[…] the sport of American stock car racing. While it is a relatively simple matter to write a book about the topic, producing a mono- graph that poses questions, provides new insights, and offers thoughtful interpreta- tions about the sport is an entirely different proposition. Only very recently have histo-rians produced scholarly monographs on the […]
[…] 20th in San Francisco. Meanwhile, J. Paulding Edwards took on the Electriquette concession for the San Francisco exposition. Edwards was an electrical and mechanical engineer in Sa cramento working as a consultant to several northern California electric railroads. He formed the Miniature Motor Vehicle Company to act as concessionaire and opened an office in […]
[…] September 23, 1935 -The S.S. Jaguar was displayed at the London Motor Show, introducing the world to the Jaguar car. October 1935 -The first Volkswagen prototype was tested. October 5, 1935- Production of the Lincoln Zephyr began. Sixty Years Ago … October 24, 1940 – The 40 hour work week provision of the Wages […]
[…] and too much money. The Highway Trust Fund is bulging and ever tempts Congress to such inanity as the 6,3 7l “pet projects ” of the la test authorization and its myriad of other programs that have nothing to do with highways. Solutions to congestion call for reduction in traffic or more building rather […]
[…] our regular tête à têtes. His life did not revolve solely around cars and license plates. He read fi ve newspapers daily, keeping track of the la test happenings in local and world affairs, politics and religion. He had a keen interest in music, and an encyclopedic memory of royalty and failed political candidates. […]
[…] Indi ana. jon Bill , the museum ‘s archivist, is in charge of the overall activity Each year the books entered in SA H’s Cugnot Award Con test (including now the non-English language entries) are delivered to the ACD Library-Ar c hives. Th ey then are placed in a section labeled “SAH Library books […]
[…] when he wasn’t allowed to enter his Ford #23 in a hillclimb, Walters ran the Fordillac up the hill instead, winning the class and posting the fas test time of the day. Frick’s work on Cad Allards and Cad Healeys in 1949- 50 resulted in Speed Age magazine naming him Sports Car Racing Mechanic […]
[…] enters the book of history. Yet , progress will n ot sacrific e or neglect the importance of being on time with our prescribed responsibilities . Some objectives are traditional, and some are new; We cordially invite you to send along your comments and thoughts. In the interim, I am readily available by telephone […]
[…] under lock and key in a dark and dank cellar? The way you feel about giving or leaving your things to an institution should involve all those questions and more. Think and enquire before you act. Henry Austin Clark, Jr. gave his legendary collection to the Henry Ford Museum; Charles Betts his to the […]
[…] was the prototype of all L-head Mercer cars. It was raced by Dawson in the Elgin Road Races in 1913 where it finished second, setting the fas test lap time in the process, and finished only seven seconds behind Ralph de Palma in a Model F T-head factory works race car. It would have […]
[…] 305 • July / August 2020 3 President’s PerspectivePresident’s Perspective A mong the great many things that have fallen through the cracks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that 2020 marked a century and quarter of motor sport. Although there are those who point to the Concours des Voitures sans Chevaux, organized by Le Petit Journal of July 1894, that covered the roughly 125 kilometers from Paris to Rouen as the fi rst automo- bile race, it was actually what would more or less evolve into a reliability trial, speed being but one of a number of criteria that determined the recipient of the 5,000-franc fi rst prize. The distinction of the fi rst auto- motive con test to be judged by the simple criteria of the voitures (automobiles) com- peting—the fi rst automobile covering the distance in the shortest time was the win- ner—was held in June 1895. It was held over a route of 1,200 kilometers, the start- ing point being the Place de l’Etoile in Paris, then to Bordeaux, with a return to Paris. The fi rst car to complete the event did so in 48 hours 48 minutes, a Panhard et Levassor with M. Levassor doing much of the driving. However, the rules stipulat- ed that the automobiles had to carry more than two passengers and, therefore, the Peugeot of M. Koechlin, fi nishing exactly 11 hours later, pocketed the prize money for fi rst place. If motor sport as a speed contest or race got its start in France, it was the Unit- ed States that held the next several auto- mobile races. In the summer of 1895, the Times-Herald of Chicago announced plans for an event similar to the Paris-Bordeaux- Paris contest, the race to cover a route from Chicago to Waukegan and then return to […]
[…] from that of the choral epilogue of the cantata “The Banner of St. George,” Opus 33 by Sir Edward Elgar, widely considered to have been the grea test of English composers . 2. I apologize to David Burgess Wise as I was the source of his information, and, like other sources, obviously took my […]
[…] June 1937, which appeared in the September/October 2020 issue 306 of the SAH Journal, brought back many memories of the late Gordon Miller Buehrig (June 18, 1904 – January 22, 1990) who de- signed the 810 and 812 Cord during the years he was chief designer for the Auburn Automobile Company of Connersville, Indiana. My connection to Gordon Buehrig began one evening in the early 1970s when I received a phone call. The person on the other end of the call said something like “Mister Jackson, my name is Gordon Buehrig. You may not ever have heard of me, but I was chief designer for Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg.” I stopped him right there and said, “Mr. Buehrig, you might just as well said my name is Mickey Mantle, you may never have heard of me!” As the then-owner of a 1929 Auburn 8-120 seven passenger limo, I well knew who Gordon Buehrig was. Gordon went on to tell me he was writing his autobiography and had submitted some early efforts to L. Scott Bailey, publisher of Automobile Quarterly, who suggested he needed a writer to work with him and he had suggested me. At the time, I had left the editor- ship of Antique Automobile magazine (publication of the Antique Automobile Club of America) in June 1970 and one month later taken on the editorship of The Classic Car magazine (publication of the Classic Car Club of America). As I recall, I didn’t even ask him if I was going to be paid. I was simply over the moon that I would have the opportunity to work with probably the grea test designer of automobiles of what had come to be called “The Classic Era.” What followed was a two-year long-distance collaboration, with Gordon living in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, and me living in Hershey, Pennsylvania. There was no such thing as email or cell phones then, so it was totally by phone or U.S. Post Offi ce. Also, Gordon wintered in Sun City, Arizona, so that was added to the mix. We worked with Walter R. Haessner’s Haessner Publishing Company of Newfoundland, New Jersey, whom I had gotten to agree to publish the result of our efforts. I also contacted automotive artist John M. Peckham and he agreed to do two original paintings for the book, one of a 1936 Cord 810 sedan and one of Gordon’s design for a Duesenberg Model SJ Cabin Speedster (which was never built). I called on my friends Scott Bailey at Automobile Quarterly, John R. Bond at Road & Track, James J. Bradley at Detroit Public Library, Leslie R. Henry at The Henry Ford Museum, Henry Aus- tin Clark, Jr., at the Long Island Automotive Museum, David W. Brownell at Old Cars and Stan Yost, who had the Jeffrey Godshall Collection on Hupmobile Skylark and Graham Hollywood, who across the board responded with needed photographs. The result of two years of work was the 1975 publication of the book Rolling Sculpture: A Designer and His Work, 192 pages in Sources: b/w […]
[…] 1983-Nov .jDec. 1988 Christopher C. Foster 118-157 jan .jFeb . 1989-July/ Aug. 1995 Samuel V. Fiorani 158-194 Sept.jOct . 1995 – Sept .jOct . 2001 ModelT / pdf !Wo rld ofM od elT C onf. pdf or ca ll 800–83 5-52 37. Also cele br ating 100 yea rs in 2 0 08 is […]
[…] of the year in 1921 . They then sent different cars out to sections of the country to show the people. It was found , by repeated testing, that the cars could Page 3 Initial Birmingham chassis as built by Wright-Fisher Engin eering Company in Detroit. Note the transverse springing and side running board […]
[…] a sum fa r in excess of what had b ee n initi a lly expec te d. The su ccess of this e ffo1t is a testame nt to the incredibl e loya l ty and generosity of our me mb ers. When added to the m oney that some m e mb […]
[…] and musuem in Alexandria , Virginia . Cammack has assembled probably the most comprehensive collection of Tucker artifacts and memora bilia extant, including the first production Tucker, test chassis number two with an original 589 cubic inch engine, and seven Tucker engines from various significant stages of development. Paul Delaney hosted a reception in […]
[…] 305 • July / August 2020 3 President’s PerspectivePresident’s Perspective A mong the great many things that have fallen through the cracks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that 2020 marked a century and quarter of motor sport. Although there are those who point to the Concours des Voitures sans Chevaux, organized by Le Petit Journal of July 1894, that covered the roughly 125 kilometers from Paris to Rouen as the fi rst automo- bile race, it was actually what would more or less evolve into a reliability trial, speed being but one of a number of criteria that determined the recipient of the 5,000-franc fi rst prize. The distinction of the fi rst auto- motive con test to be judged by the simple criteria of the voitures (automobiles) com- peting—the fi rst automobile covering the distance in the shortest time was the win- ner—was held in June 1895. It was held over a route of 1,200 kilometers, the start- ing point being the Place de l’Etoile in Paris, then to Bordeaux, with a return to Paris. The fi rst car to complete the event did so in 48 hours 48 minutes, a Panhard et Levassor with M. Levassor doing much of the driving. However, the rules stipulat- ed that the automobiles had to carry more than two passengers and, therefore, the Peugeot of M. Koechlin, fi nishing exactly 11 hours later, pocketed the prize money for fi rst place. If motor sport as a speed contest or race got its start in France, it was the Unit- ed States that held the next several auto- mobile races. In the summer of 1895, the Times-Herald of Chicago announced plans for an event similar to the Paris-Bordeaux- Paris contest, the race to cover a route from Chicago to Waukegan and then return to […]
[…] “BUNKIE” KNUDSEN (1913-1998) His father was president of General Motors and he appeared to follow. He turned Pontiac from a stodgy brand into one of the hot test marques in America. He then became the head of the Chevrolet division. In 1967 , he seeme d to reach his destiny . When someone else […]
[…] that it doesn’t belong on a list because it didn’t exist in quad ruplicate. Page 2 Well, now you have it. I hope to see no more questions about Allis Chalmers on the car list, nor ALXO. Let’s get rid of all of the hogwash! Let’s get the truck men on the truck roster, […]
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