I just read this month's Egan in Road and Track and he announced at the end he will stop writing the column but still do features from time to time. I can relate but will really miss his work.

We are within a few months of the same age and have owned many of the same cars so naturally I feel like he is a good friend. Of course to him I am one of many fans he knows nothing about.

I wish he would write about his Vietnam experience.

Cheers Peter!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I hope Egan is retiring and is not being forced out after the make over R&T just went through.

I know everyone must change with the times, but I do miss the first person writing style of Manny and even the Bonds. With Egan gone... Well, I know I'm old, but I am beginning to feel less like someone who is old and more like someone who is watching everyone else die off around me.

I wonder if R&T comes in a large type edition?

I hope he's not sick.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Awww... he's my favorite columnist. I don't really get into racing -- don't know much about it at all, in fact -- and he is just about the only writer who could get me into a story about racing .

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I am only able to read the title of the thread, but I do know about Peter Egan.

Road and Track has moved their operation to Michigan, and I suppose he doesn't want to go there at his stage of life.

I went to the Spanish Grand Prix in 1971. A few years back he wrote about going there himself that year. I sort of felt a connection.

He has written a great column for many years. The magazine is rapidly changing, so I suppose his scaling back is to be expected.

Egan moved to Minnesota quite a while ago, so I'd not expect the weather make a difference.....

I'm afraid I've just lost the only reason I still subscribe to Rodent Track.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

I discontinued my R&T subscription this year, after the conversion from a magazine to a 'zine, like so many other car monthlys. I really didn't have an interest on what Bob Lutz thinks . . . I really missed the P.S. humor page.

Is the Zine the splashy graphics which make it impossible to tell articles from ads?

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Actually Peter lives near Madison Wi. Not far from Elkhart Lake too.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Maybe he will continue to compile old columns in new books.

I have a copy of "Peter Egan On the Road" staring at me right now. I'd love to do roadtrips like he wrote about.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Yeah, he carved out a life for himself that car guys envy.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I love Peter Egan's writings. Gonna miss him. I wonder if he ceased writing his motorcycle column?

There is still "Car and Drivel" for you to enjoy

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

He is retiring from the cycle world column too...at least Peter Egan is.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I gave up on them about 20 years ago. I loved them when they first came out back in 63 or 64. the audacious GTO/GTO comparison sucked me in. Of course now it is known that the Pontiac had a 421 engine in it for that test but back in the day it was pretty exciting!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.