MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS: PROPEL IT YOUR WAY
MERCEDES IS on an interesting path to future propulsion. And, indeed, judging by the company’s 2012 Paris Auto Show introduction of its B-Class Electric Drive, the future is as near … Continue reading
LITTLE AYING MAKES ITS MARK
THIS IS a tale of a Bavarian village and international trade. Aying is about 15 miles southeast of Munich, Germany; its population is 4652. Belying this diminutive size, it’s the … Continue reading
MUSÉE CHEZ MANUEL
MAYBE YOU share M. Manuel Ribeiro’s love of stuff. I certainly stand in awe of the degree of his passion. He’d see something to collect, and then another of them, … Continue reading
HONDA ARGENTO VIVO BY PININFARINA
LET US celebrate the memory of Sergio Pininfarina, who died earlier this year at age 85, with one of the less familiar cars of his Italian design house, the 1995 … Continue reading
SAAB 21—WHERE’S MY PROP?
THE NAME Saab stands for Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, Swedish Aeroplane Ltd. In fact, this company founded in 1937 didn’t built cars until a decade later. And two of the most … Continue reading
SOFTWARE PIRATING, BIG TIME
ACCORDING TO a Microsoft law suit, brand new computers in China are being delivered with forged software that’s already virus-infected. It all began in 2011 as a study of counterfeit … Continue reading
MOTOR HOLMES
HOLMES’ ACTUAL career as a consulting detective barely overlapped with our era of the motor car. On the other hand, as Holmes will never cease to exist, I will likewise … Continue reading
THE RISE OF “NO PROBLEM”
“HELLO,” SAID Dottie, answering the phone. “I want to talk to Mike,” said the caller. “I’m sorry, you’ve got the wrong number.” “But I said I want to talk with … Continue reading
GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO: POET, PATRIOT—FLYGUY
GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO, the Italian poet and patriot, also became enamored with aviation. At the 1909 air show in Brescia, in northern Italy, d’Annunzio conned his way aboard flights with aeronaut … Continue reading
NOT YOUR AVERAGE AUTO EXEC
THE MARQUIS Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion was instrumental in founding the De Dion-Bouton automobile company in 1883. His name is forever attached to a particular bit of suspension … Continue reading
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