Behind Each Great Car is a Great Driver: The Cars of Caracciola, Nuvolari, Moss and Ruby

Kevin Kelly driving the 1967 Ford MK IV. Great Drivers Demo Day. Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Kelly driving the 1967 Ford MK IV. Great Drivers Demo Day. Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Philadelphia, PA

 

Celebrating Caracciola, Nuvolari, Moss, Ruby and their cars:

  • 1934 MG K3 Magnette, which “drivers found a magnificent car to handle while viewers marveled at its grace. It was certainly the high point for the marque car known to make voiturettes rather than take-all-comers racer.”
  • 1956 Maserati 300S, with “a spotty racing history that was however superior to any post-War Maserati sports car racing in the big leagues. “
  • 1967 Ford MK IV , driven by Denny Hulme and Lloyd Ruby, this J8 car set the 1967 Le Mans top speed record at over 224 mph, the record equaled by Mario Andretti before his accident in that race.
  • 1927 Mercedes Benz S-Type Sportwagen, the original S-Series!

By Kinan Faham

"the Silent Camera" was conceived in 2009 and was inspired by the music of Arvo Part especially his piece "Silentium". I perceive the modern world as oscillating between two extremes that are analogous to two of Arvo Part's pieces: "Perpetuum Mobile" represents the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the sea of people surrounding you, the noise in the streets, the deadlines, the challenges and the lessons to learn, the new technologies and risks facing our civilization, the musical pieces you learn [or fail to master],.. etc. "Silentium" represents the resolution of every musical note, every spoken word and every movement of your day. It is the moment that you are most likely to remember after the day's noise has settled and its turbulence has subsided. It is the moment that we all crave and the moment that will allow us to persist to the next day when the Perpetuum Mobile cycle starts again.

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