01 April 2022 When you think of Ferrari, the glamour, the style, it is a little disarming to see, amongst the racers, engines, and technical drawings, one of the Ferrari Museum’s most telling exhibits is a modest pair of black Persol 2762 sunglasses in a Perspex case. These, along with an immaculate trenchcoat, became Enzo […]
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01 April 2022 Chrysler was haemorrhaging cash and careening toward bankruptcy when Chrysler Chairman and CEO John Riccardo hired Lee Iacocca to become president and COO of the company on Nov. 2, 1978. Lee Iacocca was determined to make the best and most exclusive American personal luxury coupé money could buy. Iacocca and the management
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01 April 2022 If you want to turn your Aston Martin into a mobile safe room, AddArmor is the people for you, headed up by Pete Blaber, former US Special Mission Unit Commander. AddArmor specialises in armouring a vehicle to a B4-B6 level of protection that can withstand hand grenades and 12-pound landmines. In the
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01 April 2022 The Pambuffetti PJ-01, a hand-crafted hypercar, made its debut at the Milano Monza Motor Show 2021, born after three years of studies from the passion of Marco Sforna and Juri Pambuffetti. The car’s design offers driver performance close to a single-seater with open wheels. After three years of development, the Pambuffetti PJ-01
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01 April 2022 PlayStation Asia appears to have taken over a landmark building in Singapore as the promotional push for the launch of Gran Turismo 7. Sony Interactive Entertainment has transformed Ten Square at Selegie Road into a digital car vending machine as part of its marketing stunt for the global release of its racing
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25 March 2022 Produced from 1968 to 1972, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 borrowed the M100 V8 engine from the company’s flagship 600 to create a powerful, luxury sports saloon. Among its fans was the late Steve McQueen, who happened to import his particular car in 1972 and who drove it until his death in
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25 March 2022 Petty robberies and jailbreaks metamorphosed into big-time robberies of banks, stores, and rural gas stations, leading to the murder of several police officers and members of the public, all courtesy of America’s most-wanted public enemies during the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the leaders of the Barrow Gang. Bonnie and
Clyde Barrow wrote to Henry Ford Read More »
25 March 2022 In October 2010, Uwe Gemballa was found dead in South Africa. His murder resulted from a money smuggling operation that turned against him. Porsche has made a name for producing some of Europe’s most iconic sports and racing cars. This incredible legacy was built on a win after win in the automotive
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25 March 2022 The Guinness Book of World Records is a long list of some of the craziest achievements known to man, and 1976, 100′ long Cadillac still holds the record for the world’s Longest Limousine. Once a beacon of excess and an affront to taste and subtlety, the record-holding 100′ long custom limousine dubbed
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25 March 2022 In Malaysia, a pregnant woman has gifted a Lamborghini worth £361,000 to her husband as a reward for the long and sleepless nights he has to endure once she gives birth. Mum-to-be Anes Ayuni Osman, 19, surprised her husband Weldan Zulkefli, 20, with a Lamborghini Huracán Evo. Mrs Oman is a Cosmetics
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