Hemmings Motor News rightly bills itself as “The Bible of the Old Car Hobby”.  If I had crazy money, I’d be buying old cars faster than Jay Leno. But this thing made me gasp – imagine travelling the highways and byways of America in a 1955 Flxible:

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So it looks like it’s Citroën day here at Stinque.  Another confession: if I moved to Yurp and had a lot of money, I’d get a used C6.  Same sort of self-leveling suspension as the DS – not only can you drive it with a flat, you can drive it if a wheel falls off:

Posted the Fifth Gear test because, quite frankly, Jeremy Clarkson’s test wasn’t as informative. Big surprise.

If I lived in Europe, I’d have an early-70s DS as a daily driver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8Q0g15NY8

No conventional jack – the hydraulic suspension lets you lift one tire at a time if you have a flat.  It was the first car designed so the engine slid under the frame (instead of into your lap) in a collision. It was the first mass production car with power front disc brakes. An amazing achievement – and front-drive, naturellement. It was so radical that they sold 12,000 the day it was introduced, in 1955.

Given the millions spent developing these cars, you’d think they’d be able to get the wheels to stay on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94NJXCL2SI

While warming up yesterday for the Chinese Grand Prix, a massive suspension failure sent both front wheels of Sebastien Buemi’s F1 car rocketing off in opposite directions, leaving Buemi to stare at a wall he now can’t avoid.

Front Wheels Simultaneously Explode Off F1 Car [Jalopnik]

I’ve had more than a few speeding tickets, but never a finale like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j3w1QfV35I

Something for nojo, the nerd (iPod Touch controlling a car), and something for me, the gearhead (late 60s Detroit muscle).  Enjoy:

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You can’t help but be amused: In Florida, Travis Neeley, 19, and Peter Scandizzo, 25, were reportedly foiled by a fob in their effort to steal a car. When the owner saw Neeley in his car, he continually hit the lock button to keep him trapped as police raced to the scene. [JonathanTurley.com]