I was ten-years old growing up in Pittsburgh. The Pirates fans were singing “We are Family” and celebrating a World Series Game 7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Willie Stargell is named the Series MVP. My favorite show was Charlie’s Angels—Farrah Fawcett. Both Claire Daines and Adam Levine were born. And our family dog Cindy…
“That is the ugliest car I have ever seen.” These were the words spoken by my wife Melody as the car hauler pulled into the driveway with my latest acquisition, a 1970 Lotus Europa S2. The car admittedly was less than stellar; scuffed Bahama Yellow paint, doors askew, cobwebs draped from the mud splattered undercarriage,…
Denise McCluggage definitely fits into the latter category. She was a legendary racer who competed against Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, Dan Gurney, Carroll Shelby and Juan Manuel Fangio. She won the GT class at Sebring running a Ferrari 250, won the Copa de Damas at the Grand Prix of Venezuela and the sedan class at the…
An excerpt from our Motoring Challenge Journal 10/13/2013: With the Federal Government shutdown, our San Miguel Island trip got cancelled. So what do we do with a free weekend on our hands? Hmmm. Road trip! The weekend weather looked good, so we planned our Owens Valley trip. The first stop was Quartz Hill in Lancaster….
Sandy was an amazing woman! I was teaching 5th grade in Sacramento, California when she walked in my room September 30, 1977 and said, “Hi, I’m your new teachers aide.” She was gorgeous! Sandy had this 1967 MGB when I met her. What more could a man ask for: An outrageously beautiful intelligent woman who…
Searching for the meaning of life at an automobile auction is about as fruitful as searching for your soul mate on a nationally televised dating show. Nonetheless, after seeing all manner of cars cross the stages at the various auction houses at Scottsdale this past weekend I can’t help but think back to my teenage…
For my wife and I, our first MG experience was in 1978, an Aconite 1973 roadster. In 1988, we were living in Alabama when I noticed a 1969 MGB GT for sale in the Tuscaloosa News. When I went to look at the car, it was sitting in a carport, sadly well past its prime….
At Moss we know British sports cars inside and out. We know our customers well, too, from having spoken to many for years and even decades. The Motoring Challenge, though, gave us here in the office a chance to see our customers using their much loved cars the way they were intended. It’s been such…
Whitney Sharp of Pekin, Illinois deserves a special place in the unfolding story of the 2013 Moss Motoring Challenge—and you’ll quickly see why. Many Challengers had a couple or a few photos that they we’re particularly proud of. We picked our personal favorites and have displayed them here: The Best of the 2013 Motoring Challenge….
WE HAVE A WINNER! The victor of the 2013 Moss Motoring Challenge is a winner in oh so many ways! Bryan Hutchinson, the driver of a 1973 MGB named “Maggie” took on the Challenge with his family and then took it a step further. At dinner one evening I asked my girls to help answer…
