Issue 1, 2025

Stu Lasswell When asked, “What is it that you love so much about British sports cars?” I think the answer is right there in the name: SPORTS car! Sport, by definition, usually means some form of competition. For automobiles, that means racing! And when it comes to the cars we all own, know, and love,…

by Matthew Edwards Rote sayings, endless repetitions, and patterns are the benchmarks in my son’s life. When he stopped talking at two years old, we feared he had damaged his hearing, but the truth was he was autistic. There is a huge spectrum of autism, but my son is on the higher-support-needs end of autism….

by Tyler and Andy Osborn The term “Holy Grail” is surely subjective depending on what revs your engine. If you happen to be an aficionado of the classic and storied Sunbeam Tiger like I am, then we might agree this car hits the redline. It is 1967 in Portland Oregon, and John is looking for…

by David Mathias It’s mid-November and I live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This morning I showed a friend a picture that was taken yesterday of me driving my 1952 MGTD down a country road in the snow. I was simply test driving it, but he asked if it was going to be my winter car….

by Nick Ginsberg Dedicated to my grandmother, Susan Babbitz (1944–2020) and my grandfather, Stephen Babbitz (1943–2024) September 14, 1976, two days after my grandma’s birthday, an ivory 1952 MGTD became part of our family. We still have the bill of sale—my grandpa paid $1,000 for it. Growing up, I’d heard stories from my mom and…

by Norman Garrett I had the good fortune to own a Jaguar XK-E back in the ’70s, when you could find them for hundreds of dollars, not tens of thousands. Mine was a ’66 coupe, British Racing Green over green leather. It was languishing outside of an import car repair shop, like so many imports…

by Pat Williams I have been a Moss Motors customer for at least 44 years. The first receipt I have, which was filled out by hand, is dated September 20, 1980, and was for $61.27. I had driven 150 miles up to Goleta for two windshield post pads, door seals, boot seal, and a rear…

by Paul Austin I have always enjoyed the Coastal Tour, Mountain Tour, and the Vineyard Tour. What could be better than motoring along a two-lane road, top down, the sky so blue above the rolling, lush farmland, the snatches of birdsong we hear as we drive past, folks in their front yards, waving to our…