We’ve already seen a helicopter stealing water from a pool to fight a fire in Portugal. But when the Colby fire in California spread to over 1,900 acres, a little helicopter wasn’t enough to fight the flames. They needed planes. Two of them. And seeing the way they scoop water Read more
Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Technology An Uber car transporting execs for app company Eventbrite was attacked during a trip in Paris, indicating that the row between cab drivers and ride-sharing services could be heading to a rather dark place. The attackers, believed by Uber to be disgruntled cabbies, slashed two Read more
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Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet, GM, Racing This isn’t the first COPO Camaro that Chevrolet has auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson. In fact, just last year, the one and only COPO Camaro Convertible was sold right here in Scottsdale for an even $400,000, all of it going to charity. Read more
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Celebrities We first saw Gene Simmons’ 1956 Ford F100 custom truck, nicknamed Snakebit, at last year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The truck was built with factory support from Ford, and it just went up for auction here at the 2014 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, accompanied, Read more
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Lincoln had a big, fancy, upscale lounge-looking display at the Detroit Auto Show this week that screamed "We’re not a dead brand yet!" but their lineup says "We could use some fresh ideas!" Why not go with one of the weirdest cars ever to wear a Lincoln badge? Read more… Read more
This factory SS396 car is only one of two Phase IIIs known to exist One of the rarest and most well-known 1969 Chevrolet Chevelles is headed to the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 12-19, 2014. As of today, only two of these model Chevelles are known to Read more