: In 1961 I purchased my first Heuer Stop Watch from the real
: Abercrombie and Fitch on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. I had just
: imported a new Lotus Elan SE Airflow Coupe.

Wait! Elite (Type 14) surely? Mine in 1975.

The Type 26 Elan was introduced at the October or November 1962 British Motor Show. Ron Hickman did give me the exact date but I cannot find his email quickly, The Airflow Elan came in with the Type 45 S3 Fixed Head Coupe in July 1966

:I was going up to
: Lime Rock for an SCCA drivers school and I decided I needed my
: own stop watch. While at Abercrombie's I also purchased a silver
: Bell Magnum Racing Helmet and first generation Nomex racing
: suit, Buttafarri goggles and crochet backed English driving
: gloves.

J.C. gloves I hope! I did Brands Hatch school in 1975/6 and again in 1987 for a refresher before racing my Formula Three GRD.

: Those were the day's ..... it was a great time to be alive....

When sex was safe and motor racing was dangerous.

Mike