Long, long before working in the Technical Support department at Moss Motors, I was a “dopey kid from Kiwitahi” who traveled to England and started knocking on the doors of race shops. I do not think that would work today. A love of motorsport runs strong in my family and in the whole of New…
Fun-and-games time comes early this year with the Moss British Car Festival moving into its new summer slot. Scheduled for June 16-19, British Car folk will return to Southern California’s beautiful Santa Ynez Valley for their second annual gathering. Moss Chairman, Howard Goldman, has again invited all British Car enthusiasts to come to Flag Is…
Our “better-than-factory” factory Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. When Moss Motors started having trouble sourcing factory-replacement interior parts, we decided to make our own. That was in the seventies. Fast-forward to today, where we manufacture many British sportscar interior panels, upholstery skins, carpets and other non-heat-welded parts to better-than-original specs….
A driver’s-eye view from Stephen Newby. THE EVENT. This was the third in a three-race series sponsored by the Sports Car Club of BC, and the last race of the season in the International Conference of Sports Car Club championship race series. The championship points battle would be decided in this race. QUALIFYING. The Newby…
The story of shifting one million parts, 20 years of memories, and over 100 people into new premises. Longtime readers of “Moss Motoring” might remember a headline similar to the one above which we ran in 1984. At the time, we had outgrown our existing quarters in New Jersey and were moving to a new location….
In the 27 years I’ve been at Moss Motors, I have watched as one supplier after another went out of business, merged, restructured itself or dropped entire product lines. Some examples: Lucas is gone; the name and pieces of what used to be Lucas were sold off to various companies around the world. Lockheed is…
I have been a vintage British car fan since the days before they were considered vintage. Fate and career choices of adulthood delayed my craving for a Little British Car until 1997, when I moved to Santa Barbara. There, I chased down a car wonderfully suited to the local narrow roads and my short commute. Acquiring…
