I have driven alot of Ts. While Ford did not make speedsters, they were grass roots modified in their day with catalog kits, and its a fun entry for the young enthusiast today. The real point was that we find our early cars to be the most fun...and to respond to the original post that see more younger enthusiasts than in the past. ... View more

As a guy in my 50s, and life long collector of cars ranging from prewar to late model sports cars, I will tell you for pure fun, there is nothing my wife and I enjoy more than a prewar speedster. We have noted there is a shift to younger buyers, but the interest is much more in driving than in showing. Interestingly, the HCCA magazine is fully of young families touring with the earliest cars. Be it a low budget Model T speedster or a Supercharged Auburn, these cars are just fun. ... View more

It was an evolving process for different manufacturers. One of the last to change was Stutz who maintained outside shift levers on their Bearcat models through 1922. For 1923 they moved shift levers to the center of the car and also changed to left hand drive. ... View more

Great article. Thanks for assembling. Its good to have a summary on the classes as they evolve from year to year. My favorite place to watch IMSA is Road America...Thundering speeds and fabulous racing! ... View more

Great historical article! Nicely done. ... View more

While the vehicle is a disappointment, many would argue that it is also not green. At the powertrain conference in Aachen, Germany last year, it was pointed out that EVs, are worse than a fuel efficient gasoline car from birth to death. Consider the excessive strip mining of copper for an EV that uses 5x the amount on an average, then the mining of lithium, which is an extremely dirty brine processes that pollutes the water. Then of course there is the generation of electricity. Finally, there is absolutely no effective recycle plan. Copper mining will also need to increase by another 250% to install the nation's infrastructure. ... View more

I would bet that Mr. Penske has reviewed this with the appropriate people to make an educated decision.  The problem is that depending on what you believe, you can find  data and reasoning on the internet to support any position, on anything.  But I am in full support of his decision.   ... View more

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