SKATEBOARDING INTO THE FUTURE
AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS DESIGN has a relatively concise history: Body-on-frame follows practices dating back to horse-drawn carriages. Unibody is a 20th-century innovation. And skateboarding is likely to be the 21st-century norm. … Continue reading
RV’ING IN STYLE—1914
BONHAMS’ BEAULIEU SALE of Collectors’ Motor Cars & Automobilia, held at the museum September 9-10, 2022, was a glorious opportunity for online day-dreaming, especially for U.S. viewers what with the … Continue reading
A HANDSOME CZECH MONOPLANE—THE AERO 45, PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, details were shared about the Aero 45, a handsome Czech monoplane built between 1947 and 1961. A goodly number of these craft continue to be airworthy, … Continue reading
A HANDSOME CZECH MONOPLANE—THE AERO 45 PART 1
IN MY GMax hobby of constructing computer-sim aircraft, I especially like those with airy greenhouses. The De Havilland Dragon Rapide is one; the Westland Lysander another. My latest GMax project, … Continue reading
A (BELATED) 10TH ANNIVERSARY
AGG!! IT SLIPPED MY MIND back in mid-August, but this celebrated the tenth anniversary of SimanaitisSays—count them 10! And they said I’d run out of things to say. Ha. Here, … Continue reading
SARTORIAL COOL PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE EXCHANGED suit, repp tie, and dress shoes for hoochie daddys and sandals. Today we continue with tidbits gleaned from Christopher Favelle’s most informative “Hot Couture: How a Warming … Continue reading
SARTORIAL COOL PART 1
WHAT WITH RETIREMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, politics, and all, my current sartorial style is defined by statements on my T-shirts: “KEEP CALM and PURSUE QUESTIONS EMPIRICALLY,” “THE DELLOW REGISTER,” “C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN … Continue reading
SAAB 850 GT—SWEDISH STYLE MOTORIZED PART 2
THIS SAAB STORY (NO pun intended) continues with additional tidbits gleaned from an R&T road test of the 850 GT in April 1964, along with some personal links and even … Continue reading
SAAB 850 GT—SWEDISH STYLE MOTORIZED PART 1
IN NEAR-TERM MEMORY, SAAB is a defunct subsidiary of GM. But this legendary Swedish marque used to be a great deal more. As one example, it made the cover of … Continue reading
GETTING A GLOW ON—IN AN EVOLUTIONARY SENSE
“TINY CARIBBEAN CRUSTACEANS and their bioluminescent mating displays are shining new light on evolution.” This, from Elizabeth Pennisi in her fascinating article “Sparkling Waters” in Science, August 22, 2022. Tiny … Continue reading
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