One Lap of the Web: Buy yourself a Bentley 4 1/4 Litre, A Futurliner car hauler and the TagAZ Aquila

-- Forget to get yourself a Christmas gift this year? Why not buy yourself a Bentley? Not all examples of the marque sell for six figures, especially if you look back a few decades into the past. Take this 1937 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Park Ward Saloon. It actually doesn't look too bad from the outside, but we wonder what the hell happened to that interior -- the leather is absolutely shredded. Still, with bidding at under $26,000, it seems well worth time and money it'll take to make it drivable.

-- GM's awesome Futurlinersare irreplaceable pieces of automotive history -- the ones that survive, at least. Futurliner No. 5 was in pretty rough shape when Brad Boyajian got it in 2002 -- more of a parts bus than a restoration project. After it donated parts to other Futurliners, No. 5 was in even worse shape. Rather than send it to the scrapper, however, Boyajian resurrected it as a one-of-a-kind custom car transporter that actually works well visually and can actually haul quite a load (and it's certainly a great alternative to the junkyard). If you simply must make this a part of your fleet, you'll be happy to know that it's up for sale. The cost? $1.25 million.

-- We often note that there's never been a better time for a consumer to buy a new car than right now. Quality, features, performance, safety...you've never been able to get more for your money at any price point -- you just can't go wrong. Or so we thought, until Hooniverse showed us the 2013 TagAZ Aquila. On paper, it's got everything. Everything that matters, at least: Tinted windows. Two-tone interior. Power windows. Blinkers. Leather-wrapped seats. Red. It's made out of plastic, something reflected (quite literally) in every wavy body panel. It's built in Russia. And you know what? We're happy it is, if only to remind us about how far the rest of the automotive industry has advanced.

-- Cincinnati is getting a street car system, and if it works -- a big if -- it could be the start of a trend. (Incredibly, the Motor City is getting one too.) But is this a boon or a boondoggle, and what does it mean for those of us who prefer to drive ourselves? Frankly, we're not sure. Judging by the number of people we see texting, eating or being otherwise unaware or inattentive behind the wheel during our average commute, though, it seems like a lot of drivers don't actually want to be driving. Once you factor in the folks who look downright terrified to be behind the wheel, you begin to think that it might make sense to get these reluctant drivers off the road to make more space for those of us who actually enjoy cars...

By Graham Kozak