THE D-TYPE JAGUAR (AND A GP’S T’BIRD)
THERE IS no mistaking the principal appeal of R&T, May 1956: A first road test of the Jaguar D-Type, a sports racing car already on its way to legendary status. … Continue reading
CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR–1933
HAVING MENTIONED MY Cleveland heritage yesterday, Cubs’ fans may rightfully clamor for equal time. (Indeed, Daughter Beth and her family live in Chicago.) With them in mind, today let’s celebrate … Continue reading
BUGATTI VISES AND VICES
ETTORE BUGATTI WAS an artisan as well as engineer as well as automaker. It’s part of Bugatti lore that each prospective workman at the Molshiem factory was confronted with a … Continue reading
A MAGNIFICENT YOGI’S RIDE
WHEN LAST WE encountered Pierre Arnold Bernard (yesterday here at SimanaitisSays; 1929 in his lifetime), he had just ordered a car from Belgian automaker Minerva. But not just any car, … Continue reading
A YOGI’S MAGNIFICENT RIDE
OR “A MAGNIFICENT YOGI’S Ride.” Either way, it describes the 1929 Minerva AM owned by Oom the Magnificent. This Minerva ranks as one of the largest and most lavish automobiles … Continue reading
WE’RE ALL KIDS
THOUGH WE’RE ALL kids at heart, most of us won’t fit in wonderful enthusiasts’ cars specifically fabricated for kids. Here are three, one whose drivers included le Patron’s son and … Continue reading
ROSSELLINI’S (AND BERGMAN’S) FERRARIS
SE NON È VERO, a ben travato. It may not be true, but it’s a good story. And so it is with tales of Ferraris belonging to Italian film director … Continue reading
THE M.G. K.3 MAGNETTE AND THE MILLE MIGLIA
WHAT WOULD 1950s’ high-school car-nuts sketch in their study-hall notebooks? Look no further than an M.G. And a highpoint of this British marque’s long history is the 1933 Mille Miglia. … Continue reading
YIPPEE CAHIER
BERNARD CAHIER, PHOTO-JOURNALIST extraordinaire, represented R&T in Europe over four decades. I recall reading of his adventures with the Formula One contingent back in the 1950s; I had the pleasure … Continue reading
A STOCK CAR, A RENAMED GERMAN AND A FAVORITE BOLIDE
TO CONTINUE MY perusing R&Ts of six decades ago, I share a few tidbits from February 1956. Among them are a test of a Ford NASCAR, a Letter to the … Continue reading
