Comments on: Old Jags & Allards: The Whimsy and Fun of Dick O’Kane

By: -Nate

-Nate — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 15:57:49 +0000

I became aware of Dick O'Kane in the mid-1960's when David, above, showed me his book How To Repair Your Foreign Car—a book I still have. The police car and chain bit occurs in the "American Graffiti" movie. I often wondered if maybe from a true tale. The attitudes shared by the old timers then shaped how I approached my career of Journeyman Mechanic. I'm still at it and still remember the joy of motoring those men taught me. I too am an L.B.C. (lover/owner/feeler) mechanic. -Nate - Nate, I'd have liked to try that chain trick, but never had the courage... RML

By: david miller

david miller — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:50:43 +0000

I just stumbled on this. The Land Rover pushing the Alfa was in one of his many contributions to Road & Track.The first one I remember is an appreciation of Jeffi called O'Kane on love. Between him, Stan Mott, Russ Brockbank and Henry N. Manney III, Road & Track was not only a great car magazine, but a great humor magazine. - You're right, David. From the editorship of John and Elaine Bond to Tony Hogg, R&T was in a class by itself. I remember Manney writing about visiting a nude beach in St. Tropez, illustrated by a cartoon (Brockbank's?) of Henry observing the bathers, wearing a string around his waist, holding a copy of R&T in front of himself. Click here for my favorite Brockbank cartoon. Thanks for the memory. —RML -

By: Richard M. Langworth

Richard M. Langworth — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:53:56 +0000

THANKS TO THE ARTISTS! Tabitha Totten writes: "This is wonderful. I am so emotional as this moment. I thank you so much. Not only for your beautiful words but for keeping everyone and their work alive. My father would be thrilled. I miss him so much. All of my family. Again I thank you." - Stan Mott writes: "Thanks for the Dick O'Kane info. I didn't know he was so artistically inclined, in addition to being such a brilliant humor writer. Here is the latest Cyclops effort: The "Cyclops Sim Racer." We'll be using this Cyclops duplicate of the 1960 Le Mans winner driven by Piero Martini himself. I have two bright computer pals working on the details. Hopefully the world will be able to enjoy it in 2021." - If you've never heard of Stan's Cyclops, an Italian import made of old Cinzano signs by Piero Martini, who sold each car for $14.35, click here.

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:27:14 +0000

Cute – top marks