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Great caption from the great Peter Egan, anyone remember the Road & Track photo?

(my title got chopped off..)

Wrecked Ferrari, guy standing there smoking a cigarette and looking at the carnage he just caused.

IIRC,

He's standing above a Ferrari that he's just slid off the road.

It's been a while might have been something different.

That's the one!

Feeling old, I remember seeing that in its original issue. :(

One of my favorites.

As do I....not THAT long ago....:D

That was great! Thanks for the refresh.

I remember it too. But can't remember what I had for dinner yesterday.....

That's great!
The best thing is is that it's a ferrari not a Porsche

I remember that when it was new, never forgot it, word for word.

It was IMO the greatest, most memorable photo/caption ever.

Hell, I still have that issue, boxed up with others (back to the late 70'S), in the attic. Much to my wife's displeasure, of course.

Does anybody have the article about Peter and a friend driving an newly restored Isetta from Memphis to the SCCA Runnoffs in Atlanta?

Still remember the line about arguing if the throttle cable had come off, or if the car was running normal.

would love to be able to reread it.

If you want a good dose of Peter Egan, this is highly recommended. I just read it, and loved it.

Amazon.com: Peter Egan on the Road: America's favorite automotive writer stays off the Interstate (9780981727004): Peter Egan: Books: Reviews, Prices & more

And it has the Isetta story in it.

First, I too remember the R&T P.S. with the Ferrari in the ditch. A classic.

I am a huge fan of Peter Egan's writing. I have several (all?) of his car books (he may have bike books too) & his latest "road-trip" book -- the one referenced above -- is the next book in my pile to read. I am almost finished with the latest B.S. Levy book, "The 200 mph Steamroller". Or I might read Brock Yates' book "Enzo Ferrari" (which I recently bought used) next. Not enough time!

+1! But, hell, I was reading R&T long before that issue...nothing wrong with getting old...

If Peter Egan quits writing for R&T, I'll probably let my subscription lapse. BTW, you Egan fans DO know which modern car he drives, don'tcha? He wrote an excellent column on buying it...;)

A well set up 944, of course.

Damn! You got it! LOL!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/column/failure-to-dodge-a-bullitt

Boxster S

Any other R&T classic "PS" photos remembered?

For instance, one I recall is the dog on his hind legs looking at the battery in the engine compartment of some car with his owner and the caption is something like;

Just put your tongue right there, Tuffy, and the fleas will jump right off!

Or how about those Hector Luis-Bergandi illustrations of classic F1 moments; Prost as a Kowala or something and Lauda as the Jackal during their time at McLaren; The cars always rendered beautifully.

My favorite "PS" is from the same time as the one above.

It's a black-and-white photo of two guys driving a Messerschmitt minicar in a race, and the passenger is leaning forward and talking to the driver. The caption says something like, "Hey Fred, I just had kind of a disturbing thought. What if what we're doing is totally meaningless, and the world is actually a tiny drop of water on a much larger planet?"

The look on the driver's face is priceless. :)

Another fan of Peter Egan here. A high point of one of my trips to the UK was 'finding' the Westfield (fiberglass copy of a Lotus 11) he and Barb drove in an on-the-road story called "East By Westfield" Right across the aisle was Rob Walker's Delahaye.

My favorite PS:
A pic of a VW bus which has been relegated to life as a chicken coop. The caption reads,"'If I ever get out of here', thought the sad little microbus, 'the road won't be a safe place for chickens.'"

Great reading. I dropped my R&T subscription a few years back, but still check out Peter's columns online.

Les

Damn, Paul got to Peter Egan.

:D:D:D:D

Actually, my Bullitt Mustang had been in my garage for a month or so, before Eagan's column about buying his appeared.

With publishing delays & all, I'm pretty sure Peter Egan bought a Bullitt Mustang before I did.

Is it true that Peter Egan now sports a Mullett?

I miss the Cyclops series...R&T isn't what it used to be, but I still subscribe.

That's Stan the man. He recently appointed me "Cyclops minister of West coast affairs". Since Cyclops has no west coast affairs, I'm the perfect man for the job.
:D

For those who care, Stan now lives the retirement life in Germany with his bride Ise...We're still in touch.