Monthly Archives: March 2013

In a few weeks I will be heading to Germany to join Harald von Langsdorff as we will be competing in the 2013 Baden Classic rally.  We will be competing in Harald’s lovely 1958 Mercedes-Benz 220S cabriolet.  Harald has asked me … Continue reading →

Last summer, while attending the All Chevy Show in nearby Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland, Rhode Island, I saw a 1968 COPO Chevrolet Nova on display.  These were very special cars that were built especially for drag racing, either on a … Continue reading →

In the mid-1960s American Motors Corporation (AMC) were trying to deal with the new demand for smaller cars with some increased performance.  The Javelin and the AMX were not yet available, so AMC’s opening shot was the Rambler Rogue.  The … Continue reading →

Last Thursday night I attended the inaugral evening of the Larz Anderson Motor-Mouth Series.  The Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation in Brookline, Massachusetts is the very active center of the car culture in the New England area.  The property has been dedicated to cars for … Continue reading →

On March 23, 2013 the New England Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) held the Frost Heaves rally that this was based on New Hampton, New Hampshire.  I was not entered in this rally, but I volunteered … Continue reading →

This is going to be an expensive car.  The British auction house, Bonhams, announced on Monday, March 18 that one of Mercedes-Benz’ best race cars, the W196 Grand Prix car will be offered for sale.  The auction will take place during … Continue reading →

I recently acquired  a book about Stuart Turner entitled “Twice Lucky, My Life In Motorsport”.  At this time I am about 3/4 of the way through this book and I have found it to be very interesting and insightful.  Stuart … Continue reading →

Fernando Denis and Paulo Ceretta returned from the 19 Capitales Historico rally in Uruguay this past week.  Paulo sent me some photos that he took during the rally.  This rally is interesting as many of cars in the rally are cars that are … Continue reading →

I got up in the middle of the night to watch qualifying for the 2013 Australian Grand Prix on NBCSports and I was quite pleased that their television broadcast is equal to or better than the previous broadcasts on The Speed Channel.  They … Continue reading →

Bob Melhado sent me a message this week about the special 2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Edition car.  This was a model that I was not aware of.  These are very distinctive cars. 2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Edition The … Continue reading →