S is for Schaghticoke

ꌗ ꀤꌗ ꎇꂦꋪ ꌗꉓꃅꍏꁅꃅ꓄ꀤꉓꂦꀘꍟ𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. S is for the 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟐 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. “Schaghticoke”??? What the… ??? Only a few of our most ardent fans know that the full title of Rob Manson’s Manning contains not just the name of its co-builder John Streets but also the… Continue reading S is for Schaghticoke

Where’s Wally?

The man who made the Manning One of the most characterful, pugnacious and hot-roddy of Rob Manson’s various California Road Race Specials is the 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning flat-head V8 Special. The origins of Rob’s example have been but a footnote in the otherwise copious documentation… “The third Manning Special was built in about 1955… Continue reading Where’s Wally?

A Manning photo identified

Our research into the history of the Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special has helped Rob Manson identify an iconic photo of the car in race conditions which he has had for many years… but whose date and location were not known. There is every evidence that photo was taken at the Tuppence Races near Montreal on… Continue reading A Manning photo identified