A neglected 1968 HK Monaro GTS 327 Bathurst coupehas sold for A$55,000 ($58,000) at auction in Melbourne, around A$40,000 more than expected. The price is understood to be a record for an Australian muscle car in such condition.
The price reflected the rarity - it had matching chassis, engine and
transmission numbers - and potential restored value of the Monaro, the 227th GTS 327 built to Bathurst specification by Holden.
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Can a cupholder be unsafe? Maybe in the litigious United States if its location makes it unstable and it spills liquid into gear-shift electronics.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received 11 complaints and one petition for an investigation into a number of Mercedes-Benz models built between 2000-01.
If the NHTSA recommends a recall, it could affect 150,000 vehicles.
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The BAR Honda Formula One team has reportedly broken 400km/h with an F1 car. Driver Alan van der Merwe broke through the barrier three times on an airfield in the Mojave Desert, with his fastest run topping out at 415km/h
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A student at a technology college in Utah is converting the flathead V8 engine of a 1932 Ford coupe into a petrol-electric hybrid unit. Brett Singleton says his engine will primarily run on the electric motor rather than petrol. He and his colleagues plan to sell the hybrid engine to the hot-rod market.
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Parents of students at a school in Medway, Massachusetts, complained to the Boston Herald because a sewage company across from the school has the identifying slogan on its trucks: "Shit happens". Owner Paul Trufant said he would advertise however he wanted to: "This is America, not Iraq."
