FIAT-ABARTH TWIN CAM—SNARLING BRIO
R&T SUMMED UP THE FIAT-ABARTH BIALBERO perfectly: “expressly for the discriminating enthusiast.” The magazie continued in December 1959, “This extremely small Italian car, which has the rather top-heavy title, Fiat-Abarth … Continue reading
ALVIS SPEED 20—A GENTLEMAN’S SPORTING MACHINE PART 2
YESTERDAY, R&T JANUARY 1959 INTRODUCED US to the 1932 Alvis Speed 20. Today in Part 2 we review this luxurious Brit four-seat tourer with tidbits gleaned from R&T’s Classic Road … Continue reading
ALVIS SPEED 20—A GENTLEMAN’S SPORTING MACHINE PART 1
IMAGINE YOU’RE AN (EVIDENTLY WELL-HEELED) auto enthusiast in 1932. You have enjoyed the likes of Amicar and Bugatti two-seaters, but now there’s the wife and little Artemis calling for suitable … Continue reading
MY FAVORITE MODEL(S)—AND THE REAL ONE
THE JULY 2024 ISSUE OF Classic & Sports Car and subsequent sleuthing confirm that I am not the only person absolutely whacko about the 1933 Napier-Railton. The fact that I … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN DISCUSSING R+T’s INAUGURAL road tests in 1951. Various formats were assayed, though by midyear a standard format began to evolve. Here in Part 2, road test A-1-51 … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 1
JOHN R. BOND LIKELY CRIBBED the road test idea from Brit magazines. The Brits had been stylizing their presentations since the 1920s; the year 1951 was a pivotal one for … Continue reading
THE LA4’S VIRTUAL GRANDNEPHEW FROM RFPRO PART 2
YESTERDAY, SAE’S SEBASTIAN BLANCO described rFpro’s massively detailed 22-mile digital loop of southwest Los Angeles. I sensed a kinship to the LA4, this city’s downtown route that evolved into EPA’s … Continue reading
1960 FERRARI 250 GT COUPE—A (SUBTLE) EXOTIC
LAMBORGHINIS, FERRARIS, MID-ENGINE VETTES—and even the occasional neo Bugatti—are seen today here in Orange County, California. There’s no mistaking their exotic nature. Add a classic 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe … Continue reading
F-JR FUN—ENJOYING AN ELVA AND AN ENVOY PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE SHARED MECHANICAL DETAILS of the Formula Junior Elva and Envoy gleaned from R&T June 1960 and February 1961 respectively. Today in Part 2, we read what the era’s … Continue reading
F-JR FUN—ENJOYING AN ELVA AND AN ENVOY PART 1
“FORMULA JUNIOR IS AN OPEN-WHEEL RACING class,” Wikipedia describes, “first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI (International Sporting Commission, the part of the FIA that then regulated motorsports).” Wikipedia continues, “The … Continue reading
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