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Auto Insurance Claims
By John Hartley · 16 years ago
You might think that whatever make or model of car you have, auto insurance claims will be similar – and therefore, so will premiums. We all expect to pay more to insure a $200,000 Lamborghini ...
Build a Dory the Easy Way
By John Hartley · 17 years ago
Dory boats are great fun and easy to build. What's more they move through the water easily, whether you row, or they are powered by wind or an outboard engine.
Dory sailboats have sailed across ...
An American Bespoke Supercar - The Panoz Esperante GT
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Here's one of the modern breed of American fast cars - the Panoz Esperante GT, which combines the traditional V-8 with some modern technology. And the engine is not bad either.
The Panoz has an ...
Which Aerobic Exercise Is Best For You?
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Want to use aerobic exercise to keep healthy? So did I, and so do I! But when I first came upon the idea of aerobic exercise the only option was jogging, although I think ‘aerobics’ ...
Corvette gets 7-liter engine
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
You might think that 6 liters was enough to make the Corvette two-seater fast enough, but not for the competition department lurking inside GM. They wanted to be able to compete head-to-head with the European ...
Honda's sci-fi 4WD in the Acura RL/Legend fast cars - now
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Honda has come up with the most amazing 4-wheel-drive system, not for off-roaders but to improve the handling and stability of fast cars. It is being used first in the new Acura RL (Honda Legend). ...
Freestream: A Small Big That Out-accelerates The Biggest And Best
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Coming soon from England is the Caparo Freestream supercar, which will have a power-to-weight ratio of 1,000 bhp per ton! The Bugatti Veyron which has 1,001 bhp manages about 560 bhp per tonne, so how ...
Jaguar XK sports car joins the lightweight supercar club
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Jaguar's new XK supercar is a stunning looking car, bound to turn heads wherever goes. It has the beauty and sleekness of some of the old Jaguars of the 1960s. Yet like those masterpieces, the ...
Lumix DMC-LC50 - a great little camera
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
Don't overbuy when selecting a digital camera is good advice, and here is a good little camera that can do very well so long as you don't need superfine resolution. By that I mean that ...
Exotic car and supercar news
By John Hartley · 18 years ago
We've had an exciting time over the past 12 months in the world of exotic cars. It has all been about sheer power, which does not necessarily make for more exciting driving, nor is more ...