Trust us, we’d be happier if we didn’t have to report this. Most everyone involved in the world of motorsports already knows that National Speed Sport News, the weekly newspaper founded by Chris Economaki in 1934, has ceased publication. The fruits of Chris’s storied life as a founder of American racing journalism are going under […]
* News came to us through our friend Geoff Hacker that fiberglass pioneer Bill Tritt died last week at age 93. * After this week’s post on the Iowa Highway System, circa 1960, we came across Caution Optional, Ed T.’s blog on traffic signals and the enthusiasts who collect them. * Martians on Vespas? Will […]
These “En L’An 2000″ postcards from circa 1910 have been circulating around the Intertubes in recent days, and the set includes at least a few images of interest to car folk, including the above, “Automobiles de Guerre,” and below, “Eclaireurs Cyclistes,” that depict armored vehicles in the time before Christie, et al, introduced the treaded […]