Start Your Engines - Cross Now Has the C-Series - A Pen Line Inspired by Mankind's Love of Cars

What is it about men and cars? While women dreamAward in 1953.
of their next home or a new outfit, men are alwaysCross Pen believes "Fine pens and fine automobiles
dreaming of their next automobile, their fantasy car.have much in common: precise engineering, quality
My husband loves to point out certain automobiles asmaterials and meticulous craftsmanship." So they are
we drive down the road. He is even morenow introducing The C-Series; pens inspired by fine
enthusiastic about the older models. His father wasrace cars and the men who adore them.
an antique car enthusiast, so if he can come up with"The C-Series automotive heritage is evident in
the year a particular automobile was built, I think heseveral details. The clip is reminiscent of an
feels closer to his beloved father and the days of hisautomotive tool. From a side view, there is a hex bolt
youth.on the pivot point. It feels like a car door hinge,
Mans love of cars has overflowed into an evensmooth functionality with a purpose. The logo is very
greater obsession, race car driving. All over the world,bold, as when you open the hood of the car and you
millions tune in to Formula One and NASCAR racingsee the name cast in the engine. It's meant to have
events, creating one of the greatest global televisionthat feeling. And inside each letter, there's a chiseled
audiences the world has seen.treatment. People who know and appreciate cars will
A.T. Cross Pen Company also has a long tradition ofpick up on all the details. The chrome appointments
race cars. Cross founder Alonzo T. Cross built theat top and bottom are meant to resemble the facets
first car in Rhode Island in 1896 and former companyof wheel lug nuts, while the center ring has a strong
President, Russ Boss, a semi-professional race drivermechanical appearance.
in the 1950's, earned the Jaguar Driver of the Year