I just read about the original Noddy car going up for sale and the news brought with it a wave of nostalgia. I used to love Noddy. Heck, I still do. There, I’ve gone and said it. His red and […]
Category Archives: Musings
Would You Be Interested in Seeing an Unusual Car Museum At All?
One of the great pleasures of travelling is in being able to wander into unusual museums you never knew existed. I have been thrilled by dissected bodies in Thailand and taken aback by horribly stuffed animals in Ecuador in recent […]
Some Interesting Car Facts Which Might Even Be True
I love to find out weird facts and I was amazed with some of these I found out as I was messing around on the internet the other day. Some of them sound too bizarre to be true it has […]
The Three Weirdest Things I Saw on the Road in the Last Year
I see at least 3 weird things on the road every day. I don’t even drive all that much but I drive in South America, where people treat the roads as being the best possible place to be stupid. Here […]
Weird Insurance Claims from Around the World
In those lazy, crazy, hazy days when I worked in the world of insurance I longed to get a claim which made me laugh out loud. I never did get one but I finally just made up for it by […]
Where Have All the Famous Cars Gone?
All through our lives we see famous cars on films, TV shows and news clips but where do they end up after they go off the screen? You’re about to find out… Back to the Future DeLorean. I got kind […]
Some Interesting Uses for the World’s Smallest Car
Have you ever sat in your car and thought, ooh, it’s a bit cramped in here? If you have then spare a thought for anyone who has ever driven the Peel P50. This is the smallest production car in the […]
The Cars That Sunk without (Much) Trace
We looked a few days ago at the bestselling vehicles in the history of homo sapiens. So now it seems only fair that we look at some of the worst selling ones. The only problem is that I can only […]
The Cars That Sold like Hot Cakes
Have you ever driven one of the world’s best selling cars? May you did without even realising it. Have a look through this little list and see if you can spot any best seller you once drove…
Don’t Drive With a Bratwurst in Your Hands Just Yet
I have always wanted to go to Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie, the Brandenburg Gate and what’s left of the wall are all pretty tempting. Now you can add a laptop driven car to the list of Berlin’s attractions. A group of […]
Is Sleep Driving Going to Keep Me Awake with Fear?
I was a bit worried about a story I read today. A chap called David Hamnett is a 47 year old marine engineer from Lancashire and he was involved in a car accident. The first part of the story which […]
The Best Cartoon Cars Ever
Did your favourite cartoon character drive a car? Most of mine did but to be honest I had forgotten how cool those vehicles were until I started looking up some of them recently. Here are some of the best ones […]
The Parking Ticket That Tells You Off
Isn’t it a horrible feeling to return to your vehicle and find a parking ticket sitting there waiting for you? Well, in the future you could get an even bigger shock when the ticket talks to you. FlashPark is a […]
The World’s Worst Traffic Jams
If being stuck in traffic for a few minutes makes you blow your top then think of the poor souls who have wasted far more time in traffic jams than you have… Sao Paulo 2009 According to some sources this […]