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
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
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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 →