The special correspondent writing for this 1921 Vanity Fair on the subject of motoring was the British novelist Gerald Biss (1876 – 1922), who contributed similar pieces to The Strand, Tatler, Daily Mail and Evening Standard. In the attached automotive review, Biss gave his drink-deprived American readers the straight dope as to what they can expect to see from the European car manufacturers of 1921. References are made to the products of the Voisin and Vauxhall Companies and there was some lose talk about electric starters and high-grade twelve-cylinder cars.
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Allen and Simmonds of Reading Bean Chassis 1921Automotive Review 1921Gerald Biss Motoring Article Vanity Fair 1921Vanity Fair Car Article by Gerald Biss 1921Mr Louis Coatalen Mentioned in 1921 Vanity Fair Motoring Article 1921The Bean Automobile Reviewed by Vanity Fair Magazine 1921Electric Starter Mentioned in 1921 Vanity Fair Motoring Article 1921