Nomex not needed. TLOR is a novel by Burt Levy about the early postwar sports
car
world and redevelopment of roadracing. Its a little slow to develop, but if you
have any interest in the golden era its well worth the read. Burt has been
working
on a sequel, which has just appeared. John
Tim Nagy wrote:
> Now, I'm a recently reborn novice to the history and etiquette of the MG
> persona, so I have to ask.
>
> When at shows and events, I see cars with "The Last Open Road" decals on
> their vehicle, and I have no idea what it is about.
>
> So, with my flame proof suit on, I ask for guidance.
>
> Tim
>
> KGROWLER@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Burt Levy unveiled the sequel to "The Last Open Road" last weekend at the
> > Brian Redman Challenge (formerly Chicago Historics) race weekend at Elkhart
> > Lake, Wisconsin. The "preview edition" of "Montezuma's Ferrari" was
>available
> > directly from Burt complete with autograph and "Debut Weekend, Elkhart Lake,
> > WI, July 23-25, 1999" stamp. Buddy, Julie, Old Man Finzio, Cal, Big Ed,
> > Carson, Tommy, Charlie, Creighton, Skippy and the whole gang return with a
> > supporting cast of British, Italian and German sports cars and pick up where
> > TLOR left off. I've already read 2/3rds and it maintains the immense
>gearhead
> > appeal of TLOR. Also found out that Burt has resumed publishing the original
> > version of The Last Open Road. Much better than the stripped down St.
> > Martin's Press version that was editted down in an attempt to broaden its
> > appeal.
> >
> > The only factual error I found is in the "sponsor" section of the book where
> > there are photos of many of the car types mentioned in the book. A photo of
>a
> > pre-war Midget is identified as a TC. I am trying to backtrack and recheck
> > exactly what model the car is - I met the owner at Twist's in 1994 when the
> > MMM cars were featured. I think it's a J2 that saw police use in the 30's
> > with the Lancashire Constablary. Doesn't detract from the literary effort
> > though.
> >
> > I give it four Octagons
> >
> > Kim Tonry
> > Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
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