR THE STREET
“COMPETITION CARS,” I ONCE NOTED, “are a hoot to drive, mainly because they make few concessions to anything resembling practicality.” And back in 1955 R&T wrote along similar lines in … Continue reading
IS “HER JOE” READY FOR THE STATES?
IN HIS “MISC. RAMBLINGS,” MAY 1955, R&T Editor John R. Bond lamented “Road testing, after the first two or three, is not fun. It’s plain hard work, enlivened only by … Continue reading
THIS PORSCHE SPEEDSTER IS SUPER
I’M SPEAKING OF THE ENGINE, THAT IS. Back in May 1955, R&T noted, “The Porsche Speedster is available with a choice of engines, the model priced at $2995 having a … Continue reading
A HOT ’55 CHEVY AND MORE
“AFTER 25 YEARS OF BUILDING CONSERVATIVE six-cylinder automobiles,” R&T wrote, “the 1955 Chevrolet V-8 is an anomaly…. but it certainly appears that a Chevrolet V-8 with optional 180 bhp engine … Continue reading
OXBURROW AND FULLER CONTINENTAL TOURERS SURELY GOT AROUND
OF COURSE, IT’S THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB—contrasted with the Rolls-Royce Owners Club. The italics mine, not theirs. Confirmation of this is evident in Bentley Motors: On The Road, a compendium … Continue reading
MERCEDES-BENZ W196R—FOR THE WELL-HEELED COLLECTOR
MY FAVORITE CAR MAGAZINE, Classic & Sports Car, reports that “Moss and Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz W196R is for sale.” This is surely to be a highpoint of the February 1, 2025, … Continue reading
PORSCHE 1600—MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO
TODAY, PORSCHE SELLS SUVS (about two-thirds of its products)—and then there’s the 911 (about 15 percent of production) and some others. However in October 1961, R&T marveled, “… back in … Continue reading
SPRITE II OUTGROWS ITS BUGEYES—AND MORE
A CURIOUS THING ABOUT R&T’S August 1961 road test of the Sprite II is the magazine’s complete omission of the name Austin-Healey. Variously the car’s BMC allegiance is noted, but … Continue reading
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