And an article on the passing of David E. Davis. he're's my comment, Davis spoke at two AROC USA national conventions: >>Many years ago, David E. spoke entertainingly and humorously, at the banquet of an Alfa Romeo Owner's Club convention about many things automotive. In discussion of his role in bringing the Chevy Vega to fruition said I paraphrase in part \". . . you know among all those present in the planning and design, I can't recall anyone ever saying, 'Let's build a really sh**ty car.' I'm glad to know he was associated with the startup of Winding Road. It has a tone and immediacy that I'm sure he inspired. Hope he , Genevieve Obert, Henry Manney III, and Jean Shepherd are sitting together telling stories hearth/harp-side. RIP
--- On Tue, 3/29/11, Bernie Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bernie Bennett <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Fw: Wheels: Spoiler Alert: Downforce Accessories May Concentrate Pollution > To: "John Trevey" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:44 PM > All: > Today, the NY Times has a number of features on the Fiat > 500 including a good discussion of Multi-Air technology. > Best Wishes,Bernie Bennett > > --- On Tue, 3/29/11, NYTimes.com <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From: NYTimes.com <[email protected]> > Subject: Wheels: Spoiler Alert: Downforce Accessories May > Concentrate Pollution > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:30 PM > > > > > > > > > > Wheels - Autos - NYTimes.com - The > New York Times > > > > #yiv1444839123 a {color:#004276;text-decoration:none;} > > > > > > > > If you have trouble reading > this e-mail, go to: > http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2011/03/29/automobiles/wheels/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > March 29, 2011 > > > > > > > > Wheels > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Spoiler Alert: > Downforce Accessories May Concentrate Pollution > > > By JIM > MOTAVALLI > > A study conducted at Trinity College in > Dublin concluded that some rear spoilers created plumes of > tailpipe pollution at the head height of pedestrians. > > > > > > > > David E. Davis's > Mission: Banish the Boring > > > By JAMES G. > COBB > > The Automobiles editor of The Times > reflects on the life of the influential automotive > journalist, editor and publisher. > > > > > > > > Need for Speed Shift > 2 Unleashed Moves Into Pole Position > > > By SAM > SCHEMBARI > > The racing-simulator game, released > Tuesday, enlisted the 2010 Formula Drift champion Vaughn > Gittin Jr. to help create the most realistic drift sequences > yet for console gaming. > > > > > > > > > In Germany, a > Flirtation With American Muscle > > > By TAMARA > WARREN > > Some young German drivers prefer Mopar > muscle cars, hot rods and lowriders to homegrown BMWs and > Audis. > > > > > > > > > Jugaad: Cheaper Than > a Nano, but Watch for Splinters > > > By PHIL > PATTON > > An exhibition in New York explores the > Indian phenomenon of jugaad - ad-hoc vehicles built from > whatever is available. > > > > > > > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From Our Automobiles Section > Behind the Wheel > | 2012 Fiat 500 > > > Petite Italian Model > Seeks Love in America > > > By JERRY > GARRETT > > Fiat has returned to the United States > after a quarter-century absence, arriving with the > diminutive Fiat 500. The American version is more refined > than the European model and the best 500 yet. > > > Slide Show: The 2012 Fiat 500 > > > > > > > > > > > Differences in > Regulations Delayed Arrival of the Cinquecento > > > By REX > ROY > > Fiat had to make a few changes to the > European version of its 500 to meet federal safety and > emissions rules. For example, alterations had to be made to > the engine and the fuel-filler door was moved. > > > > > Manufacturing > > > > How a European Fiat > Had to Change Before It Could Immigrate > > > Here are some of the dozens of changes > that Fiat made to get the 500 into the United States. Some > were required under federal regulations and some because of > the tastes of Americans. > > > > > > Design > > > Multiplying 500 by 2 > and Finding a New Answer > > > By PHIL > PATTON > > The designer of the new Fiat 500 drew > inspiration from the man who created the original in 1936 > and the Cinquecento of 1957, perhaps his crowning > achievement. > > > Slide Show: Still Tiny After > All These Years > > > > > > > Technology > > > > For Better Engine > Efficiency, a Different Kind of Throttle > > > By PAUL > STENQUIST > > In the new Fiat 500, the company is > using a newer valve-throttling system instead of the > conventional engine system found in most vehicles. > > > > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > Get home delivery of The New > York Times for as low as $3.15 a week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > New Car Research GuideGet the latest reviews, specs, > consumer information, photos and 360 degree views, > comparisons and more from NYTimes.com and its content > partners.Research a New Car > > > > > > Advertising > > > > Hair Club Hitches Its > Sidecar to a Biker Theme > > > By ANDREW ADAM > NEWMAN > > The company is beginning an effort that > aims to cast the brand in a contemporary light by marketing > to bikers and going to rallies. > > > News From the Advertising > Industry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Slide Show: Still Tiny After All These > Years > > > > > From its birth in 1936, the diminutive > 500 was a true "people's car." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Slide Show: The 2012 Fiat 500 > > > > > The modern version of Italy's > Cinquecento comes to America. > > > > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > About This > E-Mail > > You received this > message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Wheels > newsletter. 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