SANTA ANA DRAGS
PEOPLE FLYING into or out of Orange County, California, John Wayne Airport (SNA) may not realize it, but they’re sharing real estate with 1950s’ hot rodders. What’s more, hot rod … Continue reading
CAR SCHLEPPING IN DAYS OF YORE
ZILPHA’S COMMANDOS comes immediately to mind with car schlepping in days of yore. In the early days, R&T staff members did their own fetching and returning of test cars. Then along … Continue reading
CHRISTIE’S MOST OUTRAGEOUS RACE CAR
WALTER CHRISTIE designed and built outrageous race cars from 1904 to 1909. And the most outrageous was his last one, the 1909 racer that was later used by Barney Oldfield in … Continue reading
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE UNIVERSE, 1914
WHAT A glorious time it must have been. Airplanes were barely a decade old, cars only a little more familiar. Both were novelties that people loved to watch. Race driver … Continue reading
FIAT ABARTH BRAVA ALITALIA GROUP 4
COMPETITION CARS are a hoot to drive, mainly because they make few concessions to anything resembling practicality. I’ve driven more than few in special settings, a Lancia Beta Montecarlo Group … Continue reading
REPLICA NEED NOT BE A DIRTY WORD
AMONG CLASSIC car enthusiasts, the term “replica” could be a pejorative: something less than authentic, a fake. On the other hand, for Frazer Nash, the name Replica is high praise … Continue reading
JOINING THE CHAIN GANG
“CAPTAIN” ARCHIE Frazer-Nash had a short involvement with cars bearing his name, chronologically the G.N. and Frazer Nash, sans hyphen. However, under other guidance, the chain-drive Frazer Nash sports car … Continue reading
HURRAH FOR THE HURG!
WHEN LAST we encountered Henry Ronald Godfrey (in fact, only a couple days ago), his partnership with Archie Frazer-Nash of manufacturing G.N. automobiles came to an end in 1922. By … Continue reading
G.N. ADVENTURING
HENRY RONALD Godfrey and Archie Frazer-Nash were car nuts in the Edwardian era. Like many enthusiasts circa 1910, they hankered for personal transportation offering more sociability and better weather protection … Continue reading
BRISTOL 450—FROM WIND TUNNEL TO STICKY-TAPE
THE BRISTOL 450 legacy sends something of a mixed message of art versus science. Twice victorious in their class at Le Mans in the mid-1950s, the Bristol 450s evolved through … Continue reading
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