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I REALLY ENJOYED HCC #175 WITH
the imports. The 1933 MG seemed to be a pioneer in the concept of small engine/ high rpm and light body weight to achieve a spirited feel.
All the time I was reading that article it kept bringing back memories of 1961, when I had finally saved enough money to buy a year-old Bugeye Sprite. It seemed to be the same idea, only almost 30 years later. In my flashback, I saw myself as a 19-year-old, rowing through the gears, keeping the revs up and practicing heel-and-toe, all the while envisioning my hero Stirling Moss.
I even tried to find small bits of extra horsepower by removing the fan to decrease parasitic loss and replacing the muffler with a straight pipe.
David Underwood
Nampa, Idaho
HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE AN
article about the V4 Saab 96 in HCC #176. I well remember my first drive in one, back in the early 1970s, from Boston to Provincetown, Massachusetts, in a raging blizzard. I was stunned. Never before had I felt such stability, control, and safety in terrible weather conditions. Even today, my Subaru Impreza, with its all-wheel-drive, does not hold a candle to that experience in a Saab 96. Those Swedish aircraft engineers hit a home run, and I think it’s the best Saab they ever built.
Henry Smith
Sorrento, Maine
MY FIRST CAR WAS A 1947 HUDSON
Super Six four-door sedan. It was cherry, ugly, and referred to by my friends as the “pregnant elephant”; I paid $200 for it. But it was quick; with a 5-inch stroke and a 4.56 rear end, it had tremendous low-end torque. It was
