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Wrestling a Mighty Mercedes From New York to Boston
Around 1953 Tom Mix of Foreign Motors in Boston, Mass. asked me to collect a car at the Manhattan docs and drive it to Boston. It was a trip I vividly remember.
Feb 15
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The Wankel: How Big and How Heavy?
According to its publicity, the Wankel rotary engine is much smaller and lighter than conventional reciprocating engines. How did it measure up? I took a look at this in 1972 and found some surprises!
Jan 26
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Racing Secrets of the Pros
This was the enticing headline of an article I wrote in 1959 about the road-racing world of that time. Rereading it, I find little change! I hope you like it.
Mar 20
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The Lure of Daytona
I had some adventures in and around the Daytona racetrack that are worth mentioning--even if they didn't all play out as planned. I hope that makes them more interesting!
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The Naming Game
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The Hubris Hazard
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My Fa: Elliot Leon Ludvigsen
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Carpet-baggers or Car Guys?
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Loewy, the Russians and Me
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Racing Secrets of the Pros
That's the way True's Automobile Yearbook flagged my 1959 story on the state of Grand Prix racing, taking advantage of my 1958 and 1959 seasons in…
Dec 31, 2022
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Ken Purdy & Heavy Metal
Ken Purdy's unexpected demise left many projects hanging, including one for the Franklin Mint. You guessed it -- Yours Truly took on the job of choosing…
Dec 12, 2022
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Carpet-baggers or Car Guys?
Managing auto companies has bounced back and forth between car guys and carpet-baggers, whose who barged in from unrelated industries. Karl Ludvigsen…
Oct 29, 2022
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Introducing "At Speed"
In 1973 racing-car photographer Jesse Alexander, a lifelong friend, asked me to write an introduction to "At Speed," a vast and magnificent book of his…
Oct 18, 2022
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My Fa: Elliot Leon Ludvigsen
M father looms large in my recollections. When I wrote my latest book, "Karl Ludvigsen’s Fast Friends", I gave him pole position. Substack readers will…
Oct 5, 2022
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Suddenly it’s 1969!
This auto-industry veteran looks back 54 years at the state of the art of auto making in America in those golden years before expensive fuels and…
Sep 16, 2022
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Loewy, the Russians and Me
The Cold War was still freezing when Raymond Loewy contracted with the Russians to design a future Moskvitch. Work began with a report to inform the…
Aug 25, 2022
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The H.D.A. Clash At Kalamazoo
In 1953 at the age of 19 this young enthusiast reported on a "race" in his back yard. In a parody of what was then race reporting, he etched for history…
Aug 12, 2022
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The Hubris Hazard
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My Fa: Elliot Leon Ludvigsen
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Racing Secrets of the Pros
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Carpet-baggers or Car Guys?
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Loewy, the Russians and Me
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Inside Stories on Cars and Those Who Make Them
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