A version of this piece appeared in the June 1999 issue of Richmond magazine. I grew up on an Edsel farm. These not-so-better ideas from Ford Motor Co. were scattered in front of and behind our aluminum-sided house, nestled deep in the then-wilderness of Chesterfield County near the courthouse. My father...
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When the tax was introduced in 2017 it affected only 200,000 owners The AA last night urged Ministers to set the threshold much higher More than two million UK drivers have been made to pay a controversial tax for luxury cars due to soaring inflation costs, The Mail on Sunday...
Modifying classic cars is a multi-billion dollar industry, and while the possible permutations for what the ideal modded classic could look like may seem endless, I’m here to tell you that, in fact, there is one right answer, and it’s “classic American muscle car modified to period-correct SCCA or saloon...
By Elizabeth Anderson For The Daily Mail 21:50 10 Jun 2023, updated 22:25 10 Jun 2023 Owners say vehicles are unable to travel distances promised by manufacturers Others report problems including battery issues and software glitches Public charging infrastructure is woefully inadequate to cope with demand We’re all being encouraged...
The moment a thief steals a woman’s keyless Mercedes has been caught on camera, as people warn drivers of ‘relay thefts’. Sarah Baxter recently had her car stolen in a way that wouldn’t have been possible if the technology on her vehicle wasn’t so advanced. Until more recently, vehicles could...
A man who was left shocked after waiting weeks for a ‘dangerous’ pothole to be filled decided to take matters into his own hands, and it didn’t go down too well. Potholes are quite simply a pain in the a*se on Britain’s roads, with many councils in a constant battle...
Government wants to outlaw sale of new combustion-engine models to go green Industry figures suggest this may not be possible Analysis highlights lack of high-powered chargers at motorway service stations The ban on petrol and diesel cars due in 2030 may have to be scrapped because of a lack of...
Estimated read time: 21-22 minutes PROVO — For Rich’s record-setting sprinter Violett Taylor, the little things made all the difference in Saturday’s 1A state 100-meter final. Taylor, who entered the race with a 1A state record of 12.52 seconds, did it again by finishing in 12.497 seconds for the first...