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Mickey Thompson's 1960 Bonneville Record Run

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70's Porsche Documentary

1991 BMW M5 Promotional Video

Brilliant MK1 Austin Mini Assembly Film

Le Mans 1969

1969 24 Hours of Le Mans Video

1990 Taurus SHO Dealer Training

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2009 Coronado Speed Fest

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Mini-layland 1978 Layland Mini Propaganda

How to enter a 1958 NHRA Drag Race

1967 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Commercial

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VIDEO – Ford Fiesta vs. Lamborghini Gallardo

The Ford Fiesta is a critically acclaimed wonder, worldwide press has hailed it as one of the best buys in the industry and it has beaten segment competitors effortlessly in just about every conceivable category. So, now what?  Ford thinks it’s time to compare the Fiesta to other autos outside the compact segment….. and they’re swinging for [...]

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BMW X3 Prototype Sparks Bomb scare at NY Museum

 FROM NY DAILY NEWS:  A dopey BMW employee parked a running SUV outside the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, prompting Manhattan’s third headline-grabbing bomb scare in just over a week.

Police rushed in to shut down a swath of Central Park West and smashed the vehicle’s rear window as the bomb squad suited up [...]

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Brooklyn teacher’s stolen car found during NYPD chop shop raid and returned in pimped out condition

Honda Civic belonging to Amanda Pogany of Brooklyn, NY sits in the driveway of her parents home in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Pogany's car was stolen in Brooklyn 3 years ago and recently recovered with many "pimped out" modifications including a joker decal on the windshield and a Dominican Flag hanging from the rear [...]

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US F1 Trailers Seized, on Sale on eBay

 FROM NY TIMES:  In another sign that a United States-based Formula One team is far from fruition, two US F1 team trailers have been seized by a court in Britain for unpaid bills and are now on sale on eBay. The trailers, which US F1 bought from Brawn GP, still display the previous team’s logo.  [...]

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Ferris Bueller’s Fake Ferrari for Sale

 FROM NY TIMES:  Fans of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” who couldn’t talk themselves into spending $2.3 million for Cameron Frye’s house (in a down market, no less) now have a second chance to blow excessive amounts of cash on film memorabilia.

The high-priced item in question is the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California Spyder that Ferris; his [...]

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Telemarketer Coughs Up a Porsche & Cash

FROM COURTHOUSE NEWS: A Florida man will pay $655,000 and give up his Porsche to settle a Federal Trade Commission claim of large-scale telemarketing violations and consumer fraud. James Dunne and Voice Touch, of Daytona, a felon, was ordered never to work in telemarketing again. MORE»
     Dunne will pay the $655,000 for work he did with [...]

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Some Australians Rebadging Commodores into Chevrolets

 FROM THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: A growing number of Commodore enthusiasts are rebadging their Australian-made cars with that of American General Motors’ stablemate brand Chevrolet: thus the cross.

There is even an industry out there providing bonnet and boot badges, front grills, even the airbag on the steering wheel for the owners of late-model Holdens to [...]

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The Chicago Cubs and Toyota – a perfect match?

FROM USA TODAY:  Maybe the Chicago Cubs and Toyota need each other.

The baseball club with a century-long record of futility and the Japanese automaker with a runaway car problem soon could be teaming up on a sponsorship deal that could put the company’s logo on a sign looming above the left field bleachers.

 Billy goat, meet [...]

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Downing Street dismisses ‘Clarkson for PM’ campaign

FROM BRISBANE TIMES:  No 10 Downing Street has produced an unconventional response to a petition to make Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson Britain’s Prime Minister, a UK newspaper’s website claims.

The online petition, with almost 50,000 signatures, caught the attention of a Downing Street staffer, who decided to respond on YouTube, the Mail Online has reported.  [...]

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Ferrari owner’s dream garage grinds neighbors’ gears

  FROM LA TIMES:  Holger Schubert built a 10-foot bridge to connect his sports car’s living-room parking spot to Tigertail Road. But, now, residents are complaining that the structure was improperly approved by the city.  MORE»