Anyone else watch this program? I really enjoy it, Wayne has a genuine passion for all kinds of cars. Velocity Channel on my cable.

He drove a Simplex the other day and showed what a death trap it was. It reminded me of the handling characteristics a large farm tractor while coasting down a steep hill.

I think most of those old cars were. My first car was a 1929 Model A, had very limited braking. I read the handling characteristics of a Dusenburg Model J are akin to a runaway freight train.

I would take a Dusy any day! Sell that bad boy, buy a nice ranch, Aston Martin and go to Africa every year for the rest of my life.


EZ

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Originally posted by fla3006:
I think most of those old cars were. My first car was a 1929 Model A, had very limited braking. I read the handling characteristics of a Dusenburg Model J are akin to a runaway freight train.

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Originally posted by fla3006:
I think most of those old cars were. My first car was a 1929 Model A, had very limited braking. I read the handling characteristics of a Dusenburg Model J are akin to a runaway freight train.

Forrest, I drove a '41 Dodge WC closed cab pickup. It took a lot longer to go from fifty to zero than it did zero to fifty! Assuming you could keep it in a straight line long enough. That, and think the whine of the straight gear tranny caused most of my hearing loss...

My wife and I watch the show constantly. We actually met Mr. Carini and McKeel Hagerty at the Bay Harbor Concours in Petoskey, MI in 2012. They were on a rally and "got lost" to visit the concours.

The Bay Harbor Concours is one of only two shows in Michigan that feature high-end sports and classic cars. This year it's 21 June. Love this show. It's in a beautiful part of Northern Michigan.