PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER McKeel Hagerty PUBLISHER Rob Sass


EDITORIAL STAFF


EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jonathan A. Stein MANAGING EDITOR Stefan Lombard WEB MANAGING EDITOR Claire Walters HVA EDITOR Bob Butz HVA EDITORIAL ADVISOR Carmel Roberts COPY EDITOR Jeff Peek


ART AND PRODUCTION STAFF ART DIRECTOR Angela Wakeham CREATIVE MANAGER Kory Felker


PRODUCTION CONSULTANT Carolyn Brooks


PUBLISHING AND CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Emily Black VIDEO PRODUCTION SPECIALIST Justin Warnes


CONTRIBUTORS


Carl Bomstead, Wayne Carini, Dave Kinney, Ken Gross, Evan Klein, Roy Ritchie, Matt Stone, Joe Vaughn


ASK HAGERTY, RESOURCE DESK Glenn Arlt


ADVERTISING SALES NATIONAL AD SALES EXECUTIVE Cody Wilson cwilson@hagerty.com; 503.866.9464


Questions about our products and services? Call 800-922-4050 or email us at auto@hagerty.com. Questions about the magazine? Call 231-932-9913 or email us at editorhagerty@hagerty.com.


Hagerty Classic Cars (#42) Fall 2012, Vol. 7 No 3. Hagerty Classic Cars is published quarterly for $8 a year by Hagerty Media Properties, LLC., 141 River’s Edge Dr. #200, Traverse City, MI 49684-3299. Ap- plication to mail at periodicals postage is pending at Traverse City, MI, and Saratoga Springs, NY.


POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hagerty Classic Cars Readers Services, P.O. Box 87, Traverse City, MI 49685-0087.


© 2012 HAGERTY. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission. All unsolicited submissions, in- cluding manuscripts, photographs and queries, must be accompanied by adequate return postage and an addressed return envelope. Submission implies right to edit and publish. Editorial correspondence: Hagerty Classic Cars magazine, P.O. Box 87, Traverse City, MI 49685-0087. Publisher’s correspondence: publisherhagerty@hagerty.com. Products and services advertised in this issue are not necessarily endorsed by Hagerty or affiliates. Complaints or inquiries should be forwarded directly to the advertiser. All purchases are at the complete discretion of the consumer.


ISSN 2162-8033 HAGERTY.COM 7


FROM BOND TO MISS AMERICA, THIS ISSUE HAS US SHAKEN AND STIRRED


We’re already on record as mentioning that the fall driving season is our favorite up here in northern Michigan. This fall also brings a couple of special 50th anniversaries.


In October 1962, “Dr. No,” the first of 22 (soon to be 23) James Bond films premiered. Bond appreciates a great car, and while his abuse of them is leg- endary, Bond cars are generally second only to Bond women in their screen time. In “B-List Bond” we figured that enough has been written about a certain silver Aston Martin, so we gave some long-deserved attention to the other Bond cars. Happily, most of them are still affordable today.


Also in 1962, British Motor Corporation released one of the most beloved sports cars of all time. Bond never drove an MG, but MG lifer and Execu- tive Editor Jonathan A. Stein takes a heartfelt look at the MGB — a car that evokes fond memories and stories from nearly everyone of a certain age.


Hagerty Classic Cars veteran Ken Gross returns with “Masters of the Lawn,” which details what it takes to contest the Super Bowl of car shows, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elégance. The event takes place just after this issue goes to press; we’ll follow up online to report how the top shops fared.


In June, after nearly a decade in the making, LeMay — America’s Car Museum opened its doors in Tacoma, Washington. As longtime supporters of the museum, Hagerty was on hand for the opening, and Managing Editor Stefan Lombard previews what you can expect when you visit.


Finally, Stein is back at the helm of our experiential story after a ride in Miss America IX, a one-of-a-kind 100 mph Gar Wood racing boat that was the fastest thing on water for most of 1931 and 1932. Read on to see if he kept his lunch down.


A WORD FROM MCKEEL PUBLISHER’S LETTER


PHOTO: WINDBORNE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68