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Henry Manney was ever the gentleman, joking, chatting, putting people at ease, and leaving a trail of amusement and good humor. When you heard his voice in the hall, you smiled and said to yourself, "Oh good, Henry's here", and genuinely looked forward to a good conversation, the way you look forward
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magazine, and his secretary, Anne Evans, was an acquaintance of Manney's. Evans asked Manney to write an article for the magazine. Manney remarked, "They were fool enough to print it, and since I found I could get into the races free, I have never looked back." That first column, titled "How to Watch
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One of the most loved and charismatic individuals of the West Coast sports car community, Henry was a man of class and widespread interests. ... Reviews of local food, wine, hotels, and other travel-related bits were written with a sense of wit and humor that nobody in the motor press world has ever
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Manney is ascribed with creating a unique style of automotive writing, different than what had gone before. His reports are said to be so rich and vivid that the reader experiences the scene through his description. Among his most well-known works was a four-part series titled "What To Do While
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Manney owned a varied assortment of cars that included makes such as
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was titled "At Large". In it, he reported on not only auto racing, but auto shows and the industry in general included pieces on travel and food, and often closed with his signature valediction, "Yr
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to a good meal or a cold beer when you're hungry or thirsty. He was a form of refuge from everything tedious and commonplace, just like his motor home. ... We've lost a rare man, a great writer, and a good friend.
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Motoring In Europe", and his account of a visit to a naturist enclave titled "Incompleat Guide to the Île du Levant". Manney also wrote an analysis of Ford's failure at Le Mans in the style of "
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Margaret Anne Statz were married on February 16, 1953. They went on to have three children; Henry Newman Manney IV, Patrick Gregory Jude, and Mary Cecilia Alexandra.
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