It has occurred to me that with all the pre-orders for the Model 3, there could be a market for people who got in early, to sell their place in line, and make a profit. Unless Tesla decides to prohibit it. I haven’t heard anything from Tesla about that. Has anyone?

My thoughts also. I noticed driving in the UK that the Brits have had to install traffic lights at the busiest roundabouts to keep them from getting completely clogged at rush hour. It seems to help... a little.

The answer is yes. The board tracks were cheaper and easier to build. They were based on the idea of the velodrome for bicycle racing, but, scaled up, of course. They were popular in the US for a few years, back in the early twenties. Eventually, they were all torn down because they were a maintenance nightmare. There…

It’s still a great shape overall,but, some of the details look like they are trying too hard to be trendy. The interior is surprisingly bland for an Aston Martin.

Everyone seems to have got it right. The episode was mostly filmed at Goodwood rather than the actual Brooklands track. Although, most of the original “Mountain Course” is still there and could have been used. Also, the Brooklands “Clubhouse” still exists and could have lent some authenticity to the background. Don’t…

I know... but don’t ask me how I know.

The Mustang does have a rallye history. Ford ran Mustangs and even Ford Falcons in the Monte Carlo rallye back in the mid-sixties. The blue and white livery shown in the article was also used on other Ford rallye cars, not just the RS200, so, for me it works.

It’s the same reason that even modern aircraft with all “glass cockpits” use analog looking gauges for all the engine monitoring functions even though they are digital .

I’m not much for Porsche trivia, but, wasn’t this 928 a one-off, hand built special as a birthday present for Ferry Porsche? If you’re the boss of the company you can have nice things.

You’re probably right. I confess that I didn’t really think through my first reply. I meant the factory and the town of Wolfsburg that was developed for worker housing and other facilities, in addition to the car company itself.

Everything you’ve written is technically true, albeit, somewhat labored in an attempt to make your point. The question still remains... if the Nazi Party had never existed, would Volkswagen exist? I think not.

It’s a tough choice. I have a very long list, but, for just the variety of stories he could tell, I pick John Fitch. He flew a P-51 Mustang in the war, drove for Briggs Cunningham, the only American on the Mercedes team in the Fifties, raced Corvettes for GM and built his own cars. After retiring from racing, he spent…

Probably for money... isn’t that usually the case. Fangio was always very astute with the business side of racing and after he retired he became to distributor for Mercedes in Argentina.

Certainly, a Porsche 904 GTS, fresh from the factory and entered to run the Monte Carlo Rallye has to fall into the “unlikely” category. Who would have “thunk” it??

Something that doesn’t always appear in the photos and videos of the ‘55 Le Mans disaster is that Levegh’s Mercedes hit a small concrete abutment that was part of the earthen embankment along the front straight. It may have been part of a pedestrian tunnel or perhaps for drainage. Hitting the concrete abutment is what…

Full marks to the author. One of the few articles about D-Day that makes the distinction between the Normandy landings, “Operation Neptune”, and the plan to defeat Nazi Germany, “Operation Overlord”. “Overlord” could not really begin until “Neptune” ended and the beaches were secured. A minor point, I know, but most…

Lotus Elan. Not really that fast. Not very reliable. Terrible build quality. Just pure fun

I don’t know Nick Mason, but have met him very briefly on two occasions. We have a friend in common. Besides lending his Enzo to Top Gear, he has been known to lend out his Ferrari GTO to friends!!! His only caveat... “put some gas in it before you return it”. Now, that is a “car guy”!

There is a book that goes into great detail about racing in Cuba before Castro. It’s called “Caribbean Capers” by Joel Finn. It’s probably on Amazon. Everything you want to know is in the book.

That’s a great story about Denise McCluggage. I was lucky enough to meet her a few times and she certainly didn’t hesitate to speak her mind. On one occasion, many years ago, she was telling me that she had just called the producer of “60 Minutes” and chewed him out on the phone about the “hatchet job” they had done…