For those of you who don’t know, Clive was a writer of adventure stories, hunter of shipwrecks, and collector and restorer of cars. I made it to his museum in Arvada, Colorado last summer. I guessed roughly $50 million worth of cars in a nondescript brick shop building. I asked the attendant where I could find the Auburn Boattail Speedster, he replied “which one?” I never met him, but based on his books I would venture to say he was one of the good guys.
Honestly never heard of him, but the man sure had an eye for cars. Nice varied collection. Godspeed Clive.
I've read a lot of his books and they're great! Sorry to hear of his passing, he definitely loved his old cars. In every book some sort of really neat car was mentioned, used, abused, crashed and thrashed! He knew what he was writing about. RIP Mr. Cussler.
Dirk Pitt is hoisting a few cold ones tonight...lol....Mr. Cussler made cameos in his own books like Stan Lee did his movies....gonna miss both of them.
A fan since the first book, they are All Great! His books make for quick and exciting reading, Dirk Pitts' (one of his main characters) cars are Clive's cars and they don't always come out unscathed. Pick one up, there's also a coffee table book on some of his many cars.
Clive is one of my all time favorite authors. I enjoyed how he weaved his passion for cars into the storyline with Dirk Pitt as the car collector and James Bond type hero. Like Louis L’Amour Clive was a real life adventurer that lived the stories he wrote. RIP Clive. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app www.speedoservice.com Should I rush your rush job or the rush job I was rushing when you rushed in?
I found Clive Cussler's books long ago. Great stories, always involving cars and some really incredible scenarios. Great escapism. The later, collaborative books were not as compelling, but I will read some of the originals again. My condolences to his family. A life well done.
I too am a Clussler fan and have visited the museum. One of the unique features of his cars, especially the French art deco models, is that they are painted with pastel colors that look right, but you know there is something different. He was a part time resident of Telluride and one of his books included thinly disguised locals.
I always enjoyed his books, not just the Dirk Pitt series, but the others, too. When I watched the movie Sahara, I decided that the classic that they escaped through the desert in was probably one of Cussler's cars, or a clone, anyway. As others have said, great escapism stuff.
The first Dirk Pitt novel I read mentioned rolling down the window on his Cobra. Don't they have side curtains? Other than that, he was a great writer. Sent from my SM-T350 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Here's the book I mentioned. The '46 was what he called a "driveway" restoration by he and his son, Dirk. The '36 speaks for itself. There are plenty more in the book, I found mine at "Ollies".
I've read many of his books on vacations. Impossible to put down once you start: "Dirk Pitt" always kept the action moving. And yes, Clive did own a Cobra and probably put the "roll down window reference" in just to see if anyone would pick up on it. RIP Clive.
RIP Clive Cussler. Read a number of his books, he was a creative writer and he had an eye for nice cars as I see he had a fine collection.
RIP Clive, I was honored to have delivered the 1933 American Austin Bantam Roadster pictured on page 120 of the book listed above to Clives' Museum outside of Denver several years back. Although I did not get to meet him in person, I spoke to him on the phone at length during the transport from South Carolina. He was a gentleman & a car guy to the "Enth" degree. God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
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