[bill dedman]

One of the things that made the magazine so appealing, was that the Editor, for a period of time, was a guy named Jim Davis.

Jim Davis was a racer. I was fortunate enough to see his car (named, "Automation") in competition at the 1962 National at Indy.

It was either a model A (Ford) coupe, or a '32; I can't remember which, but it ran B-Gas and had a small block Chevy/Hydramatic powertrain, with Hilborn injection. It was fast... and quite competitive.

Having an actual RACER at the helm was an important step in getting that new magazine off on the right foot, with readers like us.

His contribution to that magazine's long-term success was inestimable. I wonder what ever happened to him? He was an excellent editor/writer.