And believe it or not, it’s not in Rolls.

My interest in the Royal Wedding™ is limited, so of course I wanted a car or cooking angle. Elizabeth II rides around in a heavily-modified Bentley, the donor chassis probably related to a Bentley Arnage. HRH likes a royal purple exterior and cloth seats, so that’s what the car has. Note also the high roofline and large windows – the Queen is an expensive indulgence, so the Brits should be able to see her as she passes by.  More on the car here.

Which is more beautiful?

That clip is the opening scenes of the cult classic Le Mans, starring Steve McQueen. And now you can buy that very car – it’s being sold at auction.

Hemmings Motor News

“Free people have a common law and constitutional right to travel on the roads and highways that are provided by their government for that purpose. Licensing of drivers cannot be required of free people, because taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right.” [CBS Atlanta, via Political Wire]

This morning I sent a link to one of my contacts at Car Talk for their Links We Like section (I currently have a link in the top 3).  I was surprised when gmail thought the word “Oldsmobile” was a misspelling. I checked “Plymouth”, but it knows that word, presumably because it’s a place.

On the day I was born you could have walked into an Olds dealership and driven away in this car. How long ago it was:

While nojo is correct in pointing out that Americans like to blow things up, so does my favorite Brit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI2MpcIiO6A

George Plimpton sold Oldsmobiles?

Jalopnik asked me the question, so I thought I would ask my fellow Stinquers – what’s the most white trash car of all time?  One Jalopnik commenter beat me to my choice – the Chevy El Camino.  So what’s your choice, and what white trash car have your owned? Mine is probably the Olds 88 wagon I owned for about a year, complete with fake wood trim and a leaky aftermarket sunroof.