Just hitting the U.S. Postal Service route to subscribers’ mailboxes is Issue 7 of Crankshaft, the premium U.S.-produced quarterly publication on automotive and racing history. Every issue of Crankshaft is fully laden with in-depth feature stories on compelling cars of the past, and their restorations. The lead story in Issue 7, fittingly, is Richard Lentinello’s analysis of a gorgeous 1934 S.S.1 Airline Coupe, an almost never-seen car on these shores, which he unexpectedly spotted at a Southern concours.
My own contribution to the editorial lineup includes a look at a gotta-have car of the 1980s, the 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, something dealers couldn’t keep on their lots when the SS was new. This one is in astoundingly good original shape and occupies a lot of pages, with exceptional photography by Richard. I also provided a story on the dizzy-fast board speedway that existed outside Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the 1920s. If you’re not a reader yet, do yourself – or someone else – a favor and sign up for a subscription on the website.
Jim Donnelly On Wheels 