Almost 80 years ago, the first factory-installed AM band radio was sold on General Motors cars. Before the advent of portable transistor radios in the late 1950s, the car stereo system was the only way to be entertained on the go. As motoring history progressed, mobile audio adopted crisper FM stations and recordable media. [...]
With the current state of the economy, many people are scrambling to make ends meet. Whether families are now shopping at thrift stores, using coupons or hosting more yard sales, the need to save money is clear. Some people try to lower their bills or avoid paying them altogether just to have money to put [...]
Conceived in 1949 by a Danish company, the childhood imagination has been stoked for more than 60 years by the plastic construction medium LEGO. Providing what continues to be the simplest, interactive method for introducing a world of creation to through the placement of multiple interlocking blocks, LEGO is the toy that has opened [...]
For many vehicles and even entire automakers, the fleet business can be the difference between success or failure. The Checker Motor Corporation (founded as a supplier of a major taxicab corporation) is an example of a car builder benefiting from a strong commercial vehicle sales network. Finding enough business inside major American cities such as New York and [...]
Once a proud industrial authority in Sweden, automobile company Saab has went into a downward spiral of fortunes since separating from General Motors. A premium auto brand idolized for their inventive aircraft-inspired styling, Saab took the deepest tumble in a very tough 2011 calendar year. Filing what Saab Automobile details as a voluntary reorganization (effectively [...]
A showcase for early computer animation in the 1980s, the movie Tron was unlike anything previously seen on the big screen. Taking audiences into a vast computer program called the Grid, the 1982 release of the motion picture not an immediate hit. However, the acceptance and admiration of Tron evolved as our virtual technology rapidly [...]
Despite the physical toll on drivers and team members, mental focus along with the obvious rush of competition, auto racing is often disregarded or completely neglected from professional sports. Some critics against the ‘sports’ classification on auto racing references car as largely responsible for the athletic aspect during an event. A sharply untrue statement, the truest most example [...]
Hidden in the lake speckled interior of Florida is the world famous Sebring International Speedway, home of the Mobil-1 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. Each March the Speedway welcomes thousands of race fans to one of the oldest race tracks in the country. Evolving from what was a World War II airfield, Sebring not [...]