Tag: Automania free
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 22 – June 28, 2012
Last week I asked which father took his daughter’s name to sell the cars he was racing in the early 1900’s? Any Mercedes-Benz enthusiast...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 15 – June 21, 2012
Last week I wrote of an American visionary who built a road-going sports car which was very advanced for its day. Like Colin Chapman’s...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 8 – June 14, 2012
Last week I asked what is the visual connection between Bologna sausage and Maserati? Easy for the sausage eaters - Bologna’s logo is the...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 1 – June 7, 2012
Last week I asked what is the connection between a famous perfumery and Reliant cars in the UK? Ogle built a privately commissioned car...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 25 – May 31, 2012
Last week I mentioned that Count Louis Zborowski built aero engined cars. One he drove at Brooklands only once and then it was used...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 11 – May 17, 2012
Last week I informed you that in 1912 a manufacturer built cars alongside domestic appliances. I asked what was the manufacturer and how many...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 4 – May 10, 2012
Last week I asked what did British Leyland have to do with Hyundai in the mid-70’s? It was a BL executive called George Turnbull...
Autotrivia Quiz-Friday April 27 – May 3, 2012
Last week I asked why did the Doctor’s Coupe’s of the 1920’s have high rooflines? That was too easy. It was so that the...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday March 30 – April 5, 2012
Last week I asked which racing driver won a 10 mile scratch race, collected $1,000 and promptly retired, saying “Once is enough.”? It was...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday March 23 – March 29, 2012
Last week I asked what rare French car was associated with a hump? Lateral thinking was needed here! It was the Citroen Mehari,...
Latest Stories
Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...