| 09/10/08 | Motoring News - Mr. Toad Should Look Away Now (The Magistrate's Blog) |  |
Published 09/10/08 23:26:00
The Times has had a look at the new average speed cameras. The paper seems to approve. Mr. Toad and his pals may not. The piece is here . Source : The Magistrate's Blog (subscribe) |
| 09/10/08 | Luxury Branding Of Cheap Cars - Hermes Makeover 2CV (GALLERY) (TREND HUNTER Magazine) | |
Published 09/10/08 16:43:25
(TrendHunter.com) Hermes and Citreon 2CV may not seem a natural mix but OMG this is the most perfect car I have ever seen. Hermes made over this 1989 Citreon 2CV6 Special for the Paris 2008 Auto Show - and I am totally? Source : TREND HUNTER Magazine (subscribe) |
| 09/10/08 | Athracite Headliner Shortage (MotoringFile) | |
Published 09/10/08 13:00:49
We?ve been getting reports that Clubman coming to the US with the Athracite headliner option have been getting the standard headliner due to a shortage. According to a thread on North American Motoring, dealers were sent a bulletin at the end of September telling of this problem and recommending that dealers not deliver cars. [...] Source : MotoringFile (subscribe) |
| 09/10/08 | Metro cops made to walk for N1 ambush (IOL) | |
Published 09/10/08 08:12:58
The actions of the metro officers, who drove past rocks placed on the N1 highway where a motorist was killed, are being investigated. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : Durban, South Africa |
| 08/10/08 | Woman shot in road rage incident (IOL) | |
Published 08/10/08 17:25:25
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a road rage incident in which a taxi passenger was shot and wounded in north-western Joburg. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : South Africa |
| 08/10/08 | Five men rob cash van (IOL) | |
Published 08/10/08 16:45:07
Police have said that the cash-in-transit van had stopped outside a hardware store to pick up money. Source : IOL (subscribe) |
| 08/10/08 | Families of bus victims to identify bodies (IOL) | |
Published 08/10/08 09:25:57
Police say the families of farmworkers who died during a shopping trip are to identify the bodies soon. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : South Africa |
| 08/10/08 | Bus drives into river, 31 die (IOL) | |
Published 08/10/08 07:55:31
The number of people killed in a bus accident outside Piet Retief in Mpumlanga has risen, police say. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : South Africa |
| 07/10/08 | Motoring: Grace and pace with daring change (Business World) | |
Published 07/10/08 19:00:40
JAGUAR SENSE? It's a great way to de-clutter a typical car's dashboard and console of all the switches necessary to operate all those electronic aids to climate, entertainment, and driving. Source : Business World (subscribe) Explore : AIDS, Jaguar, Philippines |
| 07/10/08 | John Reynolds, look out (The Why of the World) | |
Published 07/10/08 18:31:50
Just back from Paris motor show. What a fantastic event it is this year - so many new cars, so much news and so much interest in the industry given the economic downturn. John Reynolds: my life is in your hands Still, back on home soil, I find myself staring down the barrel of Friday, when, weather permitting, I will climb abo... Source : The Why of the World (subscribe) |
| 07/10/08 | Car buff's fast lane to court (Courrier Mail) | |
Published 07/10/08 15:00:00
A MOTORING enthusiast was caught with a rare, stolen supercharger after he phoned the distributors and asked them how to install it, a court heard. Source : Courrier Mail (subscribe) Explore : Australia, Queensland |
| 07/10/08 | Ambulance crashes, patients die (IOL) | |
Published 07/10/08 13:03:01
Three people including a six-month-old baby were killed in an ambulance crash on the N10 near Buffelshoek in Port Elizabeth. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 07/10/08 | Fun fair anything but a joyride (IOL) | |
Published 07/10/08 07:49:18
Authorities say patrons at a Florida carnival caught a toddler whose mother was forced to drop her when a ride stranded them 9m in the air. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : Florida, North America |
| 05/10/08 | Hijacker dies in crashed taxi (IOL) | |
Published 05/10/08 17:15:24
A 22-year-old man has been killed and a 15-year-old injured after they hijacked a taxi in Heidelberg. Source : IOL (subscribe) Explore : South Africa |
| 05/10/08 | Lions Club celebrates 50 years of community service (Chanel News Asia ) | |
Published 05/10/08 16:35:58
SINGAPORE: Motoring fever is certainly catching on in Singapore, and some 50 children from Club Rainbow were treated to a joy ride like no other. Source : Chanel News Asia (subscribe) Explore : Singapore |
| 05/10/08 | OJR (Maico) disk brakes in Safer Motoring magazine, October 1963 (VW+VW1500) | |
Published 05/10/08 04:06:00
A followup to my previous post about Maico disc brakes: Safer Motoring 's coverage of the 1963 Frankfurt international auto show included some photos and an informal test of the OJR disk brake system for VWs and Porsches. The cutaway display of a VW 1200 disk brake is very cool. Source : VW+VW1500 (subscribe) |
| 05/10/08 | Our experts give tips on beating credit crunch (Mirror.co.uk) | |
Published 05/10/08 01:58:00
Our experts? essential tips on saving cash and hitting back. Source : Mirror.co.uk (subscribe) Explore : Financial Crisis |
| 04/10/08 | Punch the crunch (Mirror.co.uk) | |
Published 04/10/08 23:58:00
Our experts? essential tips on saving cash and hitting back. Source : Mirror.co.uk (subscribe) |
| 04/10/08 | Drivers are hit by Labour again as motorway tow fees rocket (Daily Mail online | Home) | |
Published 04/10/08 23:10:55
... drivers will be charged more under the new rules.Kevin Delaney, head of road safety at the IAM Motoring Trust, warned that although the system would be more efficient, it would hit hardest those drivers least able to afford it. As well as the increased towing fees, the charge for storing a vehicle will rise from £12 a day to £20, a hike of 66 per cent.Mr Delaney said: 'Unfortunately... Source : Daily Mail online | Home (subscribe) |
| 03/10/08 | Miraculously Unhooned 1973 Datsun 510 Holds Still For Alameda Photo Session [Retro] (Jalopnik) | |
Published 03/10/08 21:30:00
While at the Motoring J Style show in May, I spotted an amazingly original Datsun 510 two-door parked in the exhibition hall. Turns out it was owned by David Swig, the guy in charge of the event, and now I've managed to get him to bring the car to the former Alameda Naval Air Station (where they now make absinthe ) for some photos. The car was purchased from its original owner, who always... Source : Jalopnik (subscribe) Explore : Cars |
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