Web Week

The original boy racer: Remember the souped-up hotrod Torino that 70s cop Starsky drove? Ford built about a thousand special Starsky & Hutch Gran Torinos in 1976. John Quirk owns one of them and wants to track down the rest.

Tracking down old friends: Register free here, post information about yourself and you may find old schoolmates come knocking on your door.

Look before you book: For those with fast internet connections, this new travel site offers online videos showing guided tours of overseas hotels and attractions.

No-brainer: Every year, this American university issues a list of words it wants banished from the Queen's English for mis-use, over-use and general uselessness. Among those in the list for 2000: disenfranchise, synergy and brainstorm.

A musical work of art: Marvel at Paul Gentile's meticulously handcrafted collection of musical instruments, seven years in the making.

Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino

Kiwis Reunited

World friends

Look Before You Book

2002 List of Banished Words

The Gentile Collection