EPISODE · Oct 19, 2023 · 26 MIN
Putting the “Sports” in Sports Cars: A Journey Through Time
from BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show · host International Motor Racing Research Center
On this episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, we present a lecture by Elton 'Skip' McGoun, a finance professor and automotive historian, who explores the term 'sports car' and its evolution from the early 20th century. McGoun discusses how sports cars were initially considered 'sporting cars' capable of both racing and everyday use before World War I. Throughout the 1920s, the term evolved into 'sports models' and finally 'sports cars' by the late 1920s. The lecture explains the gap between racing and touring cars, highlighting that sports cars can embody competition, recreation, and style. McGoun addresses how early advertisements marketed these vehicles and how the term became mainstream in English via translations from German and Italian terminologies. The episode also includes a Q&A session where McGoun answers audience questions about various car types and their classification as sports cars. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net More Information: Visit Our Website Become a VIP at: Patreon Online Magazine: Gran Touring Follow us on Social: Instagram This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
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On this episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, we present a lecture by Elton ’Skip’ McGoun, a finance professor and automotive historian, who explores the term ’sports car’ and its evolution from the early 20th century. McGoun discusses how sports cars were initially considered ’sporting cars’ capable of both racing and everyday use before World War I. Throughout the 1920s, the term evolved into ’sports models’ and finally ’sports cars’ by the late 1920s. The lecture explains the gap between racing and touring cars, highlighting that sports cars can embody competition, recreation, and style. McGoun addresses how early advertisements marketed these vehicles and how the term became mainstream in English via translations from German and Italian terminologies. The episode also includes a Q&A session where McGoun answers audience questions about various car types and their classification as sports cars.
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