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Fifty-Nine Years After It Killed Donald Campbell, Bluebird K7 Returns to Coniston Water
The jet-powered hydroplane that crashed on January 4, 1967 will run again on the lake where its pilot died chasing 300mph.
Driving Gangsta Style Wrecks Your Back
Here Are the Four Positions Destroying Your Spine.
How Many Mechanics Does It Take to Change a Land Rover Lightbulb? At £2,629 You'd Think More Than One.
Doug Fawcett went to his local dealership expecting to pay £20 for a new bulb. The mechanic quoted £2,629.30. He assumed it was a joke. It wasn't. Welcome to modern automotive design, where replacing a lightbulb requires removing bodywork, specialist equi...
Bugatti Said Only Two Shops in the World Can Fix It. Matt Armstrong With a Spanner and Bin Trolley Made It Three.
When Mate Rimac claimed splitting a Chiron chassis required proprietary equipment available at only two facilities worldwide, YouTuber Mat Armstrong called his dad, grabbed a garbage can, and proved the Bugatti CEO wrong on camera.
The BBC Refused To Show F1's Greatest Season Because Of Condoms
James Hunt and Niki Lauda fought for the 1976 championship. Lauda survived a near-fatal crash. British viewers missed almost all of it because one car had "Durex" written on the side.
He Broke Down In The Sahara. Built A Motorcycle Out Of His Car. Got Fined!
Émile Leray turned a wrecked Citroën 2CV into a functioning two-wheeler using a hacksaw and hand tools. Twelve days later, he rode it to safety. Then the police fined him €450 for driving an unregistered vehicle.
Council Makes Woman Take Lie Detector Test Over £87 Pothole Claim
Carolyn Hornblow hit a pothole, damaged her tyre, and filed for compensation. The insurer responded with an AI voice analyzer. For eighty-seven quid.
Australia Banned Toyota's Dog Ad Because The Dogs Weren't Wearing Seatbelts
The HiLux commercial showed dogs jumping into a ute bed. Regulators said it promoted illegal animal transport. Toyota's fourth advertising breach since 2016 suggests the fun police are winning.
What Makes Those Pesky Finns Brilliant: The World's Best Drivers Come From a Country That Makes Getting a License Harder Than Medical School
Finland has produced three Formula 1 world champions and eight WRC champions from a population of 5.5 million. The secret isn't genetics or luck. It's a three-year driving test that includes skid pans, night driving, and enough theory to fill a university...
BANNED! Your Range Rover Is Now Too Big for Council Car Parks. So Is Your Tesla.
Five UK councils have banned vehicles over 5 metres from their car parks because standard bays haven't changed since the 1970s while cars have gotten 10% longer. At least 20 popular models now exceed the limit, and 91% of councils say they have no plans t...
Musk Turned Off Russia's Starlink After Four Years Because Bombing Ukrainian Families is Off Brand
Poland's foreign minister called it profiting from war crimes. Russian forces lost communications overnight. The timing had nothing to do with morality and everything to do with optics.
The Childless Man Who Made $38 Million From a Yellow Sign About Babies
Michael Lerner never had kids. But after one stressful drive with his nephew in 1984, he bought the rights to "Baby on Board," spent $65,000 launching Safety 1st, and walked away with millions when knockoffs flooded the market. The sign was just the begin...
The Man Who Called Trump "Pedo Protector" Kept His Job Thanks to His Union
TJ Sabula yelled at the president during a factory tour, got suspended, and walked away with no discipline on his record. The First Amendment had nothing to do with it.
California Court Says Weed Crumbs Aren't Open Containers
The state's highest court ruled unanimously that loose marijuana on a car floor doesn't give police probable cause to search. The reason? You can't smoke crumbs.
NYPD Sued Over Traffic Stops That Search Black Drivers 10 Times More Than Whites
New lawsuit claims the department replaced unconstitutional stop-and-frisk with equally biased vehicle searches.
Bugatti In A Lake: The 1925 Type 22 Brescia That Spent 70 Years Underwater
A legendary racing car pulled from Lake Maggiore in 2009 revealed mysteries about pre-war automotive history.
