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Cover Story: Wow! What a Car!

On the Cover: By the time our cover photograph was taken on October 31, 1933, the streamlined car designed by John Tjaarda and built by the Briggs Manufacturing Company had been inspected by close to a million visitors to the Ford Exposition of Progress at Detroit's Convention Hall, and only one day was left before the Expo closed. A reporter had mingled with the crowd and had written down comments made by those who looked at the car, and as soon as his report was completed, Ford and Briggs would know whether they should go ahead with making a production car based on this prototype. Beginning on page 4 of this issue, you can read the highlights of his findings...

Table of Contents:
A Welcome to New Members... President Jerry Emery urges full participation in the club

Wow! What a Car!... What they said when they saw the Briggs streamliner in 1933

1933: Auto Market Research Begins... How auto manufacturesrs started to feel the public's pulse

British Cars with L-Z V-12 Engines... An overview of some rare cousins from across the pond

The Jensen with the Lincoln-Zephyr V-12... Mike Williams reports from England on his unusual restoration project

Largest Collection of Lincoln Parts... Chad Coombs reports on the Mid-Winter Swap Meet #29

Zephyrists Write ... Letters to the Editor

On the West Wind... Musings from Editor Dave Cole

Zephyr Tech Tips... More about heat riser valves

The LZOC Classifieds... The club's marketplace

Note: Past issues of The Way of the Zephyr are available for $5.00 postpaid from Bob Barr, P.O. Box 115, Sheboygan, WI 53082