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Worlds Off the Beaten PathWorlds Off the Beaten PathPart travel blog, part road do's and dont's, part musings Articles
Bentley Continental: Old World Charm
2007-07-21 02:47:00 For a great number of years, a Bentley was merely a re-badged Rolls Royce, which was a constant bit of shame. The name once stood for one of the racing greats in the tracks at Le Mans. During the 1980s, however, the Turbo was introduced, adding an electrifying performance to Rolls Royce luxury. In addition, ... More About: World , Continental , Harm , Charm
Driving in Dumaguete II
2007-07-19 14:45:00 One remarkable feature of the streets in Dumaguete is the preponderance of motor bikes or what the locals like to all scooters. It?s very similar to a bike in that it also has two wheels and a seat but seems more stable in its base than a normal bike. Whereas scooters commonly seat a person, two ... More About: Driving , Ving
Driving in Dumaguete
2007-07-17 23:45:00 For my yearly Asian vacations?something that I have been doing for five years now?I picked out an island in the Philippines to spend sunny days of merry frolicking: Dumaguete. Each and every time I go to Asia, it?s always a surprise. The Ang Kor Wat in Cambodia remains lovely, the Buddhist temples in Japan are remarkable ... More About: Driving , Ving
Driving in New York
2007-07-14 08:16:00 IN all the cities, in all the world, none come close to the frenetic and basic insanity of the streets of New York . Cab drivers gunning down the highways with devil-may-care attitudes. Bus drivers stopping mere inches just before it can rear-end one?s car. Such encounters are typical of New York. Whereas driving in Irish ... More About: Driving , Ving , New-York
Interiors: Plain Glory Part II
2007-07-12 10:12:00 Ferraris did tend to be exhibit rather plain interiors in the past. This practice has continued to some of their models. However, the high costs of tools necessary to mould plastic is such that it makes sense for the Maranello plant to depend on the Fiat part bin for indicator stalks and control knobs. There ... More About: Plain , Part , Teri , Interiors , Glory
Interiors: Plain Glory Part I
2007-07-10 15:44:00 With a great many thanks to the competition pedigree that all Ferraris hold, a number of the company?s models followed the same design cues: that is, the cars were furnished with interiors that were rather plain. In true racing fashion, racing cars after all were stripped of any excess weight that could tie down the ... More About: Plain , Part , Teri , Interiors , Glory
Driving as Privilege
2007-07-07 11:43:00 Ferrari also considered and incorporated traditional construction techniques with the TR. The company employed a tubular frame?one that came with steel and alloy paneling which was suspended on double wishbones and oil springs front and rear. The huge 18-inch 46 cm alloy wheels were clad in very low profile rubber that was well able to ... More About: Driving , Ving
Testarossa II
2007-07-05 02:43:00 The twin camshafts per bank along with the 48 valves of this Ferrari model were highly able to extract a 41 bhp from the 5 litre engine at a rousing 6750 rpm?a rate that was, as far as driving experts in those days were concerned, completely fearsome. The Bosch Motronic engine management that controlled the ... More About: Ross , Testa , Estar
Ferrrari?s Red Head: The Testarossa
2007-07-03 10:33:00 Dramatic on the road: that is certainly one description that perfectly matches Ferr ari?s 1980s sports car to a tee, the Testa rossa. Along with the straked gills that went down all the way to the flank of the machine, the Ferrari Testarossa seet a new trend in motion in an instant when it was finally launched ... More About: Head , Errr , Ross
A Drive in Ireland
2007-06-30 02:00:00 One can see why a number of people lose their hearts to Ireland . In place of the fast-paced highways and basic insanity of city roads, the roads in Ireland are delightfully empty. In most villages only an hour or two away from Dublin, there are no honking and rude cab drivers that cut one off ... More About: Drive , Elan
Lost to Ireland
2007-06-28 02:00:00 This was some ten years back, perhaps nearly fifteen but I remember it with a keenness and vividness that tells me it was one of the best times in my life. I drove from Dublin early morning straight to Country Clare after flying in the previous day from New York. I was on a much needed ... More About: Lost , Ireland , Elan
Classic Cars for Art Part II
2007-06-26 02:00:00 Limited editions like the supercharged Bentleys of which only 50 were built, the Type 57SC chassis from Bugatti that were only around 30 in number when they were produced and the 2900B Alfa Romeo which were fewer than 40, are much harder to buy, much less find. Cars of this pedigree rarely, if never, go ... More About: Classic , Part
Classic Cars for Art Part I
2007-06-24 01:06:00 In the last fifty years or so, one of the many phenomena that have risen is the perception of a vintage car as a piece of art. Thus, instead of being valued as well as pursued only by those who have an abiding fondness for cars, or affording cheap racing kicks for those who do ... More About: Cars , Classic , Part
Super cars, Super stars Part II
2007-06-20 01:05:00 But, of course, like all the great things in this world, change was inevitable. As the sports cars racing at Le Mans?the best known area, then as now for racing pursuits of this sort?became more and more specialized, it became ever the more harder for private owners to obtain a racing champ, drive it over ... More About: Stars , Cars , Super , Part , Super Star
Super cars, Super stars Part I
2007-06-17 01:05:00 These are the cars that each and every automotive enthusiast dreams off, whether they be young or grown. These are the cars that carry the names everyone knows. Names surrounded with Italian mystique like Bugatti, Ferrari and Lamborghini. Or those who carry along the charms of old-world glamour, of the traditional like Aston Martin and ... More About: Stars , Cars , Super , Part , Super Star
The Phantom Double Decker Bus Part II
2007-06-15 01:05:00 Still, accidents of the same sort followed. Hundreds of motorists too complained of being dreadfully forced off the road by a phantom, double decker, red bus. Rumors had it that the said phantom was always seen careening round the corner from what used to be St. Mark?s Road into the Cambridge Gardens. The location was ... More About: Phantom , Musings , Double , Part , Decker
Against the Commonplace
2007-06-08 01:05:00 One had to keep in mind though that, like a number of classic cars out there, machines worked over by coach builders were more than likely not to be used for everyday driving. It was simply too impractical, by half. Despite this, the coach building business was a popular one, particularly for the lucky ones who ... More About: Musings , Comm , Lace
The Mass Produced Part II
2007-06-05 02:05:00 Still, it is worth noting that during the pre-war days, customers could choose the car?s body after picking out a chassis. A customer could opt for one from a selection provided by the company or could put forward a personal design. In the case of those who wished for the supremely unique, coach builder services ... More About: Musings , Part , Mass , Prod , Produce
The Mass Produced Part I
2007-06-03 01:05:00 With the number of automotive manufacturing plants that have emerged in many portions of the world, cars are looking more and more alike than ever. Mass produced designs are appearing left and right on our roads. The streets are riddled with cars that sport nearly the same look, the same lines, the same body. Of ... More About: Musings , Part , Prod , Produce
Beyond Vintage
2007-05-31 02:00:00 Of course, even if one had an excellent, vintage car to count on or even a model that was part of a limited collection edition, there was still a need for a car that could handle day to day tasks. That is, a car that could be driven to work, to the bank, the grocery. ... More About: Vintage
Vintage Cars in the 1980s
2007-05-29 02:00:00 In the 1980s , sports cars weren?t the only one of automotive breeds that surged into the limelight?gaining, as they emerged, vast attention from the public. Even vintage car racing benefited from the woes and troubles of the times. A great number of owners were understandably reluctant to drive a machine to a race track, particularly if ... More About: Cars , Musings , Vintage
How to Avoid Becoming Roadkill
2007-05-26 12:05:00 Here are a few tips that some of you pals of mine may wish to be keen on just to be on the safe side. Be visible at all times. While crossing the street or driving on the road. Alerting people to your whereabouts will help put the necessary safety measures in order. So if you ... More About: Road , Kill , Avoid , Ming
How to Survive a Crash II
2007-05-24 12:05:00 Still, such car paint horrors should be taken in stride since one should be quite grateful for having gone through the entire ordeal with no more than a few bruises along one’s shoulder blades and temple?having received the latter when the side of one’s head made a memorable impact with the side of the car. More About: Survive , Crash , Vive
How to Survive a Crash I
2007-05-22 12:05:00 …with your neighbor’s one-horse open sleigh carriage. Seriously. In this life, one has to contend with a lot of things but crashing the nose of one’s car into the side of your neighbor’s one-horse open sleigh carriage, a well-known beloved Yuletide season décor, may perhaps be one of the oddest things that could happen. More About: Survive , Crash , Vive
The Mad Scramble
2007-05-19 12:05:00 As the craze for well-made cars grew, a similar feverishness with vintage sports cars, vintage cars and vintage racers developed in auction blocks all over. Vintage being used in this case to mean any number of well-structured cars?particularly fine machines of special significance–that came out before the war. Automotive specialist departments in a great number of ... More About: Cram
Pick-up, Glorious Pick-up
2007-05-17 04:37:00 I have a pick-up. I own one. I drive one. It’s a 1995 model. Mitsubishi. Maroon. I know Toyota and Honda has got the auto market cornered but what can I say, this car has lasted me more than 10 years now. I’ve had it since 1995 and it’s now 2007. Nearly 12 years come ... More About: Pick
Observations, Again
2007-05-15 12:05:00 In the 80s, well along the time that the oil scares happened, people began to demand more from a car than mere function and style. After all, by the 80s, most, if not exactly everyone, had a goodish number of car choices. The ?people’s cars?–those purposely designed for individuals of the working class, had ... More About: Observations
Observations & Notions
2007-05-12 12:05:00 It is wholly interesting to note how things change. The 50s had their grease machines, the 60s their drag racers and the 70s their low riders. One will most likely note that for nearly the length of four decades, the car industry was focused on one main consumer draw: individuality. More About: Observations
Nearly Roadkill II
2007-05-10 12:05:00 So there I was, embracing the asphalt, my knees stinging from the impact of hitting the ground at a full-speed, no holds-barred body throw. After, there were grime and muck stains on my pant legs. But I still managed to do me poor best, hopping on home with knees the size of hefty billiard balls. More About: Road , Kill , Nearly , Earl
Nearly Roadkill I
More articles from this author:2007-05-08 12:05:00 Life is funny in its cycles. Something happens and then time passes, only to have the entire thing circle right back to the beginning. I was in an accident last week. Or rather, a squirrel was in an accident last week. I WANT TO BELIEVE (in true X-Filean fashion of course) that rather by killing it, ... More About: Road , Kill , Nearly , Earl 1, 2, 3 |
