Driving rules on the King's Highway - a look at the 1931 Highway Code, as it nears 80th birthday, 2007-09-28 14:01:02 The publication of the latest edition of the Highway Code, the first new version for eight years, comes almost 80 years after the booklet first advised UK motorists on road use. ...Bookmark tags: history, highway-code, motor-cycle, kings-highway, traffic-signals-that-every-road-user-should-know, road-safety, driving, cars, uk-news Paleo-Future: Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion Car on Display, 2008-06-18 13:30:21 Buckminster Fuller's 1933 Dymaxion, a streamlined pod on three wheels, is one of the lovable oddballs in automotive history. Three were built, fawned over by the media and by celebrities, but the car pretty much disappeared after one crashed, killing the driver. ...Bookmark tags: history, cars, automobiles, museums, buckminster-fuller Stuck in the slow lane? 'Traffic' tells you why, 2008-08-04 00:01:14 In Tom Vanderbilt's new book, "Traffic," he investigates how human nature has shaped traffic and vice versa, answering the fundamental question: "Why does the other lane always seem faster?" An excerpt. ...Bookmark tags: msnbci, history-and-politics, books, today, history, book, cars-traffic-jams, cars, traffic, people Stuck in the slow lane? 'Traffic' tells you why, 2008-08-14 17:00:50 In Tom Vanderbilt's new book, "Traffic," he investigates how human nature has shaped traffic and vice versa, answering the fundamental question: "Why does the other lane always seem faster?" An excerpt. ...Bookmark tags: msnbci, people, history, cars, books, today, book, traffic, history-and-politics, cars-traffic-jams The car that made Hitler see red, 2009-09-21 10:20:05 THIS vintage Alfa Romeo once earned the wrath of Adolf Hitler by single-handedly conquering Germany.
The 1935 German Grand Prix winner, valued at $3.2 million, will join a 14km parade on October 3. ...Bookmark tags: australia, history, germany, cars, hitler, car-racing, hot-rods, adelaide-hills, afla-romeo, lobethal 7 cars from 80s film and TV that you wanted to own as a kid, 2010-02-04 22:20:05 "The list could go on and on, but here are the 7 cars I think most children of the 80s wouldn't mind cruising around in some 20-30 years later…"
Article, photos-- plus some cool videos! ...Bookmark tags: history, nostalgia, cars, autos, tv, adventure, video, ghostbusters, magnum, dukes-of-hazzard Are classic cars dead as history repeats itself?, 2010-03-16 23:20:04 ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Today's automakers prize function over form, and there are few if any cars being made that will be "classics" in 50 years, comedian and car buff Tim Allen said. ...Bookmark tags: history, dead, classic, cars, years, 50, few, replays, itself, maddad "Cars and Girls" - Vintage Auto Ads, 2010-11-10 18:20:06 ""American Dream", as seen in the vintage ads ...Bookmark tags: history, cars, photography, advertising, photos, sexy, ford, ads, detroit, cold-war |
