“SERVICE” STATION TIPS—1938
YOUNGER AMERICANS may never have heard the term “service” associated with gasoline stations. Today, in many places we pump our own. Even in states where others do the refueling, attendants … Continue reading
TRACK TESTING, POST-TAPLEY METER, PRE-WHIZBANG
I CAME upon some photos summarizing automotive testing as practiced when I arrived at R&T in the late 1970s. One photo brought back memories of the excitement, the technical expertise, … Continue reading
SUZ’S LOVE NOTES
DAUGHTER SUZ sent me two e-mails, the first reading “Can I have one? Please?? xo.” The second one read simply, “Bwahahahaaa!!!!” followed by four red hearts. Each was accompanied by … Continue reading
STUTZ AT LE MANS
LE MANS 24-hour races in the late 1920s were dominated by British Bentleys: They won 1927 – 1930. However, at the same time, the American carmaker Stutz set a Le … Continue reading
DUESENBERG HORSEPOWER—BUT WHICH ONE?
CLASSIC DUESENBERGS were powerful automobiles, but how powerful? How does horsepower circa 1930 compare with today’s measurement of automotive power? Yesterday’s tale at this website continues. When E.L. Cord bought … Continue reading
FLYING BAVARIANS
ONE OF the world’s most familiar automakers traces its heritage to Bavaria and to aviation. However, BMW, Bayerische Motoren Werke, wasn’t originally the company’s name. And there was good reason … Continue reading
GEORGE PHILLIPS AND HIS MG RACE CARS
READERS WHO are into old sports cars may recall the MGA, this British roadster built from 1955 to 1962. Perhaps less familiar is an earlier MG, the 1951 Phillips MG … Continue reading
MEDIA SHOES SQUIRM—AGAIN
THE HEADLINE reads “CBS Says It Won’t Run Ads for Rathergate Pic Truth.” Briefly, the network has passed on a multi-million-dollar promotion of Sony Pictures’ Truth, a drama concerning a … Continue reading
THE FIRST MILLE MIGLIA WINNER
WINNERS OF Italy’s Mille Miglia come readily to mind: Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz. And Italian forklift manufacturer O.M. O.M.?? Yes, the firm wasn’t into forklifts back in 1927, but the … Continue reading
THE DVLA, A BRIT’S DMV
PITY THE Brits enjoying vintage cars of one sort and another. In marked contrast to the U.S., there’s a single omnipotent Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for the entire country. … Continue reading
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