1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter Supercharged single-seater. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In June of 2012, the 1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter supercharged single-seater – once piloted by Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin to a Brooklands Outer Loop record-breaking speed of more Read more
Photos courtesy MidAmerica Auctions. The fifth annual MidAmerica Pebble Beach Motorcycle Market Place and Online Auction will return to the Monterey weekend with several Vincents, a 1951 Rapide and a 1954 Black Shadow, as well as many vintage Indians and Read more
1987 Porsche 924S. Images courtesy of Porsche AG. The Porsche 924, which first demonstrated that the German automaker could design and market cars with a front-engine layout, was the sports car that almost wasn’t. Originally designed by Porsche with funding Read more
Filed under: Subaru, Earnings/Financials Out of all the automakers doing business in the US, Subaru is the one that has carved out the most interesting niche for itself in the minds and lifestyles of buyers. Outdoorsy types, dog lovers and Read more
Port Authority police officers and FBI HAZMAT units were called to JFK Airport’s postal facility on Sunday after customs agents reported a strange odor coming from a package. Contents of the package initially tested positive for VX nerve gas, but Read more
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Wagon, Europe, Honda, Diesel This is the new Honda Civic Tourer that will be appearing at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month and that will go on sale in Europe early next year. Created by Read more
Swords may be driven into ploughshares when they’ve finished their fighting, but tanks are often left to rust, in graveyards of military vehicles or on the battlefields where they fell. Read more…
It’s hard not to make comparisons between certain Russian vehicles and the Packards that, er, inspired them, and for his article in SIA #153, May 1996, Bill Schwartzberg ran down all the ways in which the circa 1960s Chaika M-13 Read more
Rejoice, fellow wannabe space explorers! Prices for going into orbit have suddenly plummeted to a rock bottom $2000 thanks to a new startup company. The only requirement is that you have to die first. But seriously, $2000 for a space Read more
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Videos Tasers, while technically non-lethal devices, are not to be messed with. Just ask a police officer that’s been tased in the name of training. Besides the crippling pain brought on by the electric shock, tasers Read more