Gandini deserves all the accolades he gets but my personal favorite is Dick Teague, who did the 1955-56 Packards and then headed design at American Motors.

Loewy took credit for the '53 Studebaker coupe but the design was by Bob Bourke, who worked in Loewy's studio. The Avanti, though, was based on Loewy's own sketches.

So Chris, when was the last time there was a major auto show in the UK?

It seems to me that it's mostly contingent on Elio raising the $200 million or so they need to start production. I was optimistic until they applied for an ATVM loan from the Department of Energy, the same program that Tesla used to borrow $500 million. I'd be more comfortable if they applied for $100 million and…

Too bad Eric Holder's DoJ won't go after the racketeers in the IRS. Isn't it wonderful when the chief law enforcement officer in the country sees his job as obstructing justice?

It might be overpriced but I'm not convinced it's off by an order of magnitude. How much do you think a Yenko car is worth over the same non-Yenko Chevy? Is Jimmy Addison's Silver Bullet just another GTX? Factory built hot rods are pretty rare, so this should be regarded as one of 14, not one of nearly a quarter…

Whenever Toyota introduces a new car, including the Lexus brand, at the press conference the chief engineer for that car is always introduced.

I would have tapped my horn before passing the Taurus on the right.

What, no love for the Model T, without which most of the cars on the list would never have been made?'

As far as I know, there is no Bugatti Type 57 at the Henry Ford Museum. They do, however, have one of the six existing Bugatti Royales.

The Gulf liveried Ford GT40 that won at LeMans in 1968 and 1969 is no longer on display at the Henry Ford Museum. It was on loan while the museum's 1967 Ford Mk IV that won at LeMans with Gurney and Foyt was being repaired after it got damaged in shipment going to the Goodwood events. Now that the "Gurney bubble" car…

That particular Chrysler Turbine Car is not in St Louis. It's owned by the Detroit Historical Museum and it's on more or less permanent display at the Gilmore Car Museum, in Hickory Corners, just north of Kalamazoo, Michigan. There's also a Chrysler Turbine Car on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Both of…

Since the topic is motorcycles car enthusiasts should know about, I'd say that car buffs should know that Lotus wasn't the only one to make motorized John Player Specials.

Matt, so nice of you to honor Alice Boler-Davis by showing a picture of Michelle Obama at center stage, with Davis on the periphery, basking in the First Lady's radiated glory. Because, after all, the most important thing that Ms. Boler-Davis has accomplished was applauding the First Lady, right? A quick image search…

Under its skin, mechanically the 2000GT was a six cylinder version of the Lotus Elan. The interiors were similar too, even the "tulip" wooden shifter knobs.

The runoffs and track entrances on the Belle Isle course are good places to get at least halfway decent action shots. I have a new (to me) 3D camcorder that I'd really like to try out with some high speed racing. Maybe if I schmooz the race PR guy enough I can get trackside.

Protean, which makes hub motors, had Lotus Engineering do some comparative studies, specifically looking at unsprung weight, and they concluded that so many different factors go into vehicle dynamics that adding unsprung weight is not necessarily a deal breaker. Tires and suspension tuning affect ride and handling…

I think that course would be too long by today's standards and the crowd logistics would be difficult spread out over that large an area.

Yep, that's just how it is. I don't like it anymore than you do, but high exposure media venues come first. I complained to Bud Denker, the race chairman, about getting hassled for stepping 6 inches over an invisible line on some grass while the same track worker who gave me a hard time was letting other volunteers go…

As it's been explained to me, trackside photo access, at least for the IndyCar sessions, is restricted to those outlets that regularly cover the series. If you want to get trackside access you at least have to show up for the photographers meeting to go over the safety rules. I've been credentialed since they started…