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Category Archives: Classic Bits

RALLYING IMPROVES THE BREED

“IT’S GREAT TO DRIVE A CAR,” R&T noted in October 1984, “that’s exactly what it claims to be. Whether you think of it as a rally version of the Montecarlo … Continue reading

July 31, 2024 · Leave a comment

SALON: HILL’S DINO THROUGH BERGANDI’S EYES

A “SALON” IN R&T was ordinarily a photographic essay on a classic. But this November 1984 Salon was no ordinary one: The topic was the 1961 Ferrari Dino 156 F1 … Continue reading

July 24, 2024 · 1 Comment

DOES THE SPORTS CAR EXIST?—A 40-YEAR PERSPECTIVE PART 2

TODAY IN PART 2 WE CONTINUE RECOUNTING R&T STAFF opinions about sports cars in 1984, with several new comments reflecting four decades of wisdom (or whatever else one accumulates over … Continue reading

July 12, 2024 · Leave a comment

DOES THE SPORTS CAR EXIST?—A 40-YEAR PERSPECTIVE PART 1

BACK IN MARCH 1984, R&T did a comparison test of “Six 2-Seaters” cited recently here at SimanaitisSays. This and following images from R&T, March 1984. Accompanying that comparison test was … Continue reading

July 11, 2024 · 9 Comments

AN ANGLOPHILIC RECOMMENDATION

IF YOU’RE A COLLECTOR OF BRITISH CARS, have I ever got a deal for you! Well, not me, actually, but The New England Classic Car Company. “For more than 50 … Continue reading

July 6, 2024 · 8 Comments

A MOGGIE CELEBRATION PART 2

WE CONTINUE YESTERDAY’S CELEBRATION OF MY FAVORITE sports car as detailed in my favorite car magazine, Classic & Sports Car. Today in Part 2, we pick up with C&SC’s Senior … Continue reading

June 23, 2024 · 1 Comment

A MOGGIE CELEBRATION   PART 1 

HURRAH FOR MY FAVORITE car magazine celebrating my favorite sports car! The June 2024 issue of Classic & Sports Car observes that “In the past five years, the Morgan Motor … Continue reading

June 22, 2024 · 3 Comments

PUR SANG TIDBITS PART 2

YESTERDAY WE ENJOYED SEVERAL TIDBITS from Pur Sang, a publication of the American Bugatti Club. Today in Part 2, we focus on fascinating applications of the differential: one in Bugatti … Continue reading

June 19, 2024 · 1 Comment

PUR SANG TIDBITS PART 1

MY COLLECTION OF MAGAZINES includes several of Pur Sang published by the American Bugatti Club. In fact, correspondence in its Thirty-Fifth Anniversary issue, 1960-1995, Winter 1995, prompted “Venice Grand Prix” … Continue reading

June 18, 2024 · 4 Comments

THE VENICE GRAND PRIX

NO, NOT A GONDOLA RACE. And not in Italy, but in Venice, California, March 17, 1915. What’s more, I learned about this Venice Grand Prix by leafing through the Winter … Continue reading

June 16, 2024 · 4 Comments