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This photograph appeared in the New Haven Sunday Herald, June 15, 1952. The accompanying article was headlined “Four Cylinder Club Combats Hot-Rodders”. Quite an inflammatory headline for an era when sports car enthusiasts were philosophically poles apart from their hot rod brethren. They certainly look the part of the stereotypical sports car enthusiast, with their plaid English style caps! Notice the sign on signs on the Volkswagen micro-bus. The one in the windshield reads “PEOPLE’S WAGEN” while the copy below the windshield reads ‘REAR ENGINE AND AIR COOLED VOLKSWAGEN” Foreign car enthusiasts of the day had their work cut out for them, educating the public about the unique cars from across the Atlantic!
If you know anything about the New Haven Chapter of the FCCA, contact us!
LONG ISLAND ,NY. I GREW UP AT THE MITCHELL FIELD ON WEEK ENDS SETTING THE PYLONS UP FOR DAD . HE DROVE LOTUS ELAN AND STINGRAY AND MACO SHARK .
Very interesting, Michael. Was your dad a member of the Four Cylinder Club of America?