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Rolls Royce Bespoke & ‘The Daddy’ of Picnic Sets

The Rolls Royce Bespoke Picnic Set You can buy a Rolls Royce Phantom for as little as £275,000. Which may seem like a lot of money, but to the Phantom buyer who probably already owns not only a number of other cars but in all likelihood a yacht and a plane as well, it’s a mere bagatelle. What’s more, the Rolls Royce buyer well used to buying and commissioning private yachts and planes is also used to specifying custom options.

Say Chevrolet--not Chevy--GM tells employees

From racetracks in the heartland to the iconic strains of “American Pie,” one word--Chevy--has transcended class and culture and helped raise the bow-tie brand to the lofty status as one of the most recognized in the world. But now, one of the most blue-collar and singularly American marques is going formal: General Motors has told its employees to use the world “Chevrolet” instead of the commonly used “Chevy” nickname. An internal memo distributed this week directs workers to use the official name in all communications, from official duties to simple conversations.

One Lap of the Web: 'Mad Men,' the Euro cars and the 2013 Trans Am

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- "Mad Men" aficionados are deep into a plot line that has the the fictional New York advertising agency beginning work with Chevrolet to create a campaign for the ill-fated Vega.