I like machines. You probably do too. There’s lots of crossover between car people, train people, and plane people, not to mention watch people, and bike people. If it whirs, purrs, or putts along, chances are we’re into it. And as we’re further isolated from the nuts and bolts of the mechanical things we interact with on a daily basis, we believe something is being lost—a connection to how things actually work. It was an inescapable sensation a century ago, when this Bentley 3 Litre Supersports first screamed through the English countryside. It’s called “Smoky,” and while it wouldn’t be unreasonable for that adjective to be quite literal when describing…
Everything About This 100-Year-Old, 100-MPH Bentley Is Wrong
