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Monday, July 30, 2012
Jimmy Savile's Roller
The late TV personality Jimmy Savile's Rolls Royce Corniche has been auctioned off for charity fetching £130,000! Read on here.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
So you wanna be a gangster?
You can buy Al Capone's car, reportedly the first ever bulletproof car ever made. It's up for action with RM Auction's on July 28th with a vague guiding range of US$300K-$500K. Read all about it here.
Full Leather...
A Ferrari custom wrapped in LEATHER! That's right. Check out the custom cruiser from Dartz.
Below: Some other creations from Dartz which made its name in vehicle armouring- which would explain these SUVs below.
Below: See how a wrap is executed.
Women Drivers
Well many think it but few are brave to say it. Are women bad at driving, or at least bad at parking? One German town thinks so and has made easier parking bays for women-only. Yes, Germany has started another war. Read on here.
Buying an XJ-S
Last week I posted about the XJS and now the Telegraph has written a guide to buying one, so perfect timing. Check it out here.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Oh Yeah, My Dad Built Me A Countach
This post has been borrowed from The Chive. Beside the fact this homemade replica is truly amazing, I have to say, with this much talent- they deserve a better house.
Vauxhall Adam
Well done Vauxhall! What a great looking city car. I see a touch of many other brands in there- Citroen, Alfa and Fiat. It's cute and fun and makes me reminisce when Ford first released the Ka.