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...monied private customer who can afford to come in out of the cold-or stay in it -wearing the best. Fabrics for the look of "sportive de luxe," as Women's Wear Daily approvingly named it, were lavish and inimitable. Fur (including that of the endangered jaguar and snow leopard) flew everywhere...
...churches as they went and winning the huzzahs of the downtrodden populace is an astonishingly ingenuous view of the Nazi war machine. As late as 1941, he insists, Hitler had "the opportunity to refashion Europe on a basis of freedom, justice and equality." That is like saying that the jaguar, in mid-attack, could change into an antelope-and it explains much about German naiveté. Anyone who could believe that could believe anything. Mayo Mohs
...collections of fix-it literature. They also attract car buffs who are willing to share their knowledge with beginners. Baltex is even organizing a five-session course for customers-tuition: $25. At the Van Nuys, Calif., Auto Hobby Center, Actor Bob Purvey recently rebuilt the engine of his 1959 Jaguar. That intricate operation would have cost $2,600 if done commercially; Purvey spent only $1,000. "I hope I never have to do it again," he says, "but now I know just how it works. No garage is ever going to put anything over on me again. An engine...
Other converts to self-service, including many women, have become addicted to tinkering, viewing it as a challenging hobby as well as a way of beating inflation. Sol Dolgin, a Jaguar enthusiast who opened the Van Nuys garage 14 months ago, says: "We thought that a large part of our business would be motor tune-ups and brakes. Instead, people are putting in transmissions, brakes and rear ends. They aren't afraid to try anything. We've had 8,000 customers in the past year, and they get a great feeling of accomplishment...
Forsyth's skillful set-piece description of how to make a bomb and attach it to a Jaguar XK 1505 (using five rubber erasers and a broken hacksaw blade) is a model of worldly efficiency. But he is also capable of howlingly unintentional humor. After pages and pages recalling the ferocity of the SS, a Jewish survivor warns the young reporter: "Do be careful. These men can be dangerous...